Filling a Mother’s Empty Hands

Filling a Mother’s Empty Hands

“I have nothing but sorrows, tears, and hunger,” Sidra* lamented. This widow is alone to feed, clothe, and house her seven young children. Her brother Nadeem used to help as he could, but now he too is gone, tragically killed in Yemen’s cruel civil war. “We receive a...
Tears of Pain and Gratitude

Tears of Pain and Gratitude

“We fled death only to find refuge in this place,” Majed* said bitterly. War forced this Yemeni father and his family from home, and now they live in a building with walls battered by bombs and a roof made of makeshift cloth. Tears came to his eyes as he told of the...
Food for a Widow and Her Children

Food for a Widow and Her Children

Jumana* knows the pain of seeing the life she knew and loved be destroyed. “I used to live a happy life with my children in the city,” she said. “My husband worked as a daily wage earner . . . The war came and destroyed everything, and I lost my husband.” With...