May 16, 2022
MEET SAHAR My name is Sahar. I am the program coordinator and case manager of a project that supports and empowers women at my church here in Syria. As a project that advocates against gender-based violence, our main goal is […]
April 20, 2022
MEET KHALED Khaled and his family in front of their tent in Syria, greeting the church’s representative visiting them. My name is Khaled and my wife and I have eight children. Before the conflict, my family and I were considered […]
April 6, 2022
This past month and a half were marked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, we know too well what it is to experience war and care for refugees and internally displaced people, and our hearts […]
March 24, 2022
“As a deer longs for a stream of cool water”, so do the families we serve long for spring and the relief that it brings to have made it through one more harsh winter. An unusually cold and long winter […]
December 15, 2021
MEET HAMID The lack of proper accommodation remains an obstacle for many Syrians who are considering moving back to where they lived before the beginning of the war. In the past 5 years and in collaboration with FMEEC, we have […]
June 7, 2021
MEET THAMINA My name is Thamina and I am 30 years old. I live with my husband and our three children (ages 17, 12, 10). Before the war, we were living on a farm in the western Homs province. We […]
March 15, 2021
It is hard to believe that the ongoing Syrian civil war started 10 years ago. This is an anniversary we all wish we did not have to commemorate. As the situation for families affected by the war keeps on getting […]
March 15, 2021
MEET FATIMA My name is Fatima and I am 33 years old. I live with my husband and our five children (ages 14, 13, 10, 6, and 5) as well as my mother-in-law who is 80 years old and who needs […]
February 15, 2021
MEET FATHER NICOLAS “Our church is located in south-west Syria, an area that remained relatively safe throughout the war. We have had many displaced families coming in since the start of the conflict, 10 years ago. We started seeing homeless […]