Here is a video of the second container being taken away to the port for it’s journey to Turkey. The third container is being filled now. Second container of aid departing. The second container was picked up today and is on its way to Iskrendrun, Turkey. This is thanks to all the people in Seattle,...
Category: Turkey
Starting on our third container
We are starting on our third container. This one will be going to Jordan – the first one went to Iskenderun, Turkey, the border town between Turkey and Syria. The second one, leaving on Tuesday, will be going to the same place, and since we are getting more goods we are sending that to Jordan. We will keep...
It’s all coming together!
What can I say but thank you, world, for everything that is coming into place today for helping the Syrian Refugees! I need to thank: SonoSite Sound Caring for donating 5 Ultrasound machines for Syria. Turkish Airlines for giving us extra luggage allowance to take bags of clothing etc to Turkey for the refugees. Royal...
Stories from the Turkish-Syrian border
Sometimes we think, “oh, that is being too dramatic”, or someone is just saying that to be “overly dramatic”. Well, at the risk of sounding overly dramatic, children are literally freezing to death in the refugee camps, and it is only going to get colder and worse weather before the spring comes. Children don’t have...
Thanks to all who helped sort donated goods for the refugees!
Thank you to all that helped with the sorting of clothes etc for the Syrian refugees today: Beryl, Rula Borelli and her family, Carla, Aisha, Ayman Hakim and his family. We got over 100 big black garbage bags full of items that are in great condition, and lots of new items. We have enough now...
Conditions Deteriorate in Zataari Refugee Camp
The people in the refugee camps in Syria really need your help. The weather is getting worse daily. The video below shows you the conditions in the Zaatari camp in Jordan near the Syrian border. Heavy rains have created muddy, flooded messes of the camps in Syria, Turkey, and Jordan, adding to the misery of...
Videos of first shipment of blankets being distributed
This is a video of the blankets that we purchased in Turkey that are being loaded and sent to the border camps in Turkey and inside of Syria. Blankets for refugees in Turkey & Syria This is a video of the blankets being delivered. Distributing the blankets. Thank you to everyone for your donations...
Thank you Emarat Shipping!
We want to thank Emarat Shipping in Anaheim, CA for donating all the shipping fees and also a trucking company in Seattle for donating the truck to pick up and drop off the container for us. The clothes, blankets, and other items have been sent and will arrive at the Turkish port on the 27th...
Going back to Aleppo
A couple of days ago I called my cousin in Turkey, Heyam, who has her sister and daughter staying with her from Aleppo. They had come about 3 months ago to help her with her cancer treatment and then the death of her husband. I was happy that they were there and out of Aleppo,...
Medical Aid for Syrian Refugees
Here is a list of medicines that doctors in Syria have given us of their needs. We will have a medical group going in around the first week or so of January for about one week to do some needed surgeries. These doctors will be going into Jordan to work on the Refugees that are...