Father Benham is the priest in charge of St George’s Church in the centre of Bartella, just 9 miles east of Mosul. Except that he currently doesn’t have a congregation to minister to, a house to live in or a village to go back to. Two years ago on the 6th of…
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Videos from Northern Iraq Relief Work
Scenes from a church and our emergency field hospital near Mosul Update from our disaster response team in Mosul – January 2017 Widowed by ISIS brutality; a displaced Iraqi mother talks to us A Mother Displaced from Mosul Shares What Freedom Means To Her And Her Children Pray For…
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Inside an Evacuee Camp in Northern Iraq
Walking into the dusty camp, I realise I am no longer reading the news reports — I am living them. I stare out of the chain-link fence that surrounds the camp in Khazir and watch as thousands of refugees arrive in a convoy of military vehicles, buses, and personal cars—each packed with Iraqis searching and…
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Hope Springs Anew in Northern Iraq
Nestled in an historic Christian village in Northern Iraq’s mountains sit homes that once accommodated visitors intent on enjoying cooler temperatures and rugged scenery. The area was even a favourite of Saddam Hussein—the ruins of one of his castles top a local hill. Those quieter days are long gone now, ending even before the war…
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Heartbreak and Inspiration in Northern Iraq
Through the harsh winter months in Northern Iraq, Samaritan’s Purse is continuing to provide aid to Yazidi, Muslim and Christian refugees who have been displaced by IS incursions in Iraq
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Thousands of Shoebox Gifts Head to Northern Iraq
Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting shoebox gifts to children displaced by ISIS militants
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Food for Displaced Northern Iraqis
Supplies distributed by Samaritan’s Purse are helping families who have fled the violence that threatens to rip the country apart
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Yazidi Empowerment Project Opens in Iraq
Samaritan’s Purse welcomes government and religious leaders for the grand opening of a community that will provide work, training, and homes for members of a persecuted minority group. Samaritan’s Purse celebrated the grand opening of the Yazidi Empowerment Project on March 1 in Northern Iraq.The 43-acre facility lies at the base of the Kurdish mountains…
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Bee Project Helps Restore Hope in Iraq
Samaritan’s Purse beekeeping program equips Yazidi woman and others to provide for their families. Kameela* loved her life. She lived on a farm in a Yazidi village about 20 miles outside of Sinjar City, Iraq. She married a kind man and gave birth to a sweet daughter, Nadia.* She was happy. But when ISIS occupied…
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Samaritan’s Purse Offers Relief as Syrian Refugees Cross into Iraq
A Samaritan’s Purse disaster assistance response team is on the ground to help those fleeing conflict. Samaritan’s Purse continues to help thousands of Syrian refugees who’ve recently crossed into Iraq. These desperate people–the majority of whom are women and children—are fleeing in the wake of Turkey’s early October invasion into northeastern Syria. DONATE Our disaster…
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