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
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From Career Woman To Refugee
GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE: From Career Woman To Refugee – The 1,500 Mile Journey Of One Syrian Mother Corinne Redfern 13:36 | 03 Dec 2015 What drives a woman to leave her home and country in the dead of night and become a refugee? Corinne Redfern travelled from Greece to Germany with pregnant Aysha and her two...
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...
We haven’t forgotten
With almost all of our focus on the tragedy of the refugees trying to get to Europe, and SCM’s efforts to help those that arrive in Greece, it would be easy to forget there are others in need in the region. But we haven’t forgotten. In Jordan we are continuing our distribution of humanitarian goods...
Local Supporter Raises Funds for Malki Center School Bus!
Many of you may remember fourteen year-old Raya, who recently volunteered at our Malki Children’s Center in Amman with her mother Lena Tuffaha! She spent the day assisting our Malki team with various aspects of our program, including art and sand therapy. During her time there, she learned of the struggle many children face to get to...
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria – AlJazeera Interactive Page
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, millions of people have either sought refuge in neighboring nations or have had to leave their homes to find shelter inside the country. As the conflict continues, conditions for civilians become more dire. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/multimedia/interactive-humanitariancrisisinsyria.html
Why do we do these missions?
It is for the children that all of us are working and helping and going on these missions. This is the next generation that is being destroyed – mentality and physically. Some of them are stronger than others and will come out of it, but the others that we see are so depressed with what...