Standing by Afghanistan -email update from Aug.1,2021

by | Aug 1, 2021

This was an email update sent on August 1, 2021 Dearest MEPO friends, We know that you join us in feeling very worried about the situation in Afghanistan. We wish to give you a quick update on the situation with the Garden of Flowers in Kabul: While the news from the...

The Joys of Ice Cream (July 2021)

by | Aug 1, 2021

Every Sunday at some point during our video chats with the GoF staff, we hear the jingle of an ice cream truck driving by playing a tinny version of “Happy Birthday.” We all laugh – most people would agree that ice cream brings joy. So after the big...

Art and Beauty in the Garden (July 25, 2021)

by | Aug 1, 2021

How often have we seen preschools filled with garish cartoon pictures and blaring colors? As if that is all that would attract the eyes and minds of children… But at the Garden of Flowers, the walls have been gradually graced with beautiful murals and handmade...

How’s Obaid? (July 2021)

by | Jul 14, 2021

In May, we sent out a newsletter (see The Story of Obaid’s Heart) telling about Obaid, a young man who grew up in the House of Flowers and whose disability of leg paralysis (perhaps polio) had resulted in great difficulties in establishing his life. In May he...