Ammar Alfakosh Archives - First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo https://ufon.ca/speaker/ammar-alfakosh/ At First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo we create spiritual connection and bring compassion, discovery and social justice to life! Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ufon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FUFON-FLAME-150x150.jpg Ammar Alfakosh Archives - First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo https://ufon.ca/speaker/ammar-alfakosh/ 32 32 182979247 Rising from the Ashes https://ufon.ca/services/rising-from-the-ashes/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:07:53 +0000 https://ufon.ca/?post_type=uu_services&p=180962 “On a very dark night, with a group of seven young guys, I started my journey to find my stolen freedom. In narrow rugged trails across the mountains, we walked for hours trying to pass the Syrian borders to get to Turkey. Everything seemed to be under control until we were attacked by the “Jandirma”, … Continue reading Rising from the Ashes

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Ammar was a Syrian refugee (now a Canadian citizen) who was sponsored by the FUFON community to start a new safe life in Nanaimo, BC. He is willing to share some stories of his journey with us.

If you are interested in knowing what it feels like to lose everything, how a near death experience can change your perspectives in life, or even learning how Canadians have changed his life through the Canadian Private Sponsorship Program, join us in our service.

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