Just as an encounter with the Syrophoenician Woman opened Jesus to new possibilities in his earthly ministry, graphic and intimate images of a dead Syrian child, Aylan Kurti, has opened up hearts worldwide to refugees pouring into Europe. Christian Americans need to heed the ancient call to care for the orphan, the widow, the refugee and be part of the solution to this growing humanitarian crisis.

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