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Crisis in Syria, part 3: Video and FAQs

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The civil war in Syria has entered its third year, and the number of refugees fleeing the country has doubled in the past three months. Today’s post — the third in our series about the crisis — offers a list of the most frequently asked questions to offer our readers some background to the growing humanitarian needs....
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Crisis in Syria, part 2: Refugees in Jordan

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Les Miserables - Refugees in Jordan | World Vision Blog
Last week, we launched a weekly series about the two-year conflict in Syria. Check out the first post by Andrea Peer if you missed it. Every Wednesday for the next several weeks, we’ll have a new story or perspective on the crisis. In today’s post by World Vision’s Michael Bailey: A father struggles to find work and enough food to feed his family. A mother longs to hear from her 20-year-old son living in the war zone. Children sit and wait, idly passing hours and days, dreaming of going home to be with friends....
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Crisis in Syria, part 1: Memories of summer camp

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Crisis in Syria: Memories of summer camp | World Vision Blog
Today, we’re kicking off a weekly series about the two-year conflict in Syria and the region’s subsequent refugee crisis. Every Wednesday for the next several weeks, we’ll have a new story or perspective on this situation, so check back! Today’s post is by Andrea Peer, World Vision communications manager, who remembers a different Syria from a visit 11 years ago — and wonders about its future....
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Syrian refugee crisis: Moved to prayer

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Syrian refugee crisis: Moved to prayer | World Vision Blog
You won’t hear much in the media about the conflict in Syria — but it’s causing significant human suffering that warrants our attention and prayer. As the crisis approaches its second anniversary, the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, and Egypt is quickly approaching 1 million. Here are some ways that you can pray for all the people affected as the unrest continues....
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Aid worker’s diary: returning to Goma

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Aid worker's diary: returning to Goma | World Vision Blog
During the recent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, I was evacuated along with other World Vision colleagues to Gisenyi, Rwanda, a town a little more than a mile across the border. We were later allowed to return to Goma to help civilians who had been displaced. Rebels of the March 23 (M23) movement were in charge of the city, and thousands of people had lost their homes and sense of stability....
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