ElShaddai Centre: Working against the Tide in Aid of Desperate Refugees

ElShaddai Centre: Working against the Tide in Aid of Desperate Refugees
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*Names changed to protect identities.

I CANNOT IMAGINE the shock felt by Ling* when she arrived back at her staff quarters, and was greeted by refugees also taking shelter in the same lodging. She had only been away for approximately one week. As one who teaches refugee children for a living, she didn’t think she had the mental capacity to share her living space with them too. Most of the staff were packing to leave for another staff house, citing the need for privacy—she decided to do the same, but changed her mind after one of the girls held her hand and said, “Teacher, can you please stay with me because I have no one to stay with me.”

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