{"id":21879,"date":"2014-01-24T16:24:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T21:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=21879"},"modified":"2014-01-27T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T14:49:33","slug":"january-24-2014-jordans-syrian-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2014\/01\/24\/january-24-2014-jordans-syrian-refugees\/21879\/","title":{"rendered":" Jordan’s Syrian Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost two and a half million Syrians have fled their country in what the United Nations has called\u00a0the “greatest humanitarian catastrophe of modern times.” Faith-based groups\u2014Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, Mennonite, and more\u2014in Jordan, home of the largest Syrian refugee camp, are doing what they can to help.\u00a0“Behind each of these wonderful people is a life that is completely disrupted. We see God in all of these people. We see that these are brothers and sisters like us,” says Catholic Relief Services president Carolyn Woo.<\/p>\n

Faith-based Groups Working with Syrian Refugees in Jordan:<\/h2>\n

International Orthodox Christian Charities<\/a><\/p>\n

Catholic Relief Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Caritas Jordan<\/a><\/p>\n

The Orthodox Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n

Islamic Relief<\/a><\/p>\n

Jesuit Refugee Service<\/a><\/p>\n

Mennonite Central Committee<\/a><\/p>\n

Lutheran World Relief<\/a><\/p>\n

World Vision<\/a><\/p>\n

Samaritan\u2019s Purse<\/a><\/p>\n

Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Behind each of these wonderful people is a life that is completely disrupted. We see God in all of these people. We see that these are brothers and sisters like us,” says Catholic Relief Services president Carolyn Woo. 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