Column from Sarajevo – Exploring the city of trauma

Blessed are the peacemakers, Jesus says. But the Gospel does not promise a peaceful life for them. On the contrary, say peacemakers in Bosnia. They have sometimes been treated as traitors

A merry-go-round for children next to a burned-out car. Houses shot to pieces in the background. The image is stuck in my head. I saw this scene in Mosul, Iraq. Mosul was the capital of the Islamic State in Iraq up until 2017. Its prolonged liberation left the city utterly destroyed.

Christian migrants who struggle with trauma can not always find a connection with mainstream counselling services. The Freedom Focus course was developed especially for them, where "theological and psychological insights both have a place".