ONE: From the Field

From Ethiopia: The Fallout

Many Ethiopian women travel abroad legally, thinking they will get a job as a domestic worker in a rich Persian Gulf country. But many of them also end up victims of human trafficking. Journalist Lorenzo Milne tells of his interview with a Comboni Missionary Sister who works with these women when they are returned to Ethiopia, often with few or no belongings.
Mr. Milne reports more on how programs to help fight human trafficking are being affected by foreign aid cut in The Fallout, in the September issue of ONE Magazine.

From Syria: Healing Hands in the Shadows of War

Rita, a young Syrian mother of twins, has a heart condition, and she needed surgery, tests, and drugs. During Syria's 14-year civil war, Rita received help with medical bills from a network of Christian communities, in what journalist Claire Porter Robbins refers to as "a massively bright light" among stories she heard when interviewing people from Homs, Aleppo, Damascus and other areas.
Read a feature-length story, Healing Hands in the Shadows of War, in the September issue of ONE Magazine.

From Gaza: It Is Famine

Elham Farah, 84, left the protection of Gaza's Holy Family Catholic Church for a brief trip home to get warmer clothes. She was shot in the leg and was unable to crawl 50 feet to the doctor. Former ONE Magazine associate editor Olivia Poust recounts Ms. Farah's story, one of many she heard from Gazans for a story on the humanitarian crisis in the blockaded enclave.
Read Ms. Poust's feature story, It IS Famine, in the September issue of ONE Magazine.

From Gaza: At Death's Door

Israel closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip in March, and that means no food, fuel or medicine can get to Gazans. In this first-person account, journalist Diaa Ostaz reports from Gaza on what this means for more than two million people living in the strip. “Every aspect of life has been affected,” he says.
Read Mr. Ostaz's blog piece, At Death's Door, for more on how famine has been deployed as a weapon of war.

From the West Bank: To Stay or to Go

A Palestinian mother speaks of the pain of hearing that her 16-year-old daughter wants to leave Bethlehem. She says she understands why, but she also knows the importance of maintaining the Christian presence in the city of Jesus' birth.
Read more about Shahinda Nassar's quandary and hear her daughter Sally's perspective in “Landscape of Loss” in the June issue of ONE Magazine.

From the West Bank: Landscape of Loss, Part 2

In Bethlehem’s Manger Square, journalist Fatima AbdulKarim feels a quiet defiance, a stubborn hope that something better is still possible.
Read her article, “Landscape of Loss” in the June issue of ONE Magazine to learn more about what is happening in Bethlehem and the quandary residents like Mrs. Nassar find themselves in.
 

From the Middle East: Holding Their Own

In Lebanon, the cuts to USAID programs generated important conversations about the country’s dependence on foreign support. Journalist Laure Delacloche addresses those issues but also witnesses to how international aid has helped many people in the country.
 
Read "Holding Their Own" in the June 2025 issue of ONE.

From Syria: In Need of a Lifeline

Although Syria’s future remains uncertain under its new government, some Christians are expressing cautious optimism. In a conversation that could not have happened under the regime of Bashar al-Assad, British journalist Rosabel Crean interviews a Syrian journalist on the challenges ahead and the needs of many people, including Christians, for a calmer, economically stable society.
Read "In Need of a Lifeline" in the June 2025 issue of ONE.