2017 has been a year of anxiety, uncertainty and hope for Iraq’s Christians. With Da’esh (ISIS) driven militarily from the north this fall, displaced Christians and others were encouraged to return to their homes on the Nineveh Plains. But enormous challenges face them. A central question has always been whether Christianity has a future in
Now that the military has removed Daesh (ISIS) from the area, Iraqis move toward rebuilding lives and rebuilding communities. How can we assist them?
Dear Friends of Stand With Iraqi Christians, Early last week I was on a Skype call to Iraq with our partner, Hanna. He was calling to let me know that soon Haider al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, would be holding an international press conference to congratulate the Iraqi military and its allies on liberating
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I never gave a great deal of thought to the idiom “banding together.” However, as I sit at my desk and look at a trio of reddish swirled plastic wristbands, I become reflective. These simple bands represent a great deal more. Of course, I turn to the Web to launch an inquiry. It turns out
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