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It had been rough going for nearly two hours. Cavernous potholes. Broken asphalt. Gritty litter. No shade in sight. We were sweating, despite the full-blast air con.

Continue reading Antidote for Nausea

The doorbell startled me. We were deep in discussion with Melhem, a Lebanese visionary that Dreams InDeed accompanies. I walked over to open his office door.

Continue reading The Tragedy of 41%

My mind reeled; my heart recoiled. Why would a mother plead such a tragic prayer?

A friend of that mother explained. “Her prayer is not unusual. There are no lifelong options for mentally challenged orphans.”

Continue reading “Please, God, let my child die before me!”

“Can we really be thankful regardless of the turmoil happening in the whole Middle East?!!” asked one of our indigenous colleagues in a Thanksgiving greeting.

Then he answered himself, “Yes, yes, yes, we can!”

This is no idealistic “out of touch” kid. He is a seasoned leader with over forty years of experience and hard place impact.

Continue reading “Yes, Yes, Yes, We Can!”

I couldn’t help it. I burst into tears.

Exactly a year ago in Iraq, our dreamer had shared the cruel facts filtering out.

But now was the final blow. Their homes had been ransacked. And occupied by fighters. Their belongings dumped into the street.

Continue reading “I’ve Lived with War All My Life – So Why Bother?”

SHOCKING: the image of three-year-old Aylan washed up on the beach.

It took a tragic photo to awake many out of years of apathy. Media buzzed. Borders opened. Transport rolled. Donations flowed.

Continue reading An Image That Shocked the World

Last summer, over 1.4 million Iraqi civilians fled for their lives across the Ninevah plain. They were halted at flash checkpoints. Ordered at gunpoint to drop every possession. To walk on empty handed.

Continue reading Seared with Scars