{"id":3155,"date":"2022-01-28T22:28:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/a-new-life-thanks-to-you\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:23:46","slug":"a-new-life-thanks-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2022\/01\/28\/a-new-life-thanks-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Life, Thanks to You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everything in life for Razkia and her family was good in Libya. She had a good job, good home, and a great family. But after the revolution started everything changed \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey were bombing each other, every time you will expect that you will die.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Razkia credits God for helping keep them safe and her son alive after he was kidnapped by ISIS. Eventually they were able to flee and began their journey looking for a new home as refugees. 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