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Aid to Syrians: What Christians are doing

April 2, 2014LaymanBarnabas Fund, Christian Aid, civil war, Open Doors, Syria

By Dennis Crowley Syria has been engulfed in civil war since March of 2011. The fighting began following protests to liberate the nation from the regime of Bashar Hafez al-Assad. “Syria was a safe place for Christians until the imploding civil war,” notes Bishop Julian Dobbs, an official with the Christian aid agency Barnabas Fund…

More rain may hinder Typhoon Haiyan recovery, Christian Aid warns

November 13, 2013LaymanChristian Aid, Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan, United Nations

By Carey Lodge The worst of Typhoon Haiyan may be over, but the Philippines has a long way to go before it recovers from the devastating storm that hit over the weekend. A report released by the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that 9.5 million people have already been affected…