It has been nearly 5 years now since a certain ministry initiated daily broadcasts in the Rohingya language. From high-gain antennas and transmitters located in Outback Australia, the radio programs …
Stories (blog)
Jehovah Rapha
Nine months ago, we were asked by a partner NGO that works with unaccompanied child refugees to enroll Peter, a 10-year-old Rohingya Muslim who wanted to study, in our school program and hostel. After …
The Misery of Gambling
Halima sits on the small stool in front of the gas stove and stares at the dancing gas flame. Today, once again, there is only rice with a little dhal (lentils) to eat. It has been a while since her …
Choosing Compassion
"If you want my advice, we need to find people who won't break so easily," my Muslim Rohingya friend and colleague shared with me. We recently discovered that another Rohingya colleague had betrayed …
She’s a Refugee
Hafiza was only 2 and a half years old when I first met her. Sitting on the rough floor of the shelter in camp where she was born, she is oblivious that she is a refugee. Secure in the love of her …
Sharing Each Other’s Burdens
Somina weeps as she recalls the nine years she spent in jail in Thailand. Now resettled to a safe country, the trauma she suffered for so long was tangible as she spoke. Somina had been intercepted …