{"id":103037,"date":"2017-05-23T14:14:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T11:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/?post_type=en-post&#038;p=103037"},"modified":"2021-09-09T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:00:30","slug":"witnesses-from-syria-sister-iole-missionary-of-hope-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.proterrasancta.org\/en\/witnesses-from-syria-sister-iole-missionary-of-hope-in-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnesses from Syria: Sister Iole, missionary of hope in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<strong>The heart of Syria in Damascus is still pulsating &#8230; It has never stopped, and now it needs to beat harder than ever, <\/strong>so we might start<strong> to rebuild our Country, although it will take a long time<\/strong>.\u201d Speaking is <strong>Sister Iole from Syria, a Franciscan Missionary to Damascus<\/strong>. She is visiting Jerusalem for a few days before returning to her beloved Syria. We take this opportunity ask her what&#8217;s going on in that country that has started its seventh year of calvary since March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Damascus the army has always resisted,\u201d Sister Iole continues, \u201c<strong>there have been no destructions, like in Aleppo or Homs &#8230; But the war has left its mark in Damascus too<\/strong>\u201d. \u00a0There are a lot of children and boys in the structures of the Franciscans who report serious traumas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children are the ones suffering the most. \u201cThis constant tension suffocates every kind of hope, families are destroyed &#8230; In short, children do not grow in serenity, they are scared, desperate<\/strong>.\u201d She tells us the tragic story of a family of the community: \u201cBecause of the constant swinging of power <strong>a lady has been stormed. Her husband had been out of business for months and hence he did not work anymore &#8230; Missing his wife, with nothing to feed their three children, the poor man committed suicide &#8230; What hope remains for his children?<\/strong>\u201d None, except the help of the Franciscans who have welcomed them. \u201cTwo days before I left,\u201d the nun continues, <strong>one of the children of this family was found in the room trying to mount a loop &#8230; And he\u2019s only eight<\/strong>! As soon as I was told about it, I ran to embrace him. Because the first thing is to make it clear that they are never left alone. In the end he was grateful and smiled. This is what hope means. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>That&#8217;s why our help and presence in Damascus is now needed more than ever!\u201d She exclaims, \u201cBecause there is still hope!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Syria, the Association pro Terra Sancta, alongside the Franciscans, has recently increased efforts to support schools and educational structures, so investing in the education, accompaniment and psychological support of young people who have been traumatized in this terrible war.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Sister Iole tells us, however, there is still a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/project\/en\/syria-damascus-the-emergency-centre\/\"><strong>Help us too!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe heart of Syria in Damascus is still pulsating &#8230; It has never stopped, and now it needs to beat harder than ever, so we might start to rebuild our Country, although it will take a long time.\u201d Speaking is Sister Iole from Syria, a Franciscan Missionary to Damascus. 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