Unaccompanied and Migrant Children: Continuing to welcome, advocate and provide care
More than 70,000 unaccompanied and migrant children from Central America arrived in the U.S. in 2014. Most of these children are from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, countries that are facing a host of harsh situations, including drug trafficking,...
South Asia Tsunami: The Vellipalayam Jubilee Village 10 years after the tsunami
It has been ten years since an earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004, and caused a tsunami with waves reaching to 100 feet. The tsunami affected 14 countries and killed more than 230,000 people, making...
India: Cyclone Hudhud relief and long-term recovery
From Oct. 7 – 14, 2014, Cyclone Hudhud caused extensive damage to India and claimed lives. With 109 mph winds, the cyclone affected 320 villages in India. More than 41,530 homes and 40,000 electric poles were damaged, while more than...
Iraq: Advent stories of peace and love
Megan Brandsrud Advent: Peace Gorgya Paols receives a food voucher that provides her a carton of food that will last for one month. Gorgya Paols, 63, has only one wish in this season of wishes – peace in her home...
Iraq: Advent stories of peace and love
Advent: Peace Gorgya Paols receives a food voucher that provides her a carton of food that will last for one month. Gorgya Paols, 63, has only one wish in this season of wishes – peace in her home country, Iraq....
Central America: Drought causes concerns for food security and livelihoods
Megan Brandsrud (Pictured: Bernardo Anastasio Hernández, a cattle farmer, stands on the dry river bed of the Río Grande at San Francisco Libre in Nicaragua. Drought is affecting large areas of Central America, where hundreds of cattle are dying,...