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Too Wonderful
Our precious Arabian horse, Newroz, was given to us by the Kurdish Presidential family. We called her Newroz (New Day) simply because she...
Feb 123 min read


6M
There have been noticeable milestones along our Mesopotamian journey. If I were to put it in Biblical terms, altars and memorial stones...
Feb 124 min read

Chutzpah. Audacity.
Dear friends and journey men, Although our wonderful Mr Payiz and his Sewing Hope team wanted to share with you today, I feel that I...
Feb 124 min read


From Our Week...
Lisa is travelling in the region this week so instead of our usual update we would love to share these wonderful, hope-filled photos with...
Feb 121 min read


Ancient & Modern
The book of Nahum opens with these words, “The burden of Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Alqoshite.” It brings the ancient...
Feb 124 min read


Tis Grace
Ayhan, Director of the Hope Centre “As we have arrived to the end of 2024 and opened the door on 25, it’s time to reflect on the journey...
Feb 125 min read


To Be a Free People
A week after the Asaad regime fell in Syria, some of Kurdish Syrian students picked up their paintbrushes to share their message with us,...
Jan 34 min read


Casting Bread
"Cast your bread upon the waters for after many days you will find it. Give a portion to seven or even to eight for you know not what...
Jan 32 min read


Helping People to Enter the Waiting Room
Thank you for journeying with us this week, in yet another week of kingdoms rising and falling, turbulence, wars and rumours of wars. We...
Jan 38 min read


It's Not About the Turkey
We celebrated a very Kurdish Thanksgiving. We are not American, I have celebrated a couple of times in the past thanks to American...
Jan 36 min read


The Garden That Gives More Than it Grows
Firstly, our thanks and appreciation to those who were able to love on Kajen through your gifts and your prayers. She deeply values...
Dec 3, 20247 min read


The Lord Takes
It is with great sorrow that we share with you that Kajen’s (our computer teacher) husband, Heval, was killed instantaneously in a tragic...
Dec 2, 20243 min read
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