"I want to learn English," says Sanaa
(pseudonym)." I want to learn, so that when I go home to my village
I can start a school there like you have here." Sanaa, is a refugee mom of
five children who attend school at our learning center. She fled Syria with her
family roughly one year ago.
A lot has changed for the family. In Syria they had a beautiful house with a gorgeous view in a village not far from the border of Turkey. In Lebanon (where they fled to), they have a room where the family sleeps and a small room joined to it that acts as a living room. Sanaa is still in her twenties. She, her five children, and husband are safe for now, from the deadly bombs of war. But her brothers and mother are still in Syria. When her children leave for school each morning, she sends them off telling them to be good and not to give the teachers any trouble. She smiles and waves at her youngest daughter who looks back one more time before turning the corner on the street.
Sanaa looks good. She is a strong, stubborn, Syrian mom trying to help her children live as normal of a life as possible in spite of the struggles they have been through. Yet all is not well with Sanaa. As she turns back to her door and enters the dimly lit room, the shadow that hangs over her deepens. Sanaa is worried about her mom, brothers, and other family and friends back home in Syria. There is nothing she longs for more than to see them again, safe and sound. While her children are away she pleads with GOD to keep her family safe. She hangs onto the reality that all is not well back home, and the stress hits hard.
The staff at the Learning Center where Sanaa sends her children, visit the families every day. While visiting Sanaa last week she told how she gets rashes on her skin when she gets stressed about her family. She also suffers from incapacitating headaches. When her husband leaves for work and her children are at school the house is empty with Sanaa alone with her thoughts of home. Sanaa also has some other health problems that require medications. What little money the husband makes goes for food and rent. If there is anything left over, it can go for medication for Sanaa. During school breaks the oldest boy (around 11) works for a man selling chickens to try to help his mom get the money required for medication.
When the staff at the Center realized what was going on, they decided to try to find a way to help Sanaa get out of her house and do something that can keep her mind off her troubles, help her be able to cope with the stress, and give her more experience in case her dream of replicating the learning center in Syria ever comes true. It was decided that if the money could be raised we would ask Sanaa to come and "volunteer" at the Center where her children go to school and give her a small stipend to help with the family needs.
A small stipend of $200/month would help Sanaa have a little money for medical expenses. We are hoping to raise $2,400, enough to pay Sanaa for one year. As you saw from the first line of this story, Sanaa is not selfish. she wants to learn in order to give. We have not told her anything about this because we don't want to raise her hopes only to have them dashed. We have talked to the husband and he is very ok with it. Will you consider donating from the blessings GOD has given you to help this woman and her family? Will you let GOD use you to be a blessing that will make a difference in one more persons life?
A lot has changed for the family. In Syria they had a beautiful house with a gorgeous view in a village not far from the border of Turkey. In Lebanon (where they fled to), they have a room where the family sleeps and a small room joined to it that acts as a living room. Sanaa is still in her twenties. She, her five children, and husband are safe for now, from the deadly bombs of war. But her brothers and mother are still in Syria. When her children leave for school each morning, she sends them off telling them to be good and not to give the teachers any trouble. She smiles and waves at her youngest daughter who looks back one more time before turning the corner on the street.
Sanaa looks good. She is a strong, stubborn, Syrian mom trying to help her children live as normal of a life as possible in spite of the struggles they have been through. Yet all is not well with Sanaa. As she turns back to her door and enters the dimly lit room, the shadow that hangs over her deepens. Sanaa is worried about her mom, brothers, and other family and friends back home in Syria. There is nothing she longs for more than to see them again, safe and sound. While her children are away she pleads with GOD to keep her family safe. She hangs onto the reality that all is not well back home, and the stress hits hard.
The staff at the Learning Center where Sanaa sends her children, visit the families every day. While visiting Sanaa last week she told how she gets rashes on her skin when she gets stressed about her family. She also suffers from incapacitating headaches. When her husband leaves for work and her children are at school the house is empty with Sanaa alone with her thoughts of home. Sanaa also has some other health problems that require medications. What little money the husband makes goes for food and rent. If there is anything left over, it can go for medication for Sanaa. During school breaks the oldest boy (around 11) works for a man selling chickens to try to help his mom get the money required for medication.
When the staff at the Center realized what was going on, they decided to try to find a way to help Sanaa get out of her house and do something that can keep her mind off her troubles, help her be able to cope with the stress, and give her more experience in case her dream of replicating the learning center in Syria ever comes true. It was decided that if the money could be raised we would ask Sanaa to come and "volunteer" at the Center where her children go to school and give her a small stipend to help with the family needs.
A small stipend of $200/month would help Sanaa have a little money for medical expenses. We are hoping to raise $2,400, enough to pay Sanaa for one year. As you saw from the first line of this story, Sanaa is not selfish. she wants to learn in order to give. We have not told her anything about this because we don't want to raise her hopes only to have them dashed. We have talked to the husband and he is very ok with it. Will you consider donating from the blessings GOD has given you to help this woman and her family? Will you let GOD use you to be a blessing that will make a difference in one more persons life?
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