Tag: refugees
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Weekly devotion: Creating Stories of Hope
Read More: Weekly devotion: Creating Stories of HopeThe Library & Community Centre in the heart of Dbayeh Refugee Camp in Lebanon – an invaluable safe space offering a wealth of fun, educational and community building activities This…
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Weekly devotion: What does the Bible say about welcoming refugees?
Read More: Weekly devotion: What does the Bible say about welcoming refugees?Refugee Week A Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon. Credit: MERATH It is Refugee Week, and this year’s theme is ‘community as a superpower’. Rooted in Christ’s invitation to care for…
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Refugee week: Life-saving medical care for refugees in Iraq
Read More: Refugee week: Life-saving medical care for refugees in IraqWhen Mikhail, a Syrian refugee in Iraq, contracted meningitis, his mother lost hope. But thanks to Embrace funding, his story didn’t end in tragedy.
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Refugee week: Medical help for marginalised refugees in Egypt
Read More: Refugee week: Medical help for marginalised refugees in EgyptAisha was desperately worried about her toddler’s health. But she was living over 1,000 miles away from her hometown and she didn’t know where to turn…
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Refugee week: Thriving against the odds in Lebanon’s education emergency
Read More: Refugee week: Thriving against the odds in Lebanon’s education emergencyMeet 13-year-old Noura, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon. She was unable to attend school because she didn’t have official registration papers – until our partner, the Joint Christian Committee, stepped…
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Refugee week: The Syrian refugees rebuilding family life in Lebanon
Read More: Refugee week: The Syrian refugees rebuilding family life in LebanonWalid and his father ended up in Lebanon after being forced to flee from their home in Syria. Life was bleak – until Walid’s father made a surprising discovery.
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Welcoming Sudan’s Refugees in Egypt
Read More: Welcoming Sudan’s Refugees in EgyptNadia and her young family recently crossed the border into Egypt, but like so many fleeing the violence in Sudan, they had had to leave everything behind and had nothing…
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Surviving the cold this Christmas
Read More: Surviving the cold this ChristmasKhadija fears the coming winter: ‘We desperately need blankets and mattresses.’ Life in the Syrian refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, is becoming increasingly unbearable.
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MY MIDDLE EAST: My Refugee Camp
Read More: MY MIDDLE EAST: My Refugee CampIn the second episode of Embrace the Middle East’s brand new podcast ‘My Middle East’, Embrace CEO Tim Livesey speaks to Sylvia Haddad, executive director of the Department of Service…
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A PRAYER FOR REFUGEES
Read More: A PRAYER FOR REFUGEESMarch 2019 God of compassionwhose own son experienced life as a refugee,we remember those fleeing from danger,hungry and afraid, with nowhere to call home.God, give them warmth, security, food and…