A Special Report on Christians in Iraq and Greece

Hope on the Refugee Highway: A Special Report on Christians in Iraq and Greece
CT visited eight refugee camps to learn how Christians on the front lines would advise American churches to engage the refugee crisis.
Jeremy Weber, in Erbil and Athens
Just beyond the still-under-construction ring road on the outer edge of Erbil, a group interview turns into a mutiny. "You already understand why we are here," says one of the 15 displaced Christians and Muslims who have gathered at a World Vision food distribution site in the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. "Everyone in America should know about our crisis by now: ISIS." This group is weary of telling NGOs and journalists why they fled their homes, and how hard and fragile life is among Erbil's abandoned buildings.... continue reading >>

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