Keystone

All about our Keystone project.

Amal*, one of the refugees who attended the three month sports-based Keystone programme, made significant lifestyle changes for himself and his family.

The Keystone programme was created when Operation Mercy saw many refugee men in Jordan struggling with Many of the men have experienced changes in their lives through Keystone.

Some of them wish the group could meet more than twice a week, but all the men say that they are continuing the exercises at home.

We are so encouraged not only to see relationships develop but hearing accounts from our Keystone participants that they themselves are being peacemakers, is extraordinarily gratifying.

“And how do we lead our families with love, speak in a kind way, and not with violence?” asks Ahmed. He is one of the coaches at Keystone.

In a home filled with a father’s anger, there was a lot of yelling and screaming, but laughter was in short supply.

It was becoming very apparent that friendships were developing, and a sense of brotherhood was growing.