Ministry that Helps Refuges Needs Support

Ministry that Helps Refuges Needs Support to Allow it to Provide More Assistance
By Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service (jeremyreynalds@gmail.com)
  

AMMAN, JORDAN. (ANS. FEB. 21 2015) Persecuted throughout the Middle East, Christians are leaving places like Egypt, Iraq and Palestine in droves, often ending up in refugee camps in Jordan. 

 

Jordan based Manara Ministries is actively involved in helping such people.

 

Harsh Winter Continues

 

In a recent letter made available to the ASSIST News Service, Manara President Isam Ghattas talked about a dangerous mid-January snowstorm, called “Huda.” It collapsed tents in camps choked with refugees and unleashed flooding. 

 

Ghattas said while in Amman people have been stockpiling food and fuel, it's a different story for refugee families.

 

“ (They)  have no food, no fuel, and nothing to keep them warm but the few pieces of clothing they snatched up as they fled. They crowd in to ‘rooms’ that have thin walls, broken doors and missing windows, that do little or nothing to protect them from the deadly, relentless cold.”

 

Distribution Trips 

 

Ghattas said this month he and his staff visited two different centers, where a large number of Christian Iraqi refugees live. They received a hot meal, food parcels, shoes, boots, warm winter jackets and toys for the children. Each child also received a special bag filled with various  snacks.

 

First Mobile Clinic in Erbil is Open 

 

However, Manara’s assistance extends beyond Jordan. The ministry recently opened a mobile clinic in Erbil, Northern Iraq. The mobile clinic  serves everyone unable to afford medical attention. 

 

Ghattas said it contains five different medical specializations, general doctor, gynecology, pharmacy, a lab and a dentist. It is located near to a building occupied by refugees. 

 

Ghattas said, “We thank God for his provision, and we pray this clinic will be a source of comfort for those who are in desperate need.”

 

Ghattas said Manara International is working on a number of projects to assist as many Christian refugees as possible.  However, they need help.

 

He said, “We can only pray that like-minded organizations can help us, so we in turn can help the victims all around us.”

 

To learn more visit  www.hope-builders.org/manara-ministries

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