NARRATOR: By the end of 2015, the UN

estimates there'll be 2 million refugees living like this

just in Lebanon alone.

It was into this place of suffering

that Elian came to bring hope through Superbook

to the land of her birth.

[CHATTER]

The first step on her journey was a church

inside Beirut, which had taken in 150 Iraqi and Syrian refugee

children.

They were so curious to know, what is this Superbook?

I love that they were really watching and attentive to what

was going on.

NARRATOR: Then Elian made her way

into a very different situation, a camp

made up of hundreds of thousands of people in the Bekaa Valley

living in tents in the most desperate conditions.

Every time I asked them, how can I pray for you,

the only answer I got there was, pray

that we can find food tomorrow.

NARRATOR: Then they set up and showed the Superbook episode,

In the Beginning, to nearly 200 Muslim children and adults.

While they were watching, I was watching their faces.

And there was this one child.

His eyes were like shining.

He was so into Superbook.

NARRATOR: And the children responded

when she introduced the Superbook curriculum to them.

We talked about God.

What is God to you?

Who, who is God to you?

It was amazing--

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--how Superbook can bring joy.

NARRATOR: Which brings us to the reason

why Elian wanted to return to the land of her birth to bring

Superbook to these children.

As I was walking in that camp, I looked at all these kids

there.

I saw me.

I grew up in a war zone.

The only fun part of the day was when my grandmother

had me watch Superbook.

Superbook is planted inside me.

It changed my life as a child.

I want all the kids in the Middle East

to have access to Superbook in every house, every church,

and in every refugee camp because I know,

I know that it changed lives.

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