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Category: Stories of Iraq
Category: Stories of Iraq
2018 will be crucial for the Christians in Iraq. Our long-time friend and collaborator Hanna now works with Fr. Faiz at St. George’s, and both of these extraordinary people are
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
Now that the military has removed Daesh (ISIS) from the area, Iraqis move toward rebuilding lives and rebuilding communities. How can we assist them?
Please watch these short videos with first hand accounts of experiences in Northern Iraq and what Christians face in returning to areas destroyed by Daesh. One woman’s story of living under
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
![[Image description: photograph of a red marbled plastic wristband on a table. The words "IRAQI CHRISTIANS" can be seen on the outside of the wristband.]](https://149442806.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SWICband.jpg)
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,
SWIC had designated $11,500 of the total $19,000 collection we had brought with us to building caravan housing for 8 Christian families living in tents in Sulaymaniyah, a city about a
Through your generous donations, we are able to provide small businesses redevelopment grants, like the one for Ashur’s copy shop. Read about Ashur’s story here, or watch the video below.
![[Image description: Ashur and two other men are walking on the sidewalk outside the store, carrying boxes of paper, pens, a laminator machine, and other office supplies. They are all smiling.]](https://149442806.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ashur_10.png)
Watch the video of Ashur’s story here. One of the most satisfying things Quint and I were able to do in Erbil was to help Ashur begin his own copy