For the past few months our hearts have been drawn to the plight of Yazidis that have recently populated our valley town.
A group of 16 families in particular have settled on a farm in a small valley just on the outskirts of our area, and it's to them that we've begun to reach out to care for their needs.
First we brought in kerosene to help them heat their 'homes' (unfinished buildings) during the winter months, then we brought winter coats and jackets, food, and other essentials. Basically, as soon as we would empty our hands in gifts to them, God would load us up again and again and again.
Then, one day they told us that the owner of the unfinished buildings wanted to actually finish them, so that meant they had to move out.
Since that day we've been on the search for a new place for them to stay.
Here's the place we found for them:
Then, we went to the local mayor of that region and asked if he had any suggestions. He said he did, but we should know that he couldn't offer us 20 cents to help the refugees (the Kurdish Regional Government is simply cash strapped during this crisis with Baghdad and ISIS at their throats).
He showed us some land currently used as a sheep pen:
... and some land on the side of a hill:
When we called the Yazidi families to see if they liked either the sheep pen land or the land on the hill, they found them completely inhospitable and unsuitable. But beggars can't be choosers, so we brokered a meeting with the Yazidis and the mayor tomorrow to see about where they'll be able to lay their heads.
Pray for God's will in this situation. It's in His hands.
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