From the field | Healing bodies, healing souls
Today, I met a Syrian refugee couple whose only source of income is rummaging through garbage for bread they can sell as livestock feed. This couple — I’ll call them Ashur and Sabeen to keep their identity safe — is considered one of the lucky ones. They escaped into...
From the Field | The one thing refugees are begging for
The moment I landed in the Middle East and stepped out of the airport, I was immediately grateful I packed my winter coat. It was extremely cold outside, and the wind was biting. But as I arrived in the refugee camps, I noticed many of the men, women, and children...
2016 was a war for hope … and you showed up to fight
Many of us will remember 2016 as a difficult year across the globe — but because you chose to do something in the midst of tragedy and oppression, 616,520 people facing unimaginable circumstances experienced a life-changing glimpse of God’s love. – You gave...
Brutal winter cold strikes Aleppo’s refugees
Brutally cold nights and long, hard days loom ahead for refugees fleeing Aleppo. “The situation was great before the war … [now], we left our house and are displaced,” Sameer said when describing her family’s life since the war first began. Countless men, women, and...
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.