As Fall approached the Christian families in the Holy Land faced a stark reality. With tourism dead and local unemployment hovering above 85% because of the ongoing wars, the start of the school year in September created difficult choices.
Shoes for barefoot Christian children driven from their homes / The Heart for the Persecuted staff in area where attacks are occurring / A new building for a small Christian orphanage in need / Preparations in Middle East and Nigeria for Christmas programs
Over the years, our mission in Jos, Plateau State, has brought us alongside local Christian efforts caring for children orphaned in violent jihadist attacks.
In this update, our team visits the Mangu and Riyom local government areas, bringing essential supplies, new shoes, fresh clothing, and free haircuts to local orphans and children affected by ongoing regional crises.
The United States endorses terrorist and mass murderer as new ally
/ The Deep State is not dead and is influencing American foreign policy
/ Nation of Jordan to make money off Christian tourists as Bethlehem dies?
/ Murders of relatives of orphans and orphanage staff in Nigeria
West of the Jordan river, the ancient Christian community of Bethlehem is facing economic ruin. Yet just a few miles east, on the east side of the Jordan River, the Muslim-majority Kingdom of Jordan is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into developing and preserving one of the most sacred sites in the Christian faith.
American corporations use Chinese AI that hides Christian persecution in China / Situation for Christians in Bethlehem worsens as lockdowns block travel / Sunni Muslim Fulani murder relatives of one of our students – Attacks increase / Did Congress pass a law that is being used against mainstream churches in the USA?
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.