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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 12, 20254 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 12, 20251 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 12, 20254 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 12, 20255 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 3, 20254 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 3, 20252 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 3, 20258 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 3, 20256 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 2, 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


Some Photos from Our Life
Lisa is traveling in the region this week so there will be no update. We'll see you again next week and in the meantime here are a few...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


There Was No Grass in ISIS
I love picnics. My ideal picnic would be a typically British one, on the banks of the Thames with checked tablecloths, wild flowers, a...
Nov 19, 202410 min read
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