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Here’s a word I’ve just learned—thankfully one so easy I didn’t even need a dictionary to parse it: Gutmensch. This word has been all over social media and news programs in the past six months.
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Churches Still Waiting for Arrival of Sponsored Refugees
When St. Andrew’s, Kitchener, Ont., was paired with a refugee family in January, they were told the family would arrive within three days to a week. Almost six months later, they are still waiting; and they are not the only ones.
Ahlan Wa Sahlan
The Canadian Forces flight 3129 landed around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 10th last year.
Escape from Pakistan — One family’s story of faith, fear and flight to Canada
“I told them I know the consequences of blasphemy. Blasphemy is a big issue in Pakistan. I’m a literate guy, I’m a professional, I have good relationships with the Muslims. Why would I do this?”
Faith, Works, Praise
Two flash portraits of two of the most interesting people I met in Hungary—and a really quick note:
Meeting Refugees
Often we are experts on subjects until we are directly involved.
Carrying Heartache and Hope
It’s hard to imagine anyone not wanting Canada to help out in the current worldwide refugee crisis. But despite the many positive responses I’ve heard about, including from the Christian community, I’ve also heard about some naysaying. So what’s going on?
On the Road: Meeting refugees as they search for their future
She asks me to call her Mahad. That’s not her name. She’s afraid for her family in Syria. Like so many others I meet, she wants very much to tell her story. Her story is all she has right now.
‘Enough is Enough’
Rev. William Khalil of Almanarah Presbyterian Church in London, Ont., is feeling first hand the immense impact of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Update from Hungary
There was a refugee camp here on the Hungarian side on Monday. But on Tuesday the Hungarian government imposed new rules.
Meeting Refugees in Serbia
The father’s name is Hussein al Monsour, 47. I met him and his family in Serbia last night, at a camp near the Hungarian border.
Update from Serbia
These are a few shots around the township of Magyarkanizsa, Serbia, which as its name suggests has a large Hungarian population. Starting earlier this summer, thousands of people from Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangla Desh, Pakistan, arrived in this community.
A Place to Call Home
Their stories are varied. They come from different cultures and speak different languages. But they hold something in common: these former refugees now call Thunder Bay home. And it’s all thanks to a church that has been sponsoring and supporting them for more than two decades.
‘Lost’ No Longer
“You hear about things happening in places like Sudan, and the question is what can we as Christians here in North America do about this?” […]