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Shaking the House
Dear friend, Shaking the House is a wonderful Kurdish custom which takes place during the transitional weeks between winter and Nawroz,...
Apr 6, 20221 min read


This Week...
We've had so much going on this week we couldn't wait to share some photos with you. Full update coming next week! Horses for Hope Sewing...
Mar 21, 20221 min read


Kurdish Clothes Day
This has been an incredibly busy week as we raced against time and the elements to complete the Horses for Hope stables by the weekend....
Mar 14, 20222 min read


Time!
Much of our community life is an experiment. A good idea may prove to be the best ever, or the wrong timing. The Gathering of our Tribe...
Mar 7, 20225 min read


It's OK To Be Overwhelmed
I sat on a rock in a field of mud in torrential rain yesterday, soaked to the skin and sided with Jonah. Tarshish would have been a...
Feb 28, 20222 min read


To FB or Not To FB
Should you ask a Yezidi survivor of captivity in ISIS what they want, family and dignity will be their immediate response, soon followed...
Feb 14, 20225 min read


Terumah
Mesopotamia is a region of extremes, with nothing balanced, stable or constant. Even the weather lacks moderation with summer and winter...
Feb 8, 20224 min read


The People Who Lived in Darkness
Lindy, our USA Chairperson, recently posed the question to me, "So what has Springs of Hope accomplished in 2021?" I was shocked at her...
Jan 31, 20222 min read


Lessons Learned From Palm Trees
I have been pondering palm trees and planting for the last few weeks since a truck carrying 16 date palms arrived from Baghdad for our...
Jan 25, 20225 min read


Life Water
by Dr Saeed Alo Khudeida CEO Springs of Hope Foundation “Welcome everybody. I have a lot to say about 2021 and 2022 what we have...
Jan 17, 20223 min read


In the Bleak Midwinter
Frosty wind made moan as we set out to visit another ancient Chaldean Christian community with food provisions for Christmas and the New...
Jan 10, 20223 min read


Meeting God
Our village is celebrating Eid, today, a winter feast day that comes after three days of fasting during which it is customary to make...
Dec 22, 20215 min read
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