When the US-led Coalition moved into Iraq a flood of refugees left Baghdad .  Many Iraqi families were left homeless and in urgent need of food and relief aid. New Life World Aid in partnership with GAiN Canada immediately saw the need and started reaching out to refugees with “Boxes of Blessings.”

A recent report from our distribution staff reads:

• “Today we were able to visit three families. This was great to see the smiles on their faces and the joy of receiving the bags of blessing. The three families were all in desperate need of assistance as no one in the family worked and they had no means of income. The first family of 3 sisters and one brother had some kind of paralyzing disease and all were in various stages of incapability. The brother was bed ridden, one sister walked with a walking ring, one was in a wheelchair and the other one was so weak she could not sit up. The Box of Blessing is all that keeps them from starvation. I asked permission and prayed for them. It was a very humbling experience.”

To date, over 32,000 of these boxes have been distributed to 250,000 displaced Iraqis. Each box can feed a family of seven for up to two weeks and includes non-perishable food items such as rice, hummus, corned beef, milk powder, spaghetti, cans of tuna, flour and sugar.

“For many Muslims, this is the first time in their lives they have received this kind of help and love. They are so happy to receive the box,” said Mahir Habib, a Christian pastor in Baghdad . Another pastor who helped deliver the boxes said, “The women who received the boxes wanted to hug us but they were a bit ashamed or shy because of culture. They are so happy to find that there are still kind people who will express the love of God to them.”

Displaced Iraqis have a shortage of food, clean water and medicine. Half a million have taken refuge in Jordan and 300,000 others are scattered throughout Turkey and Syria .

To date, $320,000 in Gifts in Kind (this includes food items, highly nutritious baby and clothing) have been trucked to Iraq.

Any gift you could give––$50 for 1 Box, $100 for 2, $500 for 10, or even larger gifts - $800, $1600, or even $5000 or more - whatever you feel led to give––would help bring daily critical relief aid to suffering Iraqi families.

GIVE A GIFT NOW!

PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION
Philip Morris, Project Manager
Phone: 604-514-2026
e-mail: info@newlifeworldaid.org