In Deraa, Syria, Shemkha had a farm where her family grew tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants. “We built our house there. We had everything,” Shemkha says. “But now we have nothing.” Shemkha, is 57, but her weathered face appears older under
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In Deraa, Syria, Shemkha had a farm where her family grew tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants. “We built our house there. We had everything,” Shemkha says. “But now we have nothing.” Shemkha, is 57, but her weathered face appears older under
Read moreSince March 2011, millions of Syrians affected by the war there have fled the country, many seeking refuge in neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon. According to official figures from UNICEF, children currently account for just over half of the total number
Read moreIn Jordan, one in every four residents is a refugee, most of them Syrian. The vast majority do not live in camps, but in cities and villages, often surviving in deplorable conditions. Among the most vulnerable are single women, many
Read moreFloyd McClung recently wrote this short testimony to encourage us to continue praying for Muslims people and this working alongside them in refugee camps: Terrorists get the media’s attention, but they don’t win the battle for people’s hearts. There are
Read moreFor more than 2000 years, there has been a significant community of Christians living in what is known as modern day Iraq. However, with the rise of the militant group ISIL, in the last year over 100,000 Christians have fled
Read moreJordan has so far given sanctuary to some 620,000 of the over 3 million Syrians who have fled their country since the onset of the conflict in March 2011. But the country is struggling and there are signs it is
Read moreAs ISIS extends its control in Iraq the consequences for the region are catastrophic, as they will be globally. There are no easy solutions, but the intervention of the Lord God Almighty is urgently needed.
Read moreYou can call it rape, you can call it prostitution, you can call it what you want, but it’s preying on the weakest”. This is one of the hidden costs of the war in Syria; women forced to marry in
Read moreThe crisis in Syria has claimed the lives of tens of thousands and triggered a refugee crisis of unimaginable proportions. The United Nations reports that over 4 million Syrians are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. The Church in Jordan
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