That day’s count? Eighteen hundred. Eighteen hundred times he found a reason to send a short prayer of gratitude heavenward. I think I’m doing well if I do a daily gratitude list of five items.
Mahmoud is a Syrian refugee living in Turkey with his family. In Syria, his wife was a teacher and he ran the school. As the civil war intensified, he began providing tents and other supplies to Syrians who were internally displaced. He finally left himself when his office was targeted and bombed. He gave up his home and his career to keep his family safe.