Cruel Coronavirus Leaves Middle East Refugees in Desperate Fight for Survival

The sound of refugees clamoring over the arrival of a truck was the signal for a hungry family to come out of their tent for critical aid.

Amid the coronavirus crisis, local missionaries distributing aid had to keep their minds alert even as their hearts ached.

“No matter how much we wanted to hug them, we had to maintain the distance between us,” the ministry director said. “I have known them for a long time, but I have never seen them so desperate, because they know how cruel this disease is, and they are very afraid.”