Here at Miles4Migrants, one blessing we’re counting this year is the 4th anniversary of our first family reunion using frequent flyer miles. On November 1st 2016, Miles4Migrants reunited a Syrian family in their new home of Belgium using frequent flyer miles.
This man was a dentist in Syria who raised Arabian horses to race and stud. He was a millionaire, living well and everything was good in his life. He belonged to the Catholic faith, a minority, but he had no problems until the war…
[Ghassan, his wife, Zainab, and their five children] were reunited in April 2018 after over two long years apart!
by: Andy Freedman, Cofounder of Miles4Migrants
A Syrian family, separated by war, reunited in Belgium thanks to Caritas International and Miles4Migrants.
“After almost 2 years, I could see my wife and my 2 children on June 3, 2017. I was the happiest man in the world when I saw my family…”
“I was away from my family for a total of 18 months, 20 days and almost 5 hours. I tasted all kinds of sleepless nights, day dreaming and other problems…”