We have been receiving so many items for the baby box project, it has been amazing! We still need more of certain items to round out the boxes, so please, keep them coming! You can see our wish list on Amazon here: https://amzn.com/w/20GJ6K2ZCHG9N And you can donate to the project here: http://www.crowdrise.com/new-baby-welcome-kits-for-refugees-in-jordan/ The donations are going towards...
Tag: Humanitarian aid
Information on Refugee Crisis
This is a link to a good information source about the refugee crisis in Greece and the humanitarian response. Refugee Flows to Lesvos: Evolution of a Humanitarian Response
Urgent Call for Help in Madaya
Mass starvation in Syria In a mountain city 15 miles outside of Damascus, there are no cats or dogs roaming the streets because they have all been killed for food. Mothers are no longer able to produce milk to feed their babies. People are making soup out of grass, if they can find it. Many...
My last few days on Lesvos
One last post from our volunteer Raafia G. Thank you for sharing your experience and photos! My last few days on Lesvos have been even more overwhelming than the firsts. I’ve learned that for most, it doesn’t get any easier any step of the way. It’s made me really think about how horrible their...
A Whirlwind
Here is another post from Raafia G. The past two days have been a whirlwind and have felt like weeks. Every time I thought I heard the most heartbreaking story another family would arrive with there’s. It’s hard to stay strong for these refugees as they come off the boats from Turkey, but it’s...
End of the Year Message From SCM
Your home country is all that you know — it’s where you were raised, where you’ve loved, and where you’ve lived all your years. So what happens when one day, without warning, or without cause, that sense of security is ripped from you? War, violence, persecution for who you are or what you believe; your...
Calm before the storm? Mission Update 12/3/2015
12/3/2015 Hi all, As we gaze towards the Turkish coast, we see the Turkish Coast Guard trolling back and forth all day…and almost no arrivals on this side. Oxy camp is empty. We did some minor jobs and drove down the coast to Skala Camp, also quiet. Yesterday we helped the Greek Coast Guard to...
Greece Mission Update 12/1/2015
12/1/2015 Hi all, We we worked a big boat this morning that may have been overloaded with as many as 250 Kurds. You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxYwLGl1Y0 Later, while we were at Lighthouse beach, we saw the big Greek navy ship go by. With binoculars we could see refugees on the aft deck. We...
Greece Mission Update 11/29/2015
This is an update sent to us by one of our Greece mission volunteers. His next post will be posted immediately after this, with photos taken just yesterday. 11/29/2015 Hi all, Lively day today with lots of boats. It was the first time that the new team was all together. The first boat that...
Diary Entries from Lesvos – October 10th-18th
Dear All, Please see below for our daily escapades. Best Wishes & Salaam, Zoya Day 1 Today we received a full handover from Hina, Sabrina, Basel, and Daoud. Hina and Sabrina informed us of their current set up which largely involved slotting into the medical tent of Waha. They used only their own supplies and...