Throughout 2010, I wrote several blog posts about Iraq. There were countless stories of horrific violence against Christians. In October, 58 Christians were killed in a church from a bomb blast. In December, an elderly couple was murdered by a bomb left outside their gate. Another story from last year that grips my heart is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Iraq’
Life in Iraq
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Iraq, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, World Watch List, tagged Christian, Iraq, Persecution, Pray, World Watch List on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Iraq #8
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Iraq, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, World Watch List, tagged Christians, Iraq, Persecution, Prayer, WWL on January 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Could you imagine living under the rule of a dictator for many years, and the joy that must have come once he was removed from power? This joy only lasted for a moment for Christians in Iraq. In fact, things have gotten even worse for them over the past few years. Iraq’s Christian minority has [...]
Help Iraqi Christians
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Iraq, Middle East, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, World Watch List, tagged Advocacy, Christian, Iraq, Prayer on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It has been heart-breaking to see what has been happening to Christians in Iraq. With 58 people being killed in the church bombing and many other acts violence against Christians, it is no surprise that many Christians are fleeing the country. In fact, there was an estimated 850,000 Christians there in 1991, but today, there [...]
An Amazing Testimony
Posted in Events, Iraq, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Uncategorized, tagged Christian, Iraq, Persecuted Christians, Prayer on December 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Please take a moment to read this amazing account of the situation in Iraq from the eyes of a Christian boy there. I used to play outside, but when the war started we had to play inside all the time. When we do go outside we take the car, but I help my dad check [...]
Writing Campaign for Iraq
Posted in Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Iraq, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Iraq, Persecuted Christians, Pray, Writing Campaign on November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Iraqi Christians have been through so much in the past few weeks. With the hostage situation killing 58 people, many Christians are feeling great despair. Due to this, Open Doors is launching a writing campaign for these believers. The writing campaign is two weeks long and will end on November 24th. The campaign is designed [...]
58
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Church, Evangelism, Events, Iraq, Prayer, tagged Iraq, Persecuted Christians, Pray on November 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In Iraq, 58 have been massacred inside a Catholic Church where they had been held hostage. According to CNN the Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for the attack and officials believe that al Qaeda is involved. The believers were gathering for a Sunday evening service, when the gunmen entered through the doors. The church [...]
2010
Posted in afghanistan, Bible, Church, Events, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged afghanistan, BP, Chile, Events, Iran, Iraq, News, Persecution, Pray on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The year 2010 has been a very eventful year. So far we have witnessed: Major earthquakes in Haiti and Chile The War in Afghanistan The BP oil spill Miriam and Marzieh released in Iran Chinese Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Missing Wikileaks The death of one of the three Sunday school Teachers imprisoned in Indonesia Troops [...]
