by Candice Lassey | Jan 17, 2020 | Stories
Gani "Now I can sleep like a baby... We have trust in the community" ? EDITOR’S NOTE: You’ll notice this story is a bit different to others, it’s because the words are Gani’s, his father’s and ours. We wanted to share it with you...
by Candice Lassey | Dec 12, 2019 | Stories
Rachel "Now I can sleep like a baby... We have trust in the community" ? There was a king who had a beautiful white horse. When he was going for a journey he would only use that horse because he loved it so much. One day the servant of the King found the horse...
by Candice Lassey | Nov 13, 2019 | Stories
Sera "I still have time to change my life, change my kids' life." ? We are from a village not too far from Shingal mountain. Life was good. There was peace. We spent our days with happiness. I had my little daughter she was 2 months old. Our problem started when...
by Candice Lassey | Sep 20, 2019 | Stories
Kuvan "I thank God I am good now. I'm feeling peace." ? We were living in a small village. I was in 6th grade going to school. I had friends. We played football, we went to many classes. Life was good. Life was comfortable. We never thought there would be dangers...
by Candice Lassey | May 10, 2019 | Stories
Afran "Now I have a hope to make my life better and to change the lives of those around me." ? My name is Afran*. I was living in Sinjar with my family as a high school student when we heard ISIS was coming, so the next day we decided to leave Sinjar mountain. It...
by Candice Lassey | Mar 4, 2019 | Stories
Gilya* "I try to provide everything for my family, as much as I can." ? I’m from North Shingal. My life was good before I got married. I had a rich family, we wore nice clothes. It was a good life. We had a big family. I had nine sisters and five brothers,...