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“Stay home for the Muslims!” It is a chant that has become a normal cadence in Egypt, where Christians joke that they hope the stay at home mandate includes them too, lest they are accused of infecting Muslims.
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In Egypt, mothers are often only a little older than children themselves, and fathers struggle to earn a living, often resorting to hard labor under dangerous conditions. Families are stretched thin. For Christian families that are subjected to persecution, the pressure is even harder. The knowledge of building healthy relationships is often a mystery.
Therefore, at ICC’s Hope House, we strive to teach students healthy ways to process and express their emotions.
“We gathered the kids and made songs in the beginning of the day. Then we presented a short segment about feelings,” explains ICC’s Hope House coordinator. “Then we divide the kids into workshops. The aim is to gain awareness about the child’s (individual) psychology and help him to express what he is feeling, and what the names are of different emotions. The children received the subject with enthusiasm.”
For many, this was the first time that they had ever given serious thought to their own emotions. Several children described difficult personal experiences they had encountered, experiences that they had before kept silent. Some spoke of physical abuse. Others spoke of difficult family situations, like a relative’s death, that they were going through. This knowledge helps the Hope House staff treat the children with extra kindness and love. It also helps the students know they are not alone.
To learn more about ICC’s Hope House, visit: bit.ly/38f6odK
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First isolated and abused by their families, both Mary and Mohammed have chosen to continue self-isolation for their own safety. Social distancing is their daily practice, a routine that will persist for the rest of their lives.
Locked in a Room: Part 1 | Persecution
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"Stay home for the Muslims!” It is a chant that has become a normal cadence in Egypt, where Christians joke that they hope the stay at home mandate includes them too, lest they are accused …
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Responding to a letter from ICC, Sam Brownback—US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom—wrote this week to express his alarm over the abduction of Huma Younus, a 14-year old girl from Pakistan who was kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and married to her captor.
State Department Escalates Pressure on Pakistan for Return of Abducted Teen | Persecution
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04/07/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Responding to a February letter from International Christian Concern, Sam Brownback—U.S. Ambassador at Large for …
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God bless all of you at ICC for the great work that you do. I wrote to the UNHCR over some of your articles of persecution. I received an acknowledgement but haven't received an answer or explanation. My question in short was simply, "why are they blind and deaf to the christian persecution ?"
Lord have mercy
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Elizabeth lost her eldest son, Charo Karisa, when al-Shabaab executed him and three others on August 17, 2017. What made the attack even more devastating was that he wasn’t just her son; he was also her provider. Elizabeth, who was in her seventies, was too old to do the manual labor that is normal for work in the area.
“When my son, whom I depended on, was killed and the whole village displaced, I knew that we would never own anything. Poverty had knocked at the door,” Elizabeth said, relating the loss of hope she felt at first.
ICC originally helped Elizabeth in April 2019 by providing her with 10 goats. We stopped by her home to visit with her in December and were amazed to see how she had fared.
When we visited Elizabeth and her family, she told us, “Today I have 16 goats and a modern shelter where they sleep. I have enough milk for our morning tea, for my grandchildren, and I sell the extra liters to the neighbors.” Read more: bit.ly/3c12RlS
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