New school

Since IS started taking territory a little over a year ago, about 2.5 million people have been driven from their homes. They're now called "IDP's", internally displaced persons, with about a quarter of this number being children age 6-17.

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At Kahnke IDP camp in Iraq, the opening of a school is a rare piece of good news for refugees whose future is just unknown. Iraqi Christian pastor Yousif Matty spoke at the opening of the Shivani Medes School.

“The soldiers fight with guns, but you are fighting with pens and with your mind,” Matty told those gathered for the dedication. In a world of sectarian and religiously driven violence his ministry crosses those lines: There he stood, a Christian Arab addressing Yazidis, Kurds, Muslim officials, and a few Americans . ." at the dedication.