World Humanitarian Day 2012
This is a day to examine our own lives and consider what more we can do to help—to reach out to people enduring conflict, disaster, and hardship. –U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Today is internationally recognized as World Humanitarian Day. Designated by the...Syria: It’s Not All Right
Crisis in Syria from World Help. I just returned from an emergency trip to the Syrian border. What I saw there was horrifying . . . heart-wrenching . . . images of tragedy that were worse than I ever thought possible. I literally met hundreds of refugees who were...From the Field in Syria | Meeting the Survivors of the Syrian Massacres
Today, I spent some time with several Syrian refugees fleeing the merciless slaughter that has overtaken the nation. A son who lost his father, a son who lost three brothers . . . . they are alone, facing unimaginable loss and indescribable pain . . . you can see it...From the Field in Syria | On Death’s Border
Today, I am on the ground in Jordan right on the edge of the Syrian border. This is one of the many sites along Syria’s outskirts where thousands of Syrian refugees are pouring in every day, fleeing for their lives . . . many have nothing left. All of their loved ones...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.