Temperatures
are dropping to near freezing at night on the high plains of
southeastern Turkey, where an estimated 400,000 Syrian refugees have
settled after fleeing the Islamic State’s bid to seize the border city
of Kobani and surrounding villages. Many refugees lost relatives to
execution as ISIS joined anti-government forces in Syria’s civil war and
sought to expand its strict Islamist “caliphate” across Iraq and Syria.
Refugees lacking food and clothing saw workers with a ministry assisted
by Christian Aid Mission as heroes as the team strove to demonstrate
their genuine care for them. “We tried to show them that we really care
about them, and we prayed for them,” the ministry director said. “We
were not just coming to give them New Testaments and leave – we really
share in their pain.” The heaters that the ministry distributed were
joyfully received, he added, but many more are needed along with baby
food, shoes, blankets and coats, among other items.
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