‘God sent them to us’
VIENNA, Austria — “It was not our choice to come here. We were getting together one day at the house church, and the information leaked out.…
refugees
A city of raw miracles, Part 3
ATHENS, Greece — "These are people that are listening to their dreams,” says Matt Gulley. The Harding University graduate is sitting at a table in…
A city of raw miracles, Part 1
ATHENS, Greece — From right to left, Miriam traces her finger over the words of the prophet Isaiah. “‘In a surge of anger I hid my…
A city of raw miracles, Part 2
ATHENS, Greece — A few metro stops away from the Bible study stand the ruins of the Parthenon, an ancient temple dedicated to the city’s namesake…
In Canada, refugees find love and hope
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario — Ten-year-old Mohammed and his sister Miriam, 6, shriek with excitement when they hear knocking at the front door. The pint-sized Syrian…
Driven by faith, Texas mom advocates for refugees
HOUSTON — To Reda Hicks, refugees aren’t nameless faces on the news. They’re real women — with real stories of escaping war and persecution in…
‘Do we really trust God enough to love our neighbors?’
'We Welcome Refugees,” declared the sign outside the Northlake Church of Christ in Tucker, Ga., on a recent Sunday. That message reflected the intense national…
Build the wall? Bar refugees? Christians debate Trump’s orders
An Iraqi refugee who serves as a Christian missionary in the heavily Arab community of Dearborn, Mich. Canadian church members who adopted a Syrian refugee…
