Suffering in Syria

Suffering in Syria

The Syrian neighborhood feels abandoned as we walk its vacant streets. Apartment buildings once filled with life and sound now stand empty and silent. Blasted windows and blackened walls riddled with bullet holes reflect years of war. Occasionally, a sign of life is...
Gifts of nourishment and hope

Gifts of nourishment and hope

Sadira’s* husband and two children perished in an attack in their Syrian hometown. Fearing for their lives, Sadira and her only remaining child fled to a camp where she met CAM contacts who provided food for her.   “Why would God take my husband and children?” was one...
Syria’s plight of hunger

Syria’s plight of hunger

Ridwan’s* family lives in Syria where hunger is a problem—a lingering plight for thousands of displaced people. The war in Syria has mostly calmed, but many issues remain unsolved. Ridwan and his wife have four children ranging from Kashif who is in seventh grade, to...
“I miss my husband,”

“I miss my husband,”

Stephanie* came to Lebanon after her husband was kidnapped in Syria. She doesn’t know what happened to him. “I miss my husband,” Stephanie shared. “Every day I search for news about him.” Stephanie now lives in a small tent with her two daughters. The monthly food...
Syrian Refugee Crisis — The War Rages On!

Syrian Refugee Crisis — The War Rages On!

More than 140,000 dead. Millions homeless. Many critical needs.   Syria’s tragic civil war rages on. Warring parties jockey for control, none strong enough to end the war, none weak enough to lose. Peace-making attempts have been futile.   For countless...