December 2016 Annual Report
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<strong>2016</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
A Year of Firsts<br />
In <strong>2016</strong>, God Allowed ICC to Reach Four Long-Term Strategic Goals<br />
The Bridge<br />
Christianity is under massive attack around the world and is facing<br />
intense political and cultural threats in the US. Christians<br />
can no longer afford to operate in silos. The Body must come<br />
together and bridge theological, organizational, and societal<br />
divides.<br />
This past summer, after years of planning, we launched The<br />
Bridge (www.thepersecutionconference.org) where we bring<br />
all sectors of the Church (laypeople, pastors, government<br />
leaders, politicians, and ministry leaders) together to fight<br />
persecution in a united front. The Bridge is not an ICC conference,<br />
but a conference for the Church to come together to<br />
fight persecution.<br />
Hope House<br />
Persecution is much more complicated than martyrdom and<br />
imprisonment. For instance, many countries intentionally restrict<br />
Christians’ access to education so that they are trapped<br />
in multigenerational poverty and are permanent residents of<br />
the lower class.<br />
In <strong>2016</strong>, we launched Hope House to address these needs. One<br />
Hope House program trains promising Christian kids in English<br />
and computer skills after school. In a few short years, they can<br />
rise to the top of the employment pool. We also provide access<br />
to microfinance for promising and driven young Christians so<br />
that they can purchase simple businesses, with a commitment<br />
to finding and training other Christians to push the Christian<br />
community forward.<br />
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