The ocean was their means of escape. But many refugees now living in Greece would have rather drowned than to be living in the deplorable refugee camps they call home today. “It was the worst physical place I’ve ever seen. There’s no hope left. They’re hopeless,” is...
One topic in today’s media that needs no introduction is the global refugee crisis. The need is so great that it can be overwhelming to many of us. Even the most watchful eyes can become blind to noticing the eyes staring back at us in refugees’ photos. Our compassion...
Outside the new library at Destiny Villages of Hope, children eagerly lined up, waiting for their chance to enter the new building. The mood was cheerful, with balloons, songs of praise, and anticipation filling the air. Mary and her family had traveled from the U.S....
Right now, families around the world are running for their lives. Right now, people are leaving behind careers, homes, and loved ones just to survive. Right now, children are sitting in crowded camps wondering when they will eat again. We are facing the greatest...
Many Syrians have fled the violence of civil war and ISIS, but they haven’t escaped the suffering. Right now, I’m in a refugee camp on the Syrian border where families are just trying to survive. They are living in deplorable conditions … there’s trash everywhere. It...
