"Child marriage has always existed in rural parts of this region. But the war in Syria has made things worse. With
their families struggling for money, many young girls face the prospect
of marriage - and childbirth - at a very young age."
We've met some of them. Married at 14, not middle school dances and painting your BFF's fingernails at a sleeper over, and a couple children by 16, not getting your driver's license and dreaming of a sweet sixteen party, the prospects for a child-bride are grim.
Read this article and please pray for the little girls, child brides and teen moms of the Middle East and across the globe.
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