In the month since two devastating earthquakes struck Syria and Turkey, UNICEF reports that more than 50 thousand people have died, and more than 850 thousand children remain displaced.
A powerful earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria has claimed the lives of more than 41,000 people and left more than 100,000 people injured. The destruction leaves millions displaced in a region already sheltering four million war refugees.
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Church of the Nazarene’s presence in the Middle East, which began in Palestine and Syria in 1921. Their early roots of compassion are still alive and well today.
Lena, Nidal, and their son Rafi escaped war-torn Syria with hopes of immigrating to Germany. After stopping in Poland, they found a home there, and Rafi’s call to ministry became clear to him. Lena and Rafi have now started two Arabic-speaking churches in Poland.
When Lena, Nidal, and Rafi fled from war-torn Syria to Poland, they didn’t expect to stay there for very long. Now, they understand that Poland is right where God wants them.
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