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<strong>Christmas</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
PERSECU ION<br />
Gifts<br />
for the<br />
Persecuted<br />
20+<br />
Ways to Give<br />
Education<br />
Pastor Support<br />
Bibles<br />
Child Sponsorship<br />
Victim Care ...and more!
CONTENTS<br />
4<br />
8<br />
Economic Empowerment<br />
Education<br />
12<br />
14<br />
16<br />
22<br />
24<br />
26<br />
28<br />
Care for Kids<br />
Medical Outreach<br />
Attack Response and Recovery<br />
Spreading the Gospel<br />
Pastor Support<br />
Church Assistance<br />
Advocacy Fellows<br />
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LETTER<br />
FROM THE<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
One of the things I go back to again and again<br />
when I tell audiences about persecution is how<br />
it is much more than a pastor being killed.<br />
You see, persecution is a multifaceted problem<br />
that affects generation after generation of<br />
Christians in a persecuted country.<br />
Christians in these countries are routinely denied a quality<br />
education, face systematic job discrimination, and have<br />
no access to capital to start businesses. Therefore, they are<br />
purposefully and permanently stuck on the bottom rung of<br />
society and under-served by the state.<br />
Yet most persecution solutions only focus on bandaging the<br />
immediate victims of attacks.<br />
Those victims are our most immediate concern; their welfare gets<br />
us up in the morning. When Christians are murdered or broken,<br />
we will be there for the victim or the family of the martyr.<br />
At the same time, we want to work toward changing the<br />
situation on the ground by addressing the holistic nature of<br />
persecution and helping persecuted Christians with medical<br />
care, microfinance, and by giving them an education that<br />
takes them to the front of the employment line.<br />
Lastly, we want to build the Kingdom of God on the front lines<br />
of the battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of<br />
Satan which is why we invest in top church planters and media<br />
efforts to get the Gospel into the toughest areas of the world.<br />
Hopefully, understanding “our grid” will give context to all of<br />
the options we give you to help a persecuted Christian in this<br />
catalog.<br />
The persecuted will pay any price to stay close to Jesus, no<br />
matter the cost. They are my heroes and worthy of our time,<br />
treasure, and talent.<br />
Please join us to bring God’s blessing and hope to these<br />
deserving believers.<br />
Bless you,<br />
Jeff King<br />
President, ICC<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Economic Empowerment<br />
When most people think of persecution, they think of a pastor being killed or<br />
imprisoned, and while martyrdom is the most violent and visible type of<br />
persecution, it is only the end of the persecution story.<br />
For most Christians, persecution is a daily struggle for existence, touching<br />
almost every part of their lives. From generation to generation, this has a<br />
huge compounding effect, relegating Christians to the lowest rungs of society.<br />
To break this cycle of persecution and poverty, we develop programs that seek to provide<br />
persecuted Christians with economic opportunities. From microfinance loans to grants that help<br />
restart businesses destroyed by persecution, we are able to provide a brighter and sustainable<br />
future for many Christians worldwide.<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$30 - Seed & fertilizer<br />
$70 - Storefront rent: 1 month<br />
$2,000 - Tuk-tuk<br />
Rescuing Victims of ISIS<br />
In August 2014, ISIS’ violence drove hundreds of Christian families<br />
from their homes in Qaraqosh, Iraq. The extremists set aside Christian<br />
properties for destruction by spray-painting the word “narsani,” Arabic<br />
for “follower of the Nazarene,” on Christian homes and businesses.<br />
Yas, a Christian from Qaraqosh, was among the thousands forced to<br />
flee their homes. He left behind everything – his home, community,<br />
and livelihood. When ISIS was finally driven out of Qaraqosh,<br />
Yas’ greatest desire was to return home and restart his life.<br />
Unfortunately, he didn’t have the means to restart the business<br />
ISIS ransacked and burned.<br />
We stepped in and helped restart Yas’ agricultural shop during<br />
northern Iraq’s planting season; this was the first business to<br />
provide seed and fertilizer to Qaraqosh’s farming community.<br />
This investment has not only allowed Yas to rebuild his home<br />
and move his family, but has enabled other families to also<br />
return.<br />
“It was great restarting,” Yas told us. “I became famous<br />
since I was the first shop starting again in Qaraqosh and<br />
that encourages people to come back.”<br />
Tuk-Tuk<br />
Persecution in India has increased<br />
dramatically in the past three years.<br />
Fewer people are coming to church due<br />
to fear of persecution and international<br />
channels for funding ministries are being<br />
closed by the government.<br />
We provided Arun with a tuk-tuk so that<br />
he could start a taxi business and more<br />
easily evangelize and spread the Gospel.<br />
“When I heard that I would be assisted<br />
with an auto-rickshaw... I was stunned,”<br />
Arun said. “[It was] beyond all my<br />
expectation and [I] couldn’t believe God<br />
would bless us in such a great manner.”<br />
“The income which will come from the rickshaw will fulfill the needs of my family and ministry,”<br />
Arun said. “I will also have a chance to share the Gospel with my passengers too.”<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Economic Empowerment<br />
Microfinance Loan<br />
In Egypt, widespread discrimination forces many Christians to the bottom rung of<br />
society. Many work as day laborers, existing from job to job and even meal to meal.<br />
Sylvia, a 40-year-old Christian mother of six, and her husband lived this existence until<br />
ICC provided a microloan to set up her own business.<br />
Sylvia had a history of weaving and selling floor mats to her neighbors. In 2016, we<br />
gave her a microloan to purchase equipment to turn her sidework into a real business.<br />
After our small investment, Sylvia grew her business so successfully, she repaid her<br />
loan in half the required time and has since received another microloan three<br />
times the size of the first one to expand her business even more.<br />
“Thank you ICC for<br />
giving me the loan I<br />
needed. My production<br />
of mats has greatly<br />
increased and I can now<br />
earn good money.”<br />
- Sylvia<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$150 - Microfinance loan<br />
$500 - Small market business<br />
Small Market Business<br />
Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws are often used to<br />
persecute Christians. Motivated by score-settling and<br />
religious hatred, an accusation of blasphemy has deadly<br />
consequences for the accused and the family.<br />
Yaqoob Masih, a Pakistani Christian, was arrested and<br />
imprisoned for unknowingly committing blasphemy in<br />
2016. Following Yaqoob’s accusation, local radicals<br />
threatened his entire family and they were forced to flee,<br />
leaving their home and jobs behind.<br />
ICC provided funds to relocate the family in a new<br />
city and provided all of the materials and inventory<br />
necessary to start a small fruit and vegetable shop,<br />
which has provided for the financial needs of his<br />
suffering family.<br />
“ICC’s support is wonderful,” Yaqoob’s brother told ICC. “I<br />
never thought of having my own business. I am thankful for<br />
making it possible. For years I worked as a laborer so this is a<br />
great blessing…which will bring 100 times the results.”<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Education<br />
HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
Christian kids are the most<br />
vulnerable victims of persecution.<br />
They are intentionally denied a<br />
quality education, and therefore<br />
relegated to the bottom rung of<br />
society with little to no hope of getting ahead.<br />
Access to quality education opens the door to the<br />
future and breaks the multi-generational cycle of<br />
poverty that entraps the persecuted.<br />
We provide supplemental education, full-time<br />
schooling, and vocational training.<br />
You can provide them with the gift of<br />
education, giving them hope for their future<br />
and letting them know that, even though<br />
society may have oppressed them, God cares<br />
for them and has not abandoned them.<br />
Vocational Training<br />
Christian women in the Middle East<br />
are a double target of Islamic radicals<br />
because of their gender and faith. Many lose<br />
their husbands due to persecution, forcing them to<br />
become the breadwinners for their families.<br />
You can empower these Christian women by giving them<br />
the gift of vocational training. This enables them to learn<br />
a trade skill which will allow them to generate income for<br />
their family. The training also supports them in their spiritual<br />
growth as they cope with a life of persecution.<br />
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$30 - Jos school: 1 month<br />
$60 - Vocational training: 1 person<br />
$86 - Teacher salary: 1 month<br />
$250 - One new computer<br />
Supplemental Education<br />
Many Christians in the Middle East are marginalized into<br />
very poor ghettos where access to quality education is scarce.<br />
Christians who are able to attend school are persecuted by their<br />
peers and often drop out of school. This creates a cycle that<br />
affects their future opportunities.<br />
We provide supplemental education with free computer and<br />
English classes for Christian children. These two skills prepare<br />
300 children for the workforce and make them better candidates<br />
for prospective employers.<br />
Full-time Schooling<br />
Boko Haram attacks have forced thousands<br />
of Christians to flee their homes in northern<br />
Nigeria to find refuge in an internally displaced<br />
people camp in Jos, Nigeria.<br />
We started a school for 28 children to provide<br />
them with all of the materials and resources they<br />
need to continue their education.<br />
You can give the gift of full-time schooling to children<br />
such as Hannah, who said, “I thank God because ... I was<br />
not able to read and now I can read very well.”<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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ICC IN ACTION<br />
We provide supplemental education,<br />
full-time schooling, and vocational training<br />
to break the multi-generational cycle<br />
of poverty that systematically entraps<br />
persecuted Christians.<br />
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To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Care for Kids<br />
Children don’t escape persecution<br />
because of their age. They are<br />
pressured to recant their faith.<br />
They go hungry when the crops<br />
are destroyed. They have to<br />
leave school when their family goes into<br />
hiding. They’re separated from their families<br />
and then forced to fend for themselves.<br />
They’re kidnapped, raped, and held for years.<br />
They even watch as their families are murdered.<br />
To serve the smallest victims of persecution, we<br />
provide education, medical care, housing, and<br />
trauma counseling to children across the world.<br />
Whether we build an orphanage in India or<br />
provide clothing to children in refugee camps<br />
in Nigeria, we are able to be Christ’s hands and<br />
feet to persecuted kids.<br />
Sponsor a Child<br />
With $30 a month, you can help a Christian kid in<br />
Egypt escape the cycle of generational persecution.<br />
When you sponsor a child, every month you will<br />
give the gift of education, school supplies, a daily<br />
meal, clothes and shoes, and Christian discipleship.<br />
Whether they learn about prayer, memorize<br />
Scripture, gain proficiency in math, or achieve food<br />
security, your child will receive tangible benefits<br />
from your sponsorship to prepare them for life.<br />
You will also be able to exchange letters with your<br />
child. You may find that they will change your life<br />
as much as you change theirs.<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$30 per month - Sponsor a child in Egypt<br />
$50 - <strong>Christmas</strong> gifts and two sets of clothes: 1 orphan in India<br />
$75 - Housing, food, clothing, education for one orphan in India: 1 month<br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Gifts for Orphans<br />
Many Christian children in India were orphaned when<br />
their parents were brutally murdered because of their<br />
faith. In response, we established an orphanage and<br />
adopted 14 Christian children, providing them with<br />
basic necessities and a loving Christian home.<br />
We also gave <strong>Christmas</strong> gifts to each of these<br />
children in celebration of Jesus’ birth. The<br />
children excitedly proclaimed that they “are<br />
grateful to Lord” for these gifts.<br />
When you give a <strong>Christmas</strong> gift to these<br />
orphans, you exemplify the love of Christ at<br />
a time when we recognize His birth.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Medical Outreach<br />
HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
Lack of access to medical care is a reality many Christians<br />
facing persecution are forced to live with due to their faith.<br />
Treatable diseases, injuries, vision problems, and other<br />
medical emergencies go untreated, leading to lifelong<br />
health consequences or, in the worst of cases, death.<br />
We provide vital medical aid to Christian communities that would<br />
otherwise be unable to receive treatment for even the simplest of<br />
medical concerns. Although this aid may seem simple, it truly is<br />
both life-changing and life-saving for many persecuted Christians.<br />
General Medical Aid<br />
Batta had such severe pain in her left arm that she couldn’t<br />
move it at all. As a Christian, she had no access to medical<br />
care, and accepted the fact she would lose the use of her arm<br />
completely. Then, she heard about our medical outreach.<br />
“When they announced at church [that there was] a medical<br />
outreach...I felt that God had sent me help,” Batta told us.<br />
“I went to see the doctor. He prescribed a treatment for me<br />
and gave me some advice.”<br />
“I got my medicine for free [at] the outreach,” Batta<br />
continued. “As time passed, I felt the pain less and less. I<br />
started being able to move my hand again. I thank God for<br />
you and for your service.”<br />
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$25 - Medical outreach: 1 patient<br />
$50 - Doctor costs: 1 day<br />
$70 - Cataract removal: 1 surgery<br />
$500 - Mobile pharmacy<br />
$1,000 - Medical outreach: 1 village<br />
Dental Care<br />
Marian, a Christian woman, suffered from severe tooth<br />
decay. When the dentists in our medical outreach saw her<br />
intense pain, they immediately helped.<br />
“They treated me with so much love and the medication was<br />
free,” Marian reported. “[This] made a big difference to<br />
me. Normal dentist appointments are very expensive and we<br />
don’t have the ability to afford this. Thank you to the whole<br />
medical outreach.”<br />
Eyeglasses<br />
Mariam, a sixth grade Christian girl, had eyeglasses that broke<br />
two weeks prior to our medical outreach. She was very upset<br />
because her parents couldn’t afford to replace them.<br />
Through our medical outreach, Mariam received a new pair of<br />
eyeglasses that were the same prescription she needed.<br />
She was overjoyed and testified that God was the one<br />
sending the medical outreach.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Attack Response & Recovery<br />
Church bombings in Egypt.<br />
Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria.<br />
Forced conversions in India.<br />
Government kidnappings of<br />
pastors in China. ISIS attacks in<br />
Iraq. Blasphemy charges in Pakistan. This is<br />
some of the destruction and persecution that<br />
Christians face every day.<br />
Countering persecution and assisting victims<br />
requires short-term, immediate relief, such as<br />
food, clothing, housing, and medical care to<br />
stabilize persecuted Christians.<br />
But short-term aid isn’t enough! We follow<br />
up with long-term recovery assistance, such<br />
as providing wells, agricultural supplies, and<br />
livestock to rebuild the lives forever changed<br />
by persecution.<br />
Wells<br />
Now that Qaraqosh, Iraq is liberated,<br />
displaced Christians want to return, but<br />
lack clean and consistent water sources<br />
for washing, cleaning, and watering. Their<br />
water supply is currently dirty and sporadic.<br />
Just one well that ICC installs serves 15<br />
families. Local Christians tell us, “Life is<br />
coming back to Qaraqosh.”<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$1,500 - Village well: Clean water for 15 families<br />
Medical Aid for Attacks<br />
Your gift of medical assistance ensures<br />
that persecuted Christians receive the<br />
treatment they need to survive and<br />
recover from severe attacks.<br />
John Muriuki was shot in the hands<br />
numerous times during an al-Shabaab<br />
attack in Kenya. We provided for the<br />
multiple surgeries necessary to save his<br />
hands so that he could support his family.<br />
Attack survivors often need medical<br />
care they cannot afford.<br />
Join with us to nurse a broken believer<br />
back to health.<br />
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Attack Response & Recovery<br />
Nigeria Agriculture<br />
Islamic militants in Africa commonly destroy<br />
the crops of Christian communities, effectively<br />
starving out the community of its food source.<br />
Missing one harvest has a devastating impact.<br />
In November 2016, Fulani militants attacked a<br />
Christian village and destroyed their crops and tools.<br />
We provided seed, fertilizer, and irrigation pumps<br />
so that these Christians could survive.<br />
You too can save a community by providing seed<br />
and fertilizer for the farmers.<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$75 - Rent for displaced family: 1 month<br />
$250 - Seed for Christian farmers: 100 bags<br />
$500 - Livestock business: 5 goats or sheep<br />
Displacement Rent<br />
Christian survivors of attacks need a safe place to<br />
live. Over 355 Christian families from El-Arish,<br />
Egypt fled after seven Christians were executed<br />
in El-Arish. We provided rent for several of these<br />
displaced Christians to live in safety and<br />
restart their lives.<br />
You can provide rent for Christians who<br />
have been forced to flee and have been<br />
stripped of resources, with no<br />
place to turn.<br />
Livestock<br />
Christian families that have endured the horrors of an attack need longterm<br />
recovery aid so they can rebuild their lives, often in a new place.<br />
Many times, we provide livestock such as cows and goats to families so<br />
they can sell the products from their animals, which provides them with a<br />
sustainable source of income.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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ICC IN ACTION<br />
We provide immediate and short-term relief<br />
for victims of attacks such as food, clothing,<br />
housing, and medical care.<br />
Additionally, we follow up with long-term<br />
recovery aid including wells, livestock,<br />
fertilizer, and seed to rebuild the lives<br />
and communities devastated<br />
by persecution.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Spreading the Gospel<br />
Imagine you live in a country<br />
where it is illegal and extremely<br />
dangerous to share your faith.<br />
How would you provide new<br />
believers with their first Bible?<br />
It’s hard to imagine that there are still<br />
many countries where people don’t<br />
have access to the Bible, or face great<br />
risks for owning one.<br />
We smuggle Bibles into hard-to-reach<br />
areas of the world and creatively<br />
spread the Gospel through radio<br />
broadcasts or by purchasing DVD<br />
players so that evangelists can access<br />
Gospel content on-the-go.<br />
You can advance the Kingdom<br />
by providing a Bible or Gospel<br />
broadcasting to both believers and<br />
non-believers!<br />
Radio Broadcasts<br />
Believers in North Korea are often killed or brutally tortured,<br />
making it extremely dangerous to spread the Gospel. Radio<br />
broadcasts are an effective tool for evangelism.<br />
Praise Ju was seven years old when her father brought<br />
home an illegal radio. He diligently sought Christian<br />
programs.<br />
“People around the world are praying for you, so don’t be<br />
afraid,” he told her. They came to Christ and eventually<br />
escaped North Korea.<br />
We support the broadcast of the Gospel into North Korea.<br />
All of the content is created by defectors who understand<br />
the culture. Though the North Korean government tries<br />
to jam the broadcasts, radio waves transmit the Gospel to<br />
millions nationwide, bringing life to those trapped in hell.<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$6 - 1 Bible<br />
$40 - Christian broadcasting in<br />
North Korea: 20 minutes for 1 day<br />
$1,000 - Evangelist/follow-up training<br />
$2,400 - North Korea radio sponsorship:<br />
20 minutes per day for 2 months<br />
“The Word of God is changing<br />
people and communities.”<br />
Bibles<br />
Believers in Laos face tremendous persecution, but because of their<br />
deep faith, they are seeing miracles and a great revival is taking place.<br />
However, many Laotians have never even seen a Bible, which can cost<br />
almost a month’s wages! We smuggle thousands of Bibles written in<br />
the native dialect to believers in countries such as Laos.<br />
A Laotian evangelist gladly expressed, “We could never get Bibles<br />
to people on our own. The Word of God is changing people and<br />
communities. We are so very grateful.”<br />
You can partner with us in changing people and communities by giving<br />
the gift of the Word of God.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Pastor Support<br />
HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
Underground pastors daily face false accusations,<br />
imprisonment, or even death. We support pastors<br />
in their day-to-day ministry, provide them with<br />
training so they can be prepared for an attack,<br />
and aid the families of pastors who have been<br />
imprisoned or murdered.<br />
You can join us in showing pastors that we’re praying for and<br />
supporting them as they are at the frontline, spreading the<br />
Gospel in some of the most dangerous places on earth.<br />
“Because of this, his whole<br />
family came to Christ.”<br />
Persecution Preparedness Training<br />
Across India, attacks on Christians are reaching unprecedented levels. We train pastors<br />
on what to do when facing an attack, including teaching them their rights as citizens,<br />
how to prevent and report attacks, and how to document attacks when police refuse to<br />
investigate.<br />
“I did not have any understanding of my rights…I am hearing it [for the] first time,”<br />
Pastor Andrew said. “Thank you so much for [educating] us.”<br />
You can provide the gift of training so that pastors will be ready when attacks strike.<br />
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$10 - Persecution training: 2 pastors<br />
$50 - Iranian pastor support: 1 month<br />
$150 - Support for one imprisoned<br />
pastor’s family: 1 month<br />
$450 - Support for one imprisoned<br />
pastor’s family: 3 months<br />
Families of Imprisoned Pastors<br />
Pastors are often imprisoned, leaving their families to<br />
fend for themselves and to find the resources to cover<br />
legal fees. We regularly support many of their families<br />
with monthly assistance, and help with legal aid when<br />
they have nowhere to turn.<br />
Pastor John Cao was arrested in China on March 5,<br />
<strong>2017</strong>. We immediately helped his family arrange visits<br />
with Christian lawyers. Pastor John was enormously<br />
encouraged, knowing that so many people were praying<br />
and stood ready to help them.<br />
Monthly Support: Iran<br />
Iranian pastors bravely share Christ’s love even<br />
though they face the risk of death.<br />
After Ada received Christ, she said, “My mother<br />
and family came to Christ... In [a] Bible session, the<br />
Holy Spirit told me to forgive my uncle, so I went<br />
to his house and forgave him. Because of this, his<br />
whole family came to Christ.”<br />
We provide monthly support to 20 Iranian pastors so<br />
they can continue their vital work of evangelizing<br />
and discipling Christians like Ada.<br />
Families of Martyred Pastors<br />
No form of persecution grabs our hearts like that of<br />
martyrdom.<br />
Bishop Joel was leading morning prayer at his church<br />
on June 24, when a man barged into the service,<br />
upset because the church noise was irritating him.<br />
He rushed at Bishop Joel and violently attacked him<br />
with a machete.<br />
Bishop Joel was murdered, but we stand with<br />
families like his in the months following to enable<br />
them to recover and stay together in the long-term<br />
by providing them with immediate aid and with<br />
small business assistance.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Church Assistance<br />
Every year, hundreds of churches across the world are<br />
burned, bombed, looted, vandalized, or simply shut down,<br />
leaving the congregation without a place to worship.<br />
We help by rebuilding and repairing churches that<br />
have been ransacked or destroyed by persecution. In<br />
Pakistan and Egypt, we have provided medical aid and long-term<br />
assistance to the Christian victims of church bombings. In India,<br />
we have rebuilt and replaced church buildings. We also provide<br />
instruments, literature, chairs, and supplies that have been<br />
destroyed during an attack.<br />
By stepping into these situations, we are not only helping rebuild<br />
and repair the church buildings, but we are also helping rebuild and<br />
repair the Christian communities that gather in those buildings.<br />
Church Attack Recovery in Indonesia<br />
When a group of radical Muslims in Indonesia threatened Pastor Edwin for<br />
holding services in his house, he was forced to stop. Thankfully, because of<br />
community support, the church was not closed permanently and Pastor Edwin<br />
was able to restart services.<br />
However, they were discouraged because their sound system was broken,<br />
and they couldn’t afford the repairs. They were overwhelmed when we<br />
offered a new sound system!<br />
“I really thank ICC for...giving our church all these things,”<br />
said Pastor Edwin. “It’s beyond our understanding on how<br />
the Lord could answer our prayer through ICC.”<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU<br />
CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
$100 - Church supplies: Windows, chairs, etc.<br />
$500 - Church attack repair: Small<br />
$1,350 - Church attack repair: Medium<br />
Zanzibar Church Support<br />
Zanzibar’s population is 99 percent Muslim and less<br />
than one percent Christian, which has led to extreme<br />
persecution against Christians. Over the last few<br />
years, at least seven churches have been attacked<br />
and all of their supplies were destroyed. To aid these<br />
churches and ease their financial burden, we supplied<br />
them with 150 chairs to replace the ones that had<br />
been destroyed.<br />
You can encourage the Body of Christ by replacing<br />
chairs and other supplies that have been destroyed<br />
because of persecution.<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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Advocacy Fellows<br />
A<br />
fter spending six to nine months training<br />
with ICC’s advocacy team in religious<br />
freedom and Capitol Hill culture, we<br />
place our fellows in the office of a US<br />
representative to fight persecution<br />
from within the US government. We pay for them to<br />
be on the Hill for six months and then either bring<br />
them back to work with ICC or allow them to work in<br />
another office to strengthen congressional resources<br />
in the fight against persecution. We take great care<br />
in carefully selecting fellows who, under the tutelage<br />
of ICC, can be intimately involved in meeting with<br />
congresstional representatives, State Dept. staff,<br />
and other government staffers. This is an incredibly<br />
effective way to serve the whole body of Christ and to<br />
give the Body a resource on Capitol Hill.<br />
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HOW<br />
YOU YOU<br />
CAN CAN<br />
HELP:<br />
Advocacy Fellow Sponsorship<br />
$600 - 1 week<br />
$2,500 - 1 month<br />
$15,000 - 6 months<br />
$30,000 - 1 year<br />
This spring’s advocacy fellow played an extremely<br />
important role in continuing to pressure the government<br />
of Sudan on their mistreatment of Christians. After<br />
introductions and guidance from ICC’s full-time staff,<br />
our fellow met with numeous congressional staff,<br />
leading to a bipartisan formal congressional letter with<br />
the signatures of 12 members of Congress to Secretary<br />
of State Tillerson, asking him to address Sudan’s<br />
demolition of Christian churches. This letter came<br />
at a critical moment when the US government was<br />
considering ending economic sanctions on Sudan.<br />
You can help ICC’s advocacy team by funding this<br />
critical fellowship program that carries numerous positive<br />
ramifications for the persecuted Church far beyond their<br />
time at ICC or on Capitol Hill. Join with us in helping the<br />
persecuted through supporting this vital position!<br />
To donate: Go to www.persecution.org or call 1-800-422-5441<br />
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GET INVOLVED<br />
How to Donate:<br />
1<br />
2 3<br />
Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:<br />
Total the gifts you wish to<br />
give to the persecuted from<br />
the <strong>Christmas</strong> catalog by<br />
completing the order form<br />
on the right.<br />
Fill out contact and payment<br />
information. Cut out the form<br />
page, fold it and place into<br />
mailer envelope.<br />
Mail the gift order form and<br />
payment (if paying by check)<br />
in the enclosed envelope to:<br />
ICC, PO Box 8056<br />
Silver Spring, MD 20907<br />
Alternate donation methods:<br />
Phone: 1-800-422-5441 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST)<br />
Online: christmas.persecution.org<br />
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Item<br />
Suggested<br />
Your Gift<br />
Code<br />
Item<br />
Suggested<br />
Your Gift<br />
Code<br />
Economic Empowerment (p. 4-7)<br />
Seeds & fertilizer $30 $ CRB1<br />
Storefront rent: 1 month $70 $ CRB2<br />
Tuk-tuk $2,000 $ CRB3<br />
Microfinance loan $150 $ CRB4<br />
Small market business $500 $ CRB5<br />
Education (p. 8-9)<br />
Jos school: 1 month $30 $ SWC1<br />
Vocational training $60 $ CRB6<br />
Teacher salary: 1 month $86 $ CRB7<br />
New computer $250 $ CRB8<br />
Care for Kids (p. 12-13)<br />
Sponsor a child in Egypt $30* $ KC1<br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> gifts: 1 orphan $50 $ KC2<br />
Orphan care in India:<br />
1 month<br />
$75 $ KC3<br />
Medical Outreach (p. 14-15)<br />
Medical outreach: 1 patient $25 $ SWC2<br />
Doctor costs: 1 day $50 $ SWC3<br />
Cataract removal: 1 surgery $70 $ SWC4<br />
Mobile pharmacy $500 $ SWC5<br />
Medical outreach: 1 village $1,000 $ SWC6<br />
Church Assistance (p. 26-27)<br />
Church supplies $100 $ CRB13<br />
Church repair: small $500 $ CRB14<br />
Church repair: medium $1,350 $ CRB15<br />
Advocacy Fellows Sponsorship (p. 28-29)<br />
1 Week $600 $ ADV1<br />
1 Month $2,500 $ ADV2<br />
6 Months $15,000 $ ADV3<br />
1 Year $30,000 $ ADV4<br />
Total: $<br />
CONTACT INFORMATION<br />
Name:<br />
Address:<br />
City: State: Zip Code:<br />
Email:<br />
Attack Response and Recovery (p. 16-19)<br />
Village well: 15 families $1,500 $ CRB9<br />
Displaced family’s rent $75 $ CRB10<br />
Seed for farmers: 100 bags $250 $ CRB11<br />
Livestock business:<br />
5 animals<br />
$500 $ CRB12<br />
Spreading the Gospel (p. 22-23)<br />
1 Bible $6 $ BBL1<br />
20 minutes of Christian radio $40 $ BCST1<br />
Evangelist training $1,000 $ UPF1<br />
2 months North Korea radio $2,400 $ BCST2<br />
Pastor Support (p. 24-25)<br />
Persecution training: 2 pastors $10 $ UPF2<br />
Pastor support: 1 month $50 $ UPF3<br />
Imprisoned pastor’s family<br />
support: 1 month<br />
Imprisoned pastor’s family<br />
support: 3 months<br />
$150 $ SWC7<br />
$450 $ SWC8<br />
PAYMENT INFORMATION<br />
Credit Card<br />
Visa MasterCard Discover American Express<br />
Card Number:<br />
Expiration Date: Total: $<br />
Signature:<br />
*Charge my card $30 per month to sponsor a child<br />
Check/Money Order Enclosed<br />
Check Number:<br />
Total: $
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OR BY PHONE<br />
800-ICC-5441<br />
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YOUR WILL<br />
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