May 2023 Persecution Magazine
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
FOUR WOMEN RECLAIM THEIR<br />
FUTURES WITH THE HELP OF ICC<br />
AFTER FULANI MILITANTS KILLED<br />
THEIR BELOVED HUSBANDS<br />
One day not long ago, on the eastern<br />
edge of Nigeria, Amara, her four<br />
children, her pastor, and a handful of<br />
others gathered inside a newly revamped,<br />
cinderblock structure and dedicated the<br />
space to the Lord.<br />
And with that, amid smiles and “thank<br />
yous,” Operation Poultry began.<br />
After years of recovering from deep pain<br />
and trauma, and struggling to survive and<br />
support her family, Amara has joy and<br />
hope – and dreams for the future.<br />
ICC helped bring that hope with the<br />
delivery of 150 chickens. With ICC’s aid,<br />
Amara renovated and launched a poultry<br />
farm. ICC equipped her with an ongoing<br />
way to provide her family with nutrition<br />
and steadily generate income.<br />
The need for this helping hand came<br />
after a tragic attack by radical Fulani<br />
militants in February 2019. Four pastors<br />
PERSECUTION.ORG 11
Change language