COUPLES FOR CHRIST EXTEND HELP FOR IRAQI KURDISH REFUGEES IN IRAQ.... . . . FILIPINOS IN ERBIL EXTEND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI REFUGEES 11 August 2014 - The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad reported that Filipinos in Erbil, Kurdistan in northern Iraq have voluntarily shared their time and money to help ameliorate the adverse condition of thousands of Iraqi refugees from Mosul and Sinjar who are mainly Christians and ethnic minorities that escaped the ISIS rebels’ brutality. The relief and humanitarian assistance from the Filipinos, who are mostly members of the Couples for Christ in Iraq and UAE, answered the immediate needs of the displaced Iraqis who are taking refuge in Erbil, a region which remains safe and calm despite the ongoing US airstrikes that targeted the ISIS in areas outside Kurdistan. For two days, the Filipino volunteers prepared almost 2000 packs of sandwiches for lunch and dinner to Mar Elias and Mar Yosef Parish Churches. They distributed rice, oil, noodles, eggs, biscuits and hundreds of bottles of drinking water, among other food items. They also handed out packs of baby’s milk and diapers to nursing mothers and personal hygiene kits. More than 200 Iraqi families in Erbil’s refugee camps and temporary shelters benefited from the warm generosity of the Filipinos, who continue to extend tirelessly their helping hands to the Iraqis with that distinct Filipino smile. . . . #reporter
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:27:22 +0000
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