Rebuilding a Widow’s Home in Puerto Rico

Rebuilding a Widow’s Home in Puerto Rico

Mirana* will not soon forget the events of September 20, 2017. It was the day Hurricane Maria ripped across the island of Puerto Rico and destroyed her home. With few other options, Mirana collected pieces of wood and blocks from the rubble to build a tiny shelter for...
Medical Team Brings Hope to Iraqi Refugees

Medical Team Brings Hope to Iraqi Refugees

Abdul* is an Iraqi refugee.  He has a severe health condition which affects his heart and lungs. At six years old he weighs only 36 pounds. Most of this little boy’s energy goes into just staying alive. Abdul’s village was destroyed in a crossfire last year. He and...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Thousands in need of medical care and clean water Salim, 10 years old, sits beside his mother under a black tarp on a bumpy dirt slope. His face lights up with a smile as he talks about how he and his friends used to go to the hills and feed the cows back in Myanmar...
Yemen – The Suffering Intensifies

Yemen – The Suffering Intensifies

The people of Yemen have suffered tremendously the past three years because of civil war. Now they face even more hardship as the war reaches new levels of intensity since the assassination of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday. Yemen was already...
Deadly Earthquake in Mexico

Deadly Earthquake in Mexico

A powerful earthquake struck southern Mexico on Thursday Sept 7, toppling large buildings and leaving dozens dead. The epictenter of this 8.1 magnitude quake was near the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca. This region is one of the most impoverished areas of Mexico. The...