Help the Hurting
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Provide quality education for displaced Syrian and Iraqi children who have missed critical years of their education development.
137 Supporters
About This Project
As the crises and struggles in Syria and Iraq continue, the needs of displaced Syrians and Iraqis become more urgent. Currently, the most significant felt-need of Syrian and Iraqi families is a lack of education for their children. This issue offers an unprecedented opportunity to reach families with the gospel. Tens of thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes and even country because of the massive destruction from civil wars, terrorism, and political corruption, natural disaster, and instability. There are limited schools for displaced and refugee children, and parents fear their children will have no future without an education. Your gift will ensure these children receive the supplemental education that they desperately need and desire. It will also enable the families to hear the good news and experience the love of Jesus Christ as we follow up with these families in their homes. In addition, your support will provide school supplies, materials, meals, building rent and utilities, transportation, and salaries for teachers and bus drivers.
Along with education, students receive seasonal clothing, and families benefit from food aid and winter aid when extra blankets and heat are needed. Volunteers can help train teachers and work with the educational programs. Counselors for children and their families are also urgently needed. Most of the children suffer from degrees of PTSD and need to talk to a native-Arabic speaker trained in these issues.
This ministry opportunity protects childhood, fights ignorance, and provides children with essential life skills needed not only for their futures but also to rebuild Syria and Iraq. In addition, an education approach helps meet the physical and the spiritual needs of everyone in a refugee and displaced family. Join us in meeting these critical needs and sharing the love of Christ tangibly during this unprecedented window of spiritual openness.
Why direct giving matters
Giving directly to a missionary team helps fund the specific, on-the-ground needs your missionaries care deeply about—needs that aren't covered by CP and LMCO alone.
In the next five years, a globalization goal of all IMB workers is to mobilize 500 local believers to become global missionary partners serving on IMB teams.
100% of your gift directly supports missionaries and their ministries overseas.
100% of your gift directly supports missionaries and their ministries overseas.
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Most children in Syria have experienced things no child should ever have to experience. Born since the war began, they have grown up facing constant economic challenges and security threats. They have never known a time without the deafening sounds and rumblings of war.
Nadir’s anxiety is extreme, even among Syrian kids who have experienced the horrific sights, sounds, and smells of war. All his teachers knew to do was pray for Nadir.
Opportunities Abound. The Children’s Center has been full of lots of excitement this summer. The program moved into a new building specifically set up for the children earlier this year. This building offers the kids a consistent place to come each week where they know they are loved and valued. Our team, loving on and teaching the children, work hard each week to present lessons and fun activities that teach letters and numbers. However, the children are not only learning the basics they need for school but also have opportunities to hear Truth from their teachers. The team sings songs about God and teaches stories about who He is. Because of your generosity, these children learn, grow, and experience love. In addition, you are reaching into these children’s homes as the staff invests in the parents by visiting each family home.
Reaching Beyond Children. Our team is building relationships within the community and is respected by the whole neighborhood because of their investment in families. We also engage various volunteers from the U.S. who have a passion for helping children in this region. American teams visit, spend time with, and teach the children. We are grateful for the support of faithful partners who make this program successful.
Your partnership in this project allows us unprecedented access to the lives of displaced Iraqis and Syrians. Your gifts are meeting the needs of countless individuals and families who have faced incredible hardships, many of whom are uncertain of the source of their next meal. In addition, your generosity allows us access to these homes where the Lord has used us to share His good news with the majority of these families. Even though there are still so many needs in the displaced community, many have now heard of the hope and peace offered in Jesus Christ.
Today, because of your prayers and support, we have the blessing of discipling many new believers who previously had not heard of the salvation Christ offers. We have the joy of seeing them labor with us for the sake of the gospel. Additionally, we are working with many individuals and families who desire to hear and know more about following Christ.
