On Thursday, February 27, 2020 Arrive Ministries hosted a panel on what it like for
four Arrive Ministries staff members to visit refugee camps around the world.
Our Arrive Ministries Staff Panelists
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“The authorities are so far behind in processing asylum claims that currently 20,000 people are in a camp designed for 3,000. It is filled with families desperately doing what they can to make life better.”
-Mike Bergman
Moria Camp, Lesvos, Greece
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“Aida Camp is less than one square kilometer, and hasn’t been able to expand. The narrow alleyways and roads make it a challenge to bring in medical care.”
-Natalie Narloch
Aida Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine
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“I was really struck by the wall, seeing it in person hit me very deeply, as well as hearing the stories of discrimination, hurt, pain and loss; and how the U.S. law are impacting people on both sides.”
-Kristina Shirokova
U.S. Southern Border, Tijuana, Mexico
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“Food rations have gotten so low for refugees in Kakuma, cut to less than half of what they once were. Everybody is distributed a sack of flour, a little oil, a bit of salt, and one U.S. dollar per month.”
-Wendy Meyering
Kakuma Refugee Camp, Northwestern Kenya
Read more of Wendy’s experience here.
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