June 2017 Persecution Magazine
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Your Dollar$ at Work<br />
ICC Opens an<br />
Electronics<br />
Store in<br />
Pakistan<br />
Community Rebuild<br />
F<br />
or 20 years, Hasan operated an electronics<br />
store in Pakistan, gaining a reputation for<br />
honesty and outstanding work despite working<br />
in a market dominated by Muslims. People<br />
consistently chose to hire Hasan and shop at<br />
his store rather than some of his Muslim competitors.<br />
Frustration and resentment developed<br />
among his neighbors.<br />
Envious competitors continually asked<br />
Hasan to close his shop on Fridays and join<br />
in Islamic prayers. On some Fridays, they<br />
would force him to close his shop, but he<br />
would not go to the mosque. He refused, saying,<br />
“I cannot betray Jesus.” More recently, a<br />
group tried to force Hasan to convert to Islam<br />
or leave his business.<br />
Fearing for his life, Hasan left his successful<br />
business to work as a day laborer. Without<br />
a steady income, Hasan could not reopen<br />
his business and struggled to provide for his<br />
family. ICC recently moved Hasan to a safe<br />
location and provided a microfinance loan to<br />
purchase the necessary equipment for Hasan<br />
to start an electronics shop again, including<br />
lights, light bulbs, testers, fans, safety kits,<br />
switches, plates, wiring, and more. ICC also<br />
provided rent and food aid.<br />
Fulani destruction in Agatu, Nigeria.<br />
ICC Helps<br />
Widow and Her<br />
Six Children<br />
Suffering Wives & Children<br />
I<br />
n February 2016, Islamic Fulani militants<br />
initiated a series of attacks that destroyed<br />
homes, property, and the stability of predominately<br />
Christian Nigerians.<br />
During the attacks, approximately 500 people<br />
were killed, and hundreds of homes, property<br />
and farms were destroyed in a number of<br />
villages in the Agatu Council Area.<br />
The Fulani attack in Agatu village cost one<br />
woman her husband, brothers, home, and<br />
livelihood. As a result, the widow, Laraba,<br />
and her six children were forced to relocate<br />
to an internally displaced persons (IDP)<br />
camp. They were in desperate need of<br />
assistance and shelter.<br />
ICC aided this family by building a sixroom<br />
home for Laraba and her six children,<br />
10 PERSECU ION.org<br />
JUNE <strong>2017</strong><br />
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN
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