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Cultivating Hope
From Sami, the Gardener Hi there everyone, this is Sami the Gardener. As we are now in the last month of the year I wanted to share a...
Dec 15, 20214 min read


Keys
From Kajen, Computer Science teacher “When I see a finger on the keyboard, I see a key not a finger or a hand. I see a key to unlocking...
Dec 6, 20213 min read


Building Legacy
The act of Giving Back to our community is an important part of the healing and restoration process. Two years ago no student would...
Nov 30, 20213 min read


Horses for Hope Progress Report
The first floor roof of the stable is in place. We have to wait ten days until it can be cemented. Meanwhile we go up to the mountains to...
Nov 22, 20211 min read


Sunrise in Boston
As I chat with my friend Debra, the Rebbetzin from Boston I realize that here is a lady who is not afraid of the dark. I think back to my...
Nov 15, 20213 min read


My Village
I am often asked about Shariya village itself, about its history, its culture and flavor. Pertinent questions, ones which provide the...
Nov 8, 20216 min read


The Horse and His Rider
There are days when something beyond our limited human comprehension transpires. When within the course of a few hours, lives forever...
Nov 1, 20218 min read


Harbi's New Home
This has been an emotional week, one that has left us in awe and wonder of the journey that we are being allowed to pursue here in an off...
Oct 28, 20216 min read


Lessons Learned
I will never forget the day I met Noori. He was one of too many psychologists I was interviewing. Each one was what I call, “copy paste”,...
Oct 28, 20219 min read


I Have a Dream
“I loved my childhood. I grew up with my family in Tel Azer, where my father had a small supermarket for grocery supplies. I loved...
Oct 28, 20215 min read


Miss Sue
We have a family update this week. Recently our beloved ESL teacher, Miss Sue, became sick. "Her girls" as they are known both to us and...
Oct 12, 20214 min read


My Window
The great fire of Shariya Camp broke out during the Friday afternoon siesta time on June 4th. It took two months until those displaced...
Oct 12, 202111 min read
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