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...
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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,...
Aid for Syrians getting through from Turkey
I talked to my cousin Ibtesam in Turkey this morning to see about her checking out places near the big towns close to the Syrian border where we could buy blankets to take into Syria. We are thinking that 30 percent of the blankets will be given out at the border refugee camps and then...
The Human Cost of Syria’s War
Inside Syria The human cost of Syria’s war As Ban Ki-moon predicts a rise in refugee numbers, we ask if enough is being done to help those fleeing the country.Inside Syria Last Modified: 02 Dec 2012 12:16 Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, is predicting a surge in the number of Syrian refugees as the violence...
News from family in Syria
I called and talked to family about a week ago. At that time we were getting emails, but they have now stopped. The last one I received said that he had gone out to try and find bread , but there was nothing to be had. He had to run to a neighbors house to...
Report on Syrian Crisis
I talked to a friend of my daughter today that lives in Aleppo, Zuka. We are trying to convince her to leave, but she says she can’t go by herself and leave her family behind. She is the only one in the family that has a passport. Even with a war going on you need...