The image of a little boy whose body washed up on a Turkish shore has the attention of the world. But while millions mourn the loss of little Aylan and as his heartbreaking pictures sweep across the internet, I am haunted by another image. It is the moment captured of...
Today is World Refugee Day, a day set aside to remember those forced to flee their homes due to civil, political, and religious unrest. In 2015, a record-breaking 60 million people are displaced worldwide—8 million more than in 2014—and half of them are women and...
Only a few weeks ago, we received the first harrowing reports of ISIS’s brutal capture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi. Thousands of terrified refugees fled for their lives with nothing but the clothes on their backs . . . another strategic city claimed by the brutal...
In Erbil, Iraq, 750 displaced people occupy a single 6-story building. They are Christians and Yazidis, a heavily persecuted minority ethnic group that ISIS has been targeting for torture, rape, and mass execution. Most are from Qaraqosh, having fled together when a...
This week, the World Help team is on the ground in the Middle East, providing emergency aid and relief and the hope of the Gospel to refugees fleeing from ISIS. Follow along with every post by subscribing here. Sufyan and his family of 12 live in one small,...