Our ministry team in Bethlehem recently investigated claims by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that it supplies food to 1.6 million Palestinians across Gaza and the West Bank. After interviewing local Christian pastors, charity leaders, and residents across Bethlehem, Beit Jala, and Beit Sahour, our findings were clear: not a single Christian family receives food aid from the UN.
Support for Christian Children’s summer camp in majority Muslim nation / Bethlehem continues to suffer as Middle East war drags into third year / Christians from “Muslim backgrounds” in Iraq need spiritual support / New beds for the Nigerian orphanage overshadowed by deadly attacks
Bethlehem sits in an eerie, painful silence. The vibrant streets where our Lord was born—once filled with pilgrims and visitors—are now empty. With tourism completely frozen by the ongoing conflict, the local economy has utterly collapsed.
Orphanage mourns another murder by the Sunni Muslim Fulani / Attacks just 30 miles from orphanage kill Christian farmers / Orphanage farm brings fresh food and self-worth to orphans / The Chinese Communist Party fights for control of the church
Ten years ago, I was introduced to a struggling orphanage in Miango, Plateau State that had been abandoned by the founder. The children were receiving two meals a day of what was basically gruel or mush. Twice a week some protein was added if funds were available.
Chair of RFC Board of Directors gone to be with her Lord and Savior / Our security guard beaten and robbed in prelude to Holy Week massacre / Missile parts fall near Holy Land churches. Food distribution continues. / Iran’s persecuted Christians called “Zionists” – MULLAHS MUST GO!
While we witness the physical destruction of Christian communities in Nigeria and the Holy Land, a silent, systematic “eradication of conscience” is unfolding in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since the regional military escalations in early 2026, the Iranian regime has dramatically intensified its crackdown on anyone who dares to think—or pray—differently than the state dictates.
We are working to restore hope in Nigeria through prayer and aid / Individual stories from Plateau State and aid details / Government report details persecution of Christians worldwide / Iranian missile and drone parts rain down on Holy Land
While the headlines are often dominated by the Middle East and Africa, the USCIRF report (covering 2025) also shines a light on “Red” persecution—the state-sponsored oppression of Christians in Communist nations.