Refuge Egypt, is one of the first avenues of refuge for those fleeing their home countries, typically Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

In just one typical year, Refuge Egypt will help nearly 30,000 individuals, 11,200 of which will be children.

Of those 30,000, Refuge Egypt’s medical team will offer medical assistance to 13,000 men, women and children.

In 2008, Refuge Egypt medical staff successfully delivered 387 babies into the world.

Refuge Egypt will distribute more than 8,000 food packages to hungry families...and up to 1,500 people will receive clothing.

It’s a big work, but a necessary work…

In Thailand some children born with disabilities are abandoned by their families. Their disabilities might range from Cerebral Palsy through to something as relatively minor as a missing toe or a cleft pallet.

The reason for their abandonment is often due to poverty and to cultural and religious beliefs and the stigma surrounding disability.

CCD stands for ‘Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities’ and has been operating since 1997. It was set up to offer better conditions for these abandoned orphans.

CCD’s most exciting development recently has been the opening of ‘Rainbow House’, their own purpose-built home for disabled children. So far, almost 30 children from the government orphanage have been completely released into its care. At Rainbow House the children learn many necessary life skills that will enable them to be integrated back into society. They also receive lots of love and individual attention and often, perhaps for the first time, ‘normal’ things such as beds, toothpaste and schooling!

Today CCD is touching the lives of over 600 children. It has 50 Thai staff, many of whom are Christians, as well as volunteers from all over the world. Interserve Partners work in the project...

Mumbai is often a stopping point for so many south Asian women who have been trafficked out of their countries and into the sex trade.

They feel, and they are, trapped. Interserve workers, co-operating with Oasis India, are actively engaged in rescuing and supporting these women. Oasis runs drop in centres for women who feel the need to escape from what they are forced into. Many of the women become believers, but remain trapped. Interserve workers are a source of hope for these women, and their children.

Interserve ambassador Tabitha Webb visited Mumbai in January. Watch here her workshop for these women.