How difficult it must have been for this widow after her husband was killed. Hope she is able to have a nice life in Canada.
Siham's story: Refugee family arrives in Toronto, 3 years after flight from Syria
'It’s just been transformative ... to help someone else in this profound way,' sponsor says
CBC News Posted: Dec 27, 2015 5:53 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 27, 2015 8:45 PM ET
Siham Abu Sitta, right, meets her "new family," members of the Fairlawn Avenue United Church in Toronto, who sponsored the Syrian woman and her daughters. (CBC News)
Abu Sitta's eight-year-old twins, Jana and Joudy, play next to a Christmas tree Sunday as their mother recounts the journey that brought them to Toronto, using English words she began learning nine months ago.
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Toronto church welcomes Syrian family they fought to bring to Canada
Siham's story: Refugee family arrives in Toronto, 3 years after flight from Syria
'It’s just been transformative ... to help someone else in this profound way,' sponsor says
CBC News Posted: Dec 27, 2015 5:53 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 27, 2015 8:45 PM ET
Siham Abu Sitta, right, meets her "new family," members of the Fairlawn Avenue United Church in Toronto, who sponsored the Syrian woman and her daughters. (CBC News)
- Siham Abu Sitta and her three daughters are surrounded by "new family" on Boxing Day — members of the Toronto church congregation who spent more than a year trying to bring the Syrian widow to Canada after years of an illegal existence in a Lebanese refugee camp.
- Syrian refugee family hopes Toronto church sponsorship leads to expedited visas
- REFUGEE DIARY 'I wanted to believe we could have a peaceful life again'
Abu Sitta's eight-year-old twins, Jana and Joudy, play next to a Christmas tree Sunday as their mother recounts the journey that brought them to Toronto, using English words she began learning nine months ago.
Continue reading at:
Toronto church welcomes Syrian family they fought to bring to Canada
