As thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent face deportation from the Dominican Republic, Mennonite Central Committee is offering humanitarian aid and calling on people to pray and advocate on the behalf of those affected.
Mennonite Central Committee
WINNIPEG, Man. — When Brian Darweesh and Reem Younes got married, they were living as refugees in Lebanon. They left their homes in Syria fleeing violence and a threat on Darweesh’s life.
Their wedding had no white dress and no party — just a civil ceremony in a foreign country.
But a little more than a year later, the couple had another wedding ceremony, this time in Winnipeg.
