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\u201cViolence unmakes the world, but preemptive love has the power to unmake violence.\u201d \u2013 Jeremy Courtney
\nJeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of\u00a0Preemptive Love Coalition<\/a>, which brings relief to families fleeing war in Syria and Iraq. They\u00a0help refugees rebuild their lives. And we provide lifesaving medical care for children in conflict zones.
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\nJeremy and his wife Jessica moved to New York City just after 9\/11, then to Istanbul, and finally to Iraq during the Iraq War in 2006. Their story is less heroic than it is humble; they have simply fallen in love with the Iraqi people, so they are in it for the long haul because in their words, the Iraqi people are \u201cour people.\u201d
\nListen to author Steve Wiens talk with Jeremy about his work:<\/strong> Enjoy the PODCAST<\/a>.
\nGet more of Jeremy’s story in Stu Garrard’s Words from the Hill. An upside down look at the beatitudes that takes us to peacemakers in the middle east, 21st century meek, and learn who is truly blessed.
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\u201cViolence unmakes the world, but preemptive love has the power to unmake violence.\u201d \u2013 Jeremy Courtney Jeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of\u00a0Preemptive Love Coalition, which brings relief to families fleeing war in Syria and Iraq. They\u00a0help refugees rebuild … <\/p>\n

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