by Ruth Boyd | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Adelle swung by to pick me up in her car to meet our newest refugee artisan. All I knew was that she had four little boys and that she was sewing hand embroidered bookmarks after the boys went to sleep at night. Driving through the local neighborhoods,...
by Ruth Boyd | Mar 12, 2023 | Mission
I never watch horror movies. My heart is too sensitive. There is no reason I would volunteer to do that to myself. In many ways, that is how I felt about going to the epicenter of the Syrian earthquake zone, Aleppo. I felt like it would be a movie I didn’t want to...
by Ruth Boyd | Sep 18, 2022 | Staff Story
When God weaves a picture, He is intentional to use the right thread at the right moment. Often, we can’t appreciate the handiwork He is crafting in our own lives or circumstances until we get a retrospective glance back and then the woven pattern becomes clear. I...
by Ruth Boyd | Sep 4, 2022 | Staff Story
I met Adelle soon after moving to Beirut. She is Lebanese and her sincere love for people is what captivated me, no matter the person’s socio-economic status or their country of origin. Adelle is often used by the foreigners as a translator when they are...
by Ruth Boyd | Aug 19, 2022 | People Who Believe in our Mission
I have no doubt that you have been in situations that feel bigger than yourself. That you, by yourself, cannot solve the issues that comes with that set of circumstances. Pushed beyond your comfort zone and in need of intervention by Someone more...
