Mar 20, 2024 | International Crisis
Grief washed over Afra* from Yemen as she prepared a meal for her four children. She knew the cooked leaves and roots would hardly quiet their hunger, but what choice did she have? She was a widow, her husband killed in 2021 by a stray artillery shell. Afra had sold...
Mar 19, 2024 | Adult Briefs
Tariq,* an elderly man in Syria, is cared for by his nephew Hakeem. “We consider my uncle Tariq a blessing . . .” Hakeem said. “The Holy Bible has taught us that . . . caring for the elderly is a duty.” But with Syria in financial straits, providing proper care for...
Mar 15, 2024 | Food-Parcels-for-Syrian-Refugees
Samira* left school at age 12 to find a job, compelled by her family’s financial struggles. Three years later, her father arranged her marriage to a man she had never met before. Samira’s husband had a small income, but he worked to build a beautiful home for his wife...
Mar 14, 2024 | Christian Schooling for Eastern Europe
Dorin* was troubled by the tremendous secular influence the public school system had on his children. As a parent and church leader, he felt powerless to reverse these teachings. This dilemma led him to seek a solution for his family and others in the church. Since he...
Mar 11, 2024 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
It was time to plant crops, but Christiana had no money to buy fertilizer and seeds. How could she feed her family without the produce from their farm? Her only option was to borrow money from people who often charged an excessive interest rate. Sometimes they...
Mar 6, 2024 | International Crisis
War, flooding, earthquakes, famine, economic collapse . . . Tragedy is a common thread across the world. The International Crisis program reaches out to victims of tragedies in various countries by providing food, medicines, Christian literature, clothing, and other...
