Paintings

Today we visited a refugee family in another town which was bursting at the seams with refugees- tents, unfinished buildings and a huge camp. 

We visited an unfinished building which 3 families lived in (34 children between them!) A tent next to them housed women and children who'd been rescued from IS captivity.

One of the girls in the family we were with is an incredible artist. She paints scenes from 2014 when IS came. They spent 9 days on the mountain. The pictures each hold deep meanings and terrible memories. It was hard even looking at them (especially the ones depicting the women in captivity). I just took photos of two (see extra photo- this one is remembering the old people and children who got left behind to die at the bottom of the mountain because they couldn't carry them to safety.)

I'd love the world to see these paintings- it's so important the plight of the Yezidis isn't forgotten. Does anyone know how we can get them seen?

(As I write this J is on K TV on the panel he got interviewed on!)