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Fire Extinguisher
Here in our Northern Iraq base, 20,000 Yezidis in our camp alone, (380,000 in the province of Duhok) are heading into their sixth winter...
Dec 28, 20192 min read


THE LONG AUGUST
As seen in our Newsletter September arrived. Facebook tells me what a wonderful summer it was. Adventures, food, travel, beach, ocean,...
Oct 12, 20194 min read


Hopefully, Yours
The moment that she walked though our blue gate she tumbled into my arms and we just stood there. Hugging. A long hug with no need for...
Jul 21, 20195 min read


The Roof
This morning I began to cry. And with tears tumbling down my face I began to sing. At that point of wounding, there right there where it...
Jul 13, 20183 min read


The Secret Garden - Photo update
Our Secret Garden Project continues showing signs of growth and with it, kindness. We will continue on. #Gallery #English
Jul 5, 20181 min read


Dough
" There's a point where you have to leave the dough alone. It's silly to anthropomorphize bread, but I love the fact that it needs to sit...
Jan 11, 20181 min read


Happy New Year from Kurdistan
You remember the scene from the film Narnia, where Aslan arrives to confront the Witch, and slowly the ice begins to melt, and winter...
Jan 2, 20182 min read


Wow! What a Ride!
" Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid...
Dec 28, 20174 min read


Bragging: Vitamin A(ffirmation)
You've heard about our Kids. Our Kids in War City. Simply amazing mostly Syrian children, mixed with some from Mosul...all of whom have...
Dec 28, 20172 min read


Halfway up a Mountain
There is a tiny 40 family Yezidi camp. Two years ago it was love at first sight and we all adopted each other and have walked close...
Dec 22, 20172 min read


Kids Pursuing Peace
It wasn't an event. Or a" one-off." It was the introduction of a culture. A culture of peace. Three days later and we are still unable to...
Dec 12, 20172 min read


We Shall See the Sky Sparkle with Diamonds
"We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkle with diamonds." Chekhov. And so indeed we shall. I may be...
Dec 7, 20172 min read
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