Where Winter is Unforgiving

Where Winter is Unforgiving

“The winters here are unforgiving, especially for someone like me,” says Lina,* an elderly woman in Syria. “I’ve lived through so much, but this year has brought a new level of hardship. When [Christian workers] handed me the blanket, it was like receiving a piece of...
Blankets for the Poor

Blankets for the Poor

Midnight settled over a city in India. Homeless people huddled around a local temple and bus stop, trying to sleep. They shivered in the bitter December air.  “The winter has arrived and we do not have enough blankets or heating to protect from…. the cold ….. We have...
Blankets for the poor

Blankets for the poor

Blankets may seem like simple items to many of us. But for many people around the world, a warm blanket is simply more than they can afford. Millions of day laborers, displaced families, rural villagers, homeless individuals, and others dread the cold months. Even in...