Dear volunteers,

You already had a good taste of what it feels like to extend ones hand and reach out to our fellow friends through working with the Bailey's Crossroads Shelter. If you have more time to spare in between the monthly dinners and would like to extend your hand even further, here is another opportunity:

This is the story, unfortunately true, of a young, bright man, whose future is uncertain.

Behzad was born with a complex congenital heart defect. As a result of this defect, the muscle in his heart is dilated and will not property squeeze his heart. The lifesaving treatment required for this condition is not available in Iran. When he was young, he was able to travel to the United States to have surgery. He returned to Iran and, for a while was able to live a relatively normal life.

Since 2003, violence, war, and disease have killed in excess of 200,000 people. Another 2 million – mostly women and children - have been forced to flee their homes.

In eastern Chad the UN Refugee Agency is providing more than 220,000 refugees with protection, shelter, medical care, and other basic assistance. But the dire humanitarian crisis is growing worse.