Donor fatigue is hampering efforts to help Christian refugees fleeing ISIS, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has said. Sounding dejected, Patriarch Fouad Twal said he identified with the humiliations faced by the refugees in Jordan who have gone from living a placid life in which they attended school, went to work and were able to support themselves, to being forced to depend on others for every morsel of food or piece of clothing they have. Overall, the refugees’ situation was getting worse, as people were feeling crestfallen because they realise they will be unable to return to their homes in Iraq or Syria. While Christian schools, Jordanian parishioners and agencies such as Caritas Jordan had been doing their best to care for the refugees, they were running short of resources and were finding it difficult to maintain current levels of support, he explained. “Now everyone is tired,” Patriarch Twal said. “The parish priests are tired, the donors are tired, the people are tired and losing their enthusiasm. At the beginning, they were happy to help. But now [they look to] the future [and see no end]. “Caritas does not have the resources to give three meals a day to each person.”