"Instead of pause, we say it is time to fast-forward..." David Yeghnazar, Elam's executive director, shares how, despite the pain, suffering and challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis, ministry continues and God is at work.

Shirin has not had an easy life. At a moment of personal crisis she was deeply wounded and then abandoned by her family. She became an outcast...

Amid the coronavirus lockdown Maryam lost her job and - with no income - her cupboards soon became bare. Finally, one night, Maryam had to put her two kids to bed hungry. In anguish, she cried out, “Jesus, have you forgotten us?"