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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


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
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