December 2016 Annual Report

2016 Annual Report
Rescuing Kids
Saving a Generation Physically and Spiritually
James 1:27 commands us to look after the orphans in
their distress because this world has a way of ignoring
and exploiting the weakest members of society.
ICC serves persecuted kids with short-term relief
projects to put a band-aid on immediate needs, but
most of our work with kids involves long-term projects
to protect and restore their lives. These longterm
projects include Egypt’s Hope House and our
orphanage in India for children who lost their parents
during the massive anti-Christian violence in
Orissa, India (2008).
In short, our projects focus on ensuring that persecuted
kids receive a quality education, food,
medical assistance, and discipleship to give them
the best shot at a second chance in life. The more
we work with persecuted kids, the more we realize
that God has gifted them with a powerful hope to
continue living and loving in spite of tragedy. ICC is
grateful to help them do just that.
Top Right: Children in an internally displaced
people (IDP) camp in northern Iraq
receive treats as their families are given
coats and blankets from ICC to keep them
warm through the cold winter.
Middle Right: A boy receives a blanket
from ICC in a Christian community in
India that has faced discrimination and
persecution.
Middle Far Right: Children who lost a parent
when Islamists bombed their church
receive an education through a joint ICC-
Voice of the Martyrs project.
Lower Right: Children at a church in India
receive new reading material from ICC
after a radical Hindu broke in and burned
all of the church’s books.
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