BREAKING: Children dying from Syrian gas attack
At least 70 Syrians — many of them children — were killed Tuesday in the worst chemical attack the country has experienced in years. Reports say the agent was released around 6:30 a.m., while many were still asleep. Approximately 300 people are still suffering from...
From the field | You’re invited! Learn how YOU can help refugees
Over the past few days, I’ve witnessed unimaginable suffering in the Syrian refugee camps. But nowhere were the conditions as horrible as in the Za’atari refugee camp. The Za’atari camp is the largest refugee community in the entire area with nearly 80,000 Syrian...
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...
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.