Aria stood alone in her kitchen, preparing her family’s dinner. She hauled an oversized pot onto the stovetop and slowly poured in cooking oil. She cut up vegetables and meat just as her mother had shown her when she was a little girl. Now at 14 years old, Aria knew...
We’ve just finished a busy holiday season where one of the highlights is family and friends gathering around one table and breaking bread together. It’s a wonderful feeling: eating, sharing stories, and laughing with those we cherish. But many refugees around the...
Yusef is a 5-year-old boy whose life has already been filled with more chaos than many people will face in their entire lives. His parents are from Syria, but Yusef can hardly remember living there. That’s because Yusef is a refugee … and has been for almost his...
If you’ve been paying attention to the news this year, you’ve noticed that 2017 has been filled with darkness — an overwhelming refugee crisis, devastating food shortages, and increasing persecution of believers. But during the Christmas season, light often shines the...
“Hunger is not victory … A flooded tent is not victory.” These words are from our partner in Syria who has seen hundreds of refugees forced to flee from ISIS. Although the Arab and Kurdish military declared victory as they drove ISIS out of Raqqa last month, there is...