One of the areas that is relatively stable is the Kurdish-controlled area in northern Syria. There are still many refugees entering the area and many are starving. Due to Turkey's blockade against the Kurds, there are very few food items and there is not enough food on the market. Everything is very expensive and families in particular are struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n
Let me tell you about a Kurdish woman named Lamia. She came with her four small children to a pastor we support and asked for help because she could no longer feed her family. Lamia's husband suffered a serious injury in the war, is now paralyzed and can no longer provide for his family.<\/p>\n
There is currently no social safety net in Syria and no help for those in need, so Lamia worked hard to support her family. Together with her young children, she made cement blocks to sell on the street and the children didn't go to school.<\/p>\n
But now the economy has gotten even worse, so she came to our pastor completely burned out and frustrated and asked for help.<\/p>\n
The pastor tells us: \u201c<\/i>Right now, many are reaching their limit. The conditions are too hard. There are not many men because the war has taken them. They are either dead<\/i>, <\/i>injured<\/i> or still active on the front lines<\/i>\u201c<\/i>.<\/i> Women like Lamia have to do the majority of the work of cooking, raising and caring for the children.<\/p>\n
Lamia came crying, at the limit of her physical ability, and received emergency help from the church.<\/p>\n
She now comes to church every week with her children. Recently she said: \"I came to the church as a Muslim in need and they helped me without hesitation. Before there was no one to help me. Now it's my family.\"<\/p>\n
The need for emergency aid is still enormous, and you can put clothes on people's bodies and feed hungry stomachs. On average, it costs around DKK 652 to provide a refugee family with water, food, kitchenware, hygiene items, clothing and medicine for a month.<\/p>\n