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When Evil Reigns
by Rev. Steven Snyder
1948-2002

When the hateful and angry cause destruction and terror, killing the defenseless in a self-declared `holy war,' evil reigns.

When a mother sends her child on what she is convinced is a noble mission of suicide, to kill the unsuspecting innocent, evil reigns.

When horrified young children watch as their parents are hacked to pieces with machetes, simply because they are Christian, evil reigns.

When `jihad' terrorists strike a Christian village at night, shouting `Allah is Great', and continue their rampage of looting, burning and killing, evil reigns.

When crying children flee their burning homes into the darkness of the jungle, fulfilling the goal of the one who declared, `We will drive the Christians into the sea', evil reigns.

When cowardly assassins, hiding behind black masks, hurl grenades into a church, killing and maiming the worshippers in prayer, evil reigns.

When a government of the people abolishes prayer in school and condones the killing of the unborn, evil reigns.

When greed for wealth of oil and trade allows the wicked to prevail, evil reigns.

When justice is no longer upheld, evil reigns.

When evil reigns, woe to all mankind who watched in silence and did not act, for their fate is sealed.

Practical Ways You Can Help
Persecuted Christians

Get Informed: Commit to learn about the dilemma of the persecuted. Read books and articles on the subject. Hundreds of pages of helpful articles can be found on ICC's web site at www.persecution.org. You can also get a free subscription to ICC's monthly newsletter, CONCERN, by visiting the web site or calling ICC toll-free at 1-800-ICC-5441.

Get Involved: Make a commitment to be an active part of the solution. Be an advocate for persecuted Christians by speaking out on their behalf. Be creative in faithfully using all the resources you have (phone, fax, mail or e-mail) to send letters of concern to your elected officials as well as to the leaders of countries that practice persecution.

Get Others Involved: Provide ICC materials to your church leaders. Ask the pastor to share information about persecution from the pulpit and in church publications. Organize your own prayer and action group that meets regularly to pray for the persecuted church and write letters on their behalf.

Assist the Persecuted with Your Finances: Because the persecuted are often denied good jobs and are discriminated against in many ways, they suffer tremendous financial hardships. They desperately need your financial help. Organizations like ICC can channel your funds to the persecuted.

Pray and Fast: Pray for the persecuted: that their faith would remain strong and that they would be able to forgive those who persecute them. Pray for the persecutors: that they may be compelled to show mercy for the persecuted Christians and that those who are in power may change their policies. Pray for the leaders of the free world, that they may use their God-given power to make a difference. Finally, ask God how you can help to make a difference in the lives of persecuted Christians.

International Christian Concern
2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #941
Washington, DC 20006-1846
www.persecution.org 
icc@persecution.org - 1-800-ICC-5441

"When one member suffers, all members suffer with it." 1 Corinthians 12:26