Don’t look away: Why we can’t ignore what’s happening in Syria
Last week, two children in Syria’s Idlib province were killed when a land mine exploded.An Aleppo man died as rocket shells rained down on his neighborhood.And a Christian woman was tortured for nine hours before being stoned to death.Daily life in Syria is ugly and...
Providing urgent needs to refugees who’ve lost everything
ISIS had taken everything away from Alya … her home, her ability to walk, and her ability to care for her children. We’ve changed Alya’s name because, like countless refugees, she lives in danger every day.When she was still living in Mosul, Iraq, Alya was caught in...
Why your $35 gift means the world to a refugee
Beatrice didn’t know how she’d feed her children. Tarek almost lost his leg after being tortured. Many refugees burned their possessions and anything else they could find to stay warm this winter; and this summer, they’ll battle heat exhaustion and dehydration as they...
A Christmas message from the banks of the Jordan River
It’s Christmas — but today, in the same part of the world where Jesus was born, countless refugees won’t be celebrating. They’ll be spending another day fighting to survive. On this day, will you give a special Christmas gift to help keep a refugee alive? Every $35...
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.