World Refugee Day

Syrian Refugee tents in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon

Today is World Refugee Day and after my travels in Lebanon the harsh reality of the refugee experience feels much closer to me. As one drives around the Lebanese countryside there are tents sprinkled all over. In fact, more than 1.2 million Syrians have poured into the country since the start of the Syrian conflict, an amount that equals about 25% of Lebanon's total total population. I just can't imagine how difficult it must be to feel like you have to leave your community because of war or economic hardship. I pray that the world invites these people in and helps them heal and that we figure out ways to spread economic prosperity and peace, so that in the future there will be less and less need for migration.

Click here to see a UNHCR Profile of the Refugees in the Bekaa Valley

Click here to see a good piece on Vice about the Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley