2023 Christmas Catalog

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2023 GIFTS FOR THE PERSECUTED 

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“He and all his family were 

devout and God-fearing; he 

gave generously to those 

in need and prayed to God 

regularly.” 

- ACTS 10:2 (NIV) 

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Where Most Needed Fund 

We’re There in the Aftermath................................................. 6 

Gospel Fund 

Faith in the Forest.................................................................. 10 

Restore Fund 

Giving Orphans Hope............................................................. 14 

Sowing Seeds of Resilience.................................................... 16 

Combating Modern-Day Slavery in Pakistan’s Brick Kilns..... 18 

Empowering Young Minds..................................................... 20 

Rescue Fund 

Rescuing a Widow and Her Young Son.................................. 24 

Feeding Imprisoned Pastors’ Families................................... 26 

Losing Everything to Find Jesus............................................. 28 

Messenger Fund 

Peddling Faith Across India.................................................... 32 

How to Give 

Phone 

Online 

Mail 

Call us at 1-800-422-5441 

(8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST) 

Go to: 

www.persecution.org/christmas 

and give today! 

Mail the enclosed gift order form and 

payment (if using a check) in the enclosed 

envelope to: 

International Christian Concern 

PO Box 785460 

Philadelphia, PA 19178-5460 

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You Rescue, 

Restore, and Bring 

Life to Families 





ICC COMES ALONGSIDE CHRISTIANS IN 

THEIR TIME OF GREATEST NEED. 

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As a father of three, I know the profound privilege 

of shepherding and protecting young ones in 

this alien world, so far from the Father. And I know 

the Scriptures that call me to care for the orphan, the 

widow, the defenseless and oppressed. 

That’s why so much of our work is dedicated to rescuing 

and restoring persecuted families. The adversary will do 

his work–stealing, killing, and destroying (John 10:10)– 

but we have the supreme privilege of joining the Father 

in His work: to bring life, healing, and redemption. 

As we celebrate this season and how Jesus came into His 

own creation at Christmas, it reminds us that Mary and 

Joseph were parents like many of us. They experienced 

the same joy, the same fears, and the same wonder of 

childbirth. How would they care for this little one? 

In the 2023 Gifts for the Persecuted issue, there are 

many ways, big and small, that you can continue to 

work with the Father in His work to rescue, restore, and 

make Christian families whole again. 

What an honor it is to bring life to our brothers and 

sisters and to learn from them what true devotion 

looks like coupled with the highest cost for faith! 

No matter your family dynamic here on Earth, we 

rejoice that Jesus adopted you and me and we will 

spend eternity in His perfect family. 

Merry Christmas and God bless you, my brother and 

sister! 

JEFF KING 

President 


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WHERE MOST 

NEEDED FUND 

As a ministry, we must often move 

quickly to help our persecuted 

brothers and sisters worldwide. 

Our Where Most Needed Fund 

supports all ministry areas– 

assistance, advocacy, and 

awareness, as well as operation 

costs. 

The Where Most Needed Fund 

helps us fill in the gaps if other 

funds run low and respond as the 

Holy Spirit guides and directs our 

ministry. Thank you for supporting 

this vital, versatile fund! 

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RESCUE: WIVES & KIDS 



The world writhed in pain as a devastating earthquake and tremors of 

historic proportions struck southeast Turkey near the Syrian border 

this year. The quake killed more than 50,000 people, displaced more 

than two million more, and damaged some 300,000 buildings. The 

already persecuted community was dealt another hardship. ICC joined 

other relief organizations and supplied necessities such as tents, food, 

clothing, and generators to those Christian communities– thanks to 

your generous support. 

And in late August, we received calls from our staff on the ground in 

Pakistan, telling of a massive riot that destroyed an entire Christian 

community in an instant (pictured left). Right after the dust settled, ICC 

staff were there, interviewing survivors and providing emergency relief 

aid as we planned for long-term solutions. 

Disasters and attacks against the persecuted church can strike when we 

least expect them. That’s why it’s crucial we have a hefty emergency 

fund at the ready. The Where Most Needed Fund is the glue for ICC – it 

helps us keep the lights on, cover expenses, and support all areas of 

ministry so we are always ready to serve as your helping hands and feet. 



We’re There in the Aftermath 

BUILDING A ROBUST EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR WHEN CRISIS STRIKES 

WHAT YOUR GIFT MAY PROVIDE: 

$50 

$250 

$1,200 

Emergency food package for a victim 

of persecution for one month. 

Necessary funds to rebuild or restore 

a home after an attack. 

One month of full support for one 

family escaping persecution. 

GIVE TO WHERE MOST NEEDED 

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GOSPEL: 

BIBLES & BROADCASTS 

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“For the sake of my 

family and friends, 

I will say, ‘Peace be 

within you.’“ 

- PSALM 122:8 

ABOUT THE FUND 

The Bible is a living 

message, which is a 

spiritual fertilizer that 

brings life wherever it is 

spread. Jesus’ gospel is our 

only hope. So we spread 

the gospel at the front lines 

through printed Bibles, 

gospel radio broadcasts, 

and discipleship-oriented 

materials in areas that are 

hostile toward Christianity. 

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GOSPEL: BIBLES & BROADCASTS 





Faith in the Forest 

MOSES’ MISSION TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL 

Moses is an evangelist among a hunting and 

gathering tribe in Tanzania. After converting to 

Christianity in 2018 and leaving behind his family 

due to their rejection of his new faith, Moses 

settled near the people’s forest and began sharing 

the gospel. 

He established a church for the community and 

provided food to help church members struggling 

with starvation. 

ICC helped the pastor with Bibles and food to ensure 

an ample supply for the church community, with the 

hope of drawing more people to attend and hear 

the word of God. 


$25 

$100 

$1,500 

Necessary supplies for pastors and 

churches. 

Monthly support for an underground 

pastor in an Islamic fundamentalist area. 

One month of gospel radio production 

and broadcast into North Korea. 

GIVE TO GOSPEL: BIBLES & BROADCASTS 

“This food received 

today shall be 

distributed to the 

church members of 

the church we have 

planted... It arrived at 

a time when we were 

starving and children 

were really suffering 

since they cannot eat 

the wild fruits and 

roots that the adults 

eat... It also means that 

many people will come 

to church and listen to 

the word of God.” 

- Pastor Moses 

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RESTORE: 

LIVES & COMMUNITIES 

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PERSECU “I will not ION.ORG 

leave 


you as orphans; I 

will come to you.” 

- JOHN 14:18 


When a believer or 

community of believers is 

attacked, we will be there 

for both their short- and 

long-term needs. That is the 

core of our work. We will 

rescue one or 1,000, but we 

will leave the 99 to find the 

one whom the Lord’s eyes 

are on and whose suffering 

is only known to Him. 

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RESTORE: LIVES AND COMMUNITIES 



Giving Orphans Hope 

REBUILDING LIVES IN THE AFTERMATH OF TERROR IN THE DRC 

We’ve shared with you about the brutality of the ADF 

terrorists that brutalize Christian families in the DRC. 

Hundreds of children of all ages are traumatized as they 

watch their parents die and are then physically and 

sexually assaulted. 

A loving pastor and his wife, along with others, pluck 

these kids up from the forests and fields and bring them 

home to the orphanage you help support. They are part 

of God’s eternal kingdom and will see their parents again 

one day. 

With your gifts, we supply these beautiful youngsters 

with necessities, bedding, food, and so much more. We 

are excited to share in the coming year how we plan to 

expand this orphanage after a devastating fire this year. 


$15 

$180 

Clothing for one child for a year. 

Nourishment for one child for a year. 

$15k 

One water well for a community. 

GIVE TO RESTORE: LIVES & COMMUNITIES 

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Religion that God our Father accepts 


INTERNATIONAL as pure CHRISTIAN CONCERN 

and faultless is this: to look after orphans 

and widows in their distress and 


INTERNATIONAL to keep CHRISTIAN CONCERN 

oneself from being polluted by the world. 

- JAMES 1:27 

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Sowing Seeds 

of Resilience 

SUPPLYING FARMERS WITH LONG-TERM SUSTENANCE 

ISIS destroyed Behnam’s home and farm in the Middle 

East. ICC supplied him with chickens, fodder, and essential 

farming equipment to help rebuild his life. “You saved me,” 

Behnam expressed. “I was on the verge of giving up on 

farming when you crossed my path three years ago.” 

Your aid helps Christian families for the short- and, more 

importantly, long-term. ICC helps supply farmers from all 

walks of life with fish, poultry, and crop farms in Africa and 

the Middle East. 


$50 

$175 

$1,250 

100 chickens for a poultry farm. 

Funds to help launch a poultry, fish, 

or crop farm. 

Support for a farmer to clear land in 

Africa or the Middle East. 


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Combating Modern- 

Day Slavery in 

Pakistan’s Brick Kilns 

CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR CHRISTIAN 

FAMILIES STUCK IN CYCLES OF POVERTY 

Millions of Pakistanis, including young children, serve 

as indentured servants in Pakistan’s estimated 20,000 

brick kilns. They suffer from back-breaking work to pay 

off their debts over decades. Christians already face 

persecution on so many fronts. They and others are 

forced to labor in the kilns as a last resort. 

Brick kilns are a vicious cycle of abuse, slavery, and 

persecution. 

An ICC staffer recently visited the brick kilns and met 

with families caught in the struggle. ICC is determined 

to be a part of the multi-faceted solution over the 

course of the next few years. 


$25 

$2,000 

$12k 

A care package, including vitamins 

and medical supplies. 

One medical tent serving 30-40 

families for the year. 

A mobile vocational van to travel to 

brick kiln communities. 


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“A family is a place where principles 

are hammered and honed on the 

anvil of everyday living.” 

- Charles R. Swindoll 





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Empowering Young Minds 

GIVING FAMILIES EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF 

GENERATIONAL PERSECUTION AND POVERTY 

With your help, we opened one of our primary 

schools called Hope House in India this year. Our 

staff handed out certificates to 40 proud youngsters 

as their parents beamed. 

Education is the key part of the long-term solution 

to persecution, and we’ve had success with our 

four Hope House schools in the Middle East and 

Northern Africa (MENA), and now India. More 

than 200 teen and college-age students are in our 

Generation Transformation (GT) program, which 

supplies valuable job skills and a college education. 


Hope House provides young 

Christian children with 

supplemental classes like 

literature, social studies, 

mathematics, discipleship, and 

Bible classes. In a culture that 

tells them that they will forever 

be second-class citizens, Hope 

house provides an opportunity 

for a better life. 

$150 

One week of transportation coses to 

and from Hope house. 

$1,200 

$10k 

One student’s annual tuition, books, 

and uniform for GT. 

One Hope House: a learning center 

that provides children with education 

and Bibles classes. 


Our Generation Transformation 

initiative serves college and 

vocational students who wouldn’t 

otherwise have the opportunity 

to continue their education. The 

opportunities for these young 

Christians to break generations 

of persecution skyrocket with a 

secondary education. 

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RESCUE: 

WIVES & KIDS 

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“Both the one who makes people holy 

and those who are made holy are of the 

same family. So, Jesus is not ashamed to 

call them brothers and sisters.” 

- HEBREWS 2:11 

What happens to a 

family when the husband 

and father is killed or 

imprisoned for his faith? 

They are left destitute. 

The children often have 

to drop out of school and 

start working, even as 

young as eight years old. 

We rescue the families of 

believers who are killed, 

imprisoned, or exiled due 

to persecution. 

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Rescuing a Widow and 

Her Young Son 

ICC EMPOWERS WIDOWS FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW 

Egyptian Christians, especially those struggling with 

poverty, frequently experience pressure to convert 

to Islam from Muslim-majority neighbors. Christian 

widows are even more vulnerable to the external 

pressure to abandon their Christian faith and access 

the socioeconomic support that comes with converting 

to Islam. 

Nora’s husband was kidnapped by radical Muslims and 

killed because of his faith, leaving his wife and son 

without anyone to support them. ICC helped Nora start 

a grocery shop to help generate income for her family. 

ICC helps women like Nora to come alongside and 

support like family and persevere against pressures to 

convert. 


$50 

$200 

$2,000 

A month-supply of food for a 

persecution victim. 

Medical care to a survivor after a 

persecution incident. 

A business for a martyr’s wife and children 

to permanently sustain them. 

GIVE TO RESCUE: WIVES & KIDS 

“I don’t know why 

God allowed my 

husband to be 

killed. My husband 

was like an angel 

and never hurt 

anyone, and I loved 

him so much. But 

I trust God and his 

plan for my life as 

I lost my father at 

a very young age–I 

was 5 years old, 

and now my son is 

7 months old, and 

he lost his father 

too. Please pray for 

me and my son’s 

future.” 

- Nora 

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“In every conceivable manner, the family is link 

to our past, bridge to our future.” 

- Alex Haley 

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Feeding Imprisoned 

Pastors’ Families 

SHARING THE MEAL WITH FAMILIES ACROSS INDIA 

Christians in Chhattisgarh, India are suffering. Hundreds of believers were displaced after 

violent attacks during Christmas and New Year’s last year. Mobs of radical Hindu nationalists 

went on a rampage. They looted and vandalized homes and churches and attacked believers. 

Thousands of Christians were left homeless in the central Indian state. 

This has caused a serious food crisis in Chhattisgarh and neighboring Uttar Pradesh, which 

has also suffered from radical Hindus. Pastors are often beaten by mobs and then arrested 

for “illegally” sharing their faith. Radical Hindu nationalists are using anti-conversion laws to 

falsely accuse pastors and stir up trouble. 

When pastors are arrested or lose their jobs, their families suffer. With your help, we distribute 

emergency food packages through our ‘Share the Meal’ program. 

Our goal is to supply 

90,000 meals! At 50 

cents per meal, would 

you help us raise 

$45,000 to feed these 

persecuted Christian 

families? 


$25 

$50 

$500 

50 meals 

100 meals 

1,000 meals 


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Losing Everything to Find Jesus 

ICC IS THERE FOR CHRISTIAN CONVERTS WHO RISK EVERYTHING TO FOLLOW CHRIST 

If Muslims convert to Christianity and declare 

their allegiance to Jesus publicly in some regions, 

they may face immediate violence and threats. 

These new Christian believers stand to lose their 

families, communities, and very lives. 

Amina embraced Jesus and was exiled from her 

family. Her husband deserted her and her children. 

Her suffering was relentless, marked by her son’s 

tragic death a few years ago. After relocating to a 

safe town. After relocating to a safe town, a sister 

is mentoring Amina, and she is learning to sew. 

Her daughter serves on the church’s media team. 

Their life will never be the same, but they will now 

forever be marked by the love of Christ and his 

loving body of believers. 


$50 

$250 

$5,000 

One night in a safe house. 

Children’s expenses (education, food, 

and diapers). 

A livelihood project for a new Christian 

convert in a safe location. 


ICC cares for dozens of 

new Christian believers in 

the Middle East. Each new 

convert needs at least six 

months of base-level care 

that includes a safe place 

to live, medical care, food, 

job training, and a small 

business to provide financial 

support for their new life. 

We have relocated and 

shepherded many of 

these Muslim-background 

believers, but many others 

desperately wait in hiding 

for their turn to embrace 

Jesus. 

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“I stay in tune with 

my family and God.” 

- Regina King 

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MESSENGERS: 

UNDERGROUND WORKERS 

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“For this reason, 

I kneel before the 

Father, from whom 

every family in 

heaven and on earth 

derives its name.” 

- EPHESIANS 3:14 


We support indigenous 

church planters, pastors, 

and church workers in the 

world’s most dangerous 

places. They are incredibly 

brave and need resources 

to fulfill their vision to 

penetrate the darkness, 

bring life to those under 

intense opposition, and 

feed and disciple the 

persecuted body. 

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MESSENGERS: UNDERGROUND WORKERS 



Peddling Faith 

Across India 

EMPOWERING CHURCH PLANTERS TO 

REACH REMOTE COMMUNITIES 

One of our flagship programs is our Bikes & 

Bibles initiative in India. We have trained and 

equipped more than 1,000 church planters each 

with a bicycle and 100 New Testaments to take 

into hard-to-reach communities in a country that’s 

hostile toward Christianity. These courageous and 

passionate evangelists reach difficult areas where 

they are often harassed and threatened by Hindu 

radicals. Two of our U.S.-based staff recently visited 

a rural community and gave 20 bikes and 2,000 

Bibles to 20 pastors – their joy was infectious. 


$100 

$500 

$1,200 

A new bicycle for a church planter. 

100 Bibles. 

Support for a church planter for six 

months. 

GIVE TO MESSENGERS: UNDERGROUND WORKERS 

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“You don’t choose 

your family. They 

are God’s gift to you, 

as you are to them.” 

- Desmond Tutu 





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We’re your hired hands and 

feet for the Persecuted. 



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HOW TO GIVE 





Be a Christmas Blessing 



The Lord cherishes His sons and daughters. And just like the Lord, our hearts 

ache when we learn of our suffering brothers and sisters. 

If you are so moved by the Lord, and are in a financial position 

to assist, make this Christmas extra special for the faithful and 

courageous believers we serve worldwide. Thank you, and God 

bless you! 

HOW TO GIVE 

STEP 1 

Total the gifts you wish to give to the persecuted 

from the Christmas Catalog by completing the 

order form found in your packet. 

STEP 2 

Fill out the contact and payment information. 

Double check that all your information is correct 

and place it into the mailer envelope, also found 

in the packet. 

STEP 3 

Mail the gift order card and payment (if using a 

check) in the enclosed envelope to: 


PO Box 785460 

Philadelphia, PA 19178-5460 

Additional Ways 

to Give 

PHONE 

1-800-422-5441 

(8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST) 

ONLINE 

www.persecution.org/ 

christmas 

At ICC, we strive to be good stewards of God’s resources by being efficient, effective, and ethical. We will make 

every effort to allocate these funds for their intended purpose but reserve the right to meet ministry needs that 

serve our brothers and sisters. Price points listed in this catalog are for reference and are as close to actual 

expenses, but costs are subject to change based on the economy. 

OUR MISSION: Since 1996, ICC has served the 

global persecuted church through a three-pronged 

approach of advocacy, awareness, and assistance. 

ICC exists to bandage the wounds of persecuted 

Christians and to build the church in the toughest 

parts of the world. 

DONATIONS: International Christian Concern (ICC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) 

(all donations tax-deductible). ICC makes every effort to honor donor wishes 

in regards to their gifts. Occasionally, a situation will arise where a project is 

no longer viable. ICC will redirect those donated funds to one of our other 

funds that is most similar to the donor’s original wishes. 

© Copyright 2023 ICC, Washington, D.C., USA. All rights reserved. Permission 

to reproduce all or part of this publication is granted provided attribution is 

given to ICC as the source. 

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MERRY 

CHRISTMAS 

FROM ICC! 

“But the angel said to 

them, ‘Do not be afraid. 

I bring you good news 

that will cause great 

joy for all the people. 

Today in the town of 

David a Savior has 

been born to you; he is 

the Messiah, the Lord. 

This will be a sign to 

you: You will find a 

baby wrapped in cloths 

and lying in a manger.” 

- LUKE 2:10-12 (NIV)

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