January 2024 Persecution Magazine

Your Hands and Feet
ICC PROJECTS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR SUPPORTERS
MIDDLE EAST
Reviving Dreams by Rebuilding
Moller’s Restaurant
RESTORE: LIVES & COMMUNITIES
Moller’s heart swelled with gratitude as he gazed at the
transformed state of his restaurant in Qaraqosh, Iraq.
Once a shattered dream amid the ravages of war, it now
stood vibrant and hopeful.
“The restaurant will be awesome with the brand-new
equipment that you provided me with. Thank you ICC!”
Moller expressed. “I used to knead the dough by hand
which took a long time and effort, but now I have a
big dough mixer, which will help me in making more
quantities.”
Having been displaced in 2014 during the ISIS invasion,
Moller’s return to Qaraqosh wasn’t without its challenges.
He left school to support his family, worked in a restaurant,
and finally, dared to open his own. But food prices soared
in Iraq, and sustaining his business became an uphill battle.
Yet Moller insisted on staying.
ICC continues to support Christians who are returning
to former ISIS-strongholds. For Moller, we helped him
develop his restaurant with the necessary equipment so
he and his family can be sustained for years to come.
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Persecution | JANUARY 2024