The Heroes in the Refugee Crisis

When I open the news, there are articles upon articles of detailing the horrors of the Syrian refugee crisis, of families torn apart, of tensions between countries. Today, Professor Holly Case talked about the horrors of the refugee crisis, but she also shined light on the amazing, kind-hearted people who unite the community together to help these refugees. The story of Tibor really stood out to me. The picture of Tibor showed man in his 60’s, wearing yellow volunteer/helper vest, and who was hugging a refugee. Tibor, Professor Case, explained was different from the soldiers that were wearing face masks and gloves and throwing sandwiches to the refugees. Tibor believed in the human connection, the human touch. Thus, he would personally hand each refugee their food, and embrace them with a huge hug before they continued their journey. Professor Case also talked about the group of Chrisitan ministers who would hand out food and water, and the Scripture to traveling refugees. She talked about the man who drove all the way from Switzerland to bring food to the refugees. I really enjoyed Professor Case’s talk because it not only focuses on the atrocities of the Syrian refugee crisis but it talked about the kind-hearted people who came together as a community to help.

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  1. That such people emerged from a rather paranoid and politically disillusioned climate makes them all the more impressive.

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