A small group of children make star ornaments as a project during a Christmas for Refugees event at a Nazarene Church in Lebanon. Christmas, 2017

YES! We Will Have a Christmas Program in Syria This Year

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This year, about 1,000 children will have a full Christmas program in Syria including a hot meal and gifts. The children are not officially refugees but are what is referred to as “displaced persons,” a person who is still in their native country but has been forced out of their home by war.

$100,000 sent to Middle East for Christmas programs!

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Christmas in the Middle East! Over $100,00 wired to Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq in October and $200,000 more in November to provide Christmas events for Christian children. A special program doubles all gifts to the Christmas for Refugees program made in November. More children can be provided a Christmas!

Amazon Supports Stoning Women To Death

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Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, funnels money to this radical Islamist group that wants to establish Sharia law in the UK through his Amazon Smile program. At the same time he blocks funds to a Christian organization aiding Christian refugees

The Chairman's Report for October 26, 2018

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In this issue of the newsletter / Christmas for Refugees “matching gift challenge” underway / Christmas for Refugees will set up program for children in the “West Bank” / Diapers for Refugees program totally funded for 2018 * 2 million diapers! / HR-390 is still stalled in the Senate . . . Senator Rand Paul is trying to help!

Matching gift program for Christmas established!

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If we can raise the $77,031 needed to use the full matching gift fund, we’ll have raised $154,062 toward fully funding the 2018 Christmas for Refugees program.  By completing the matching challenge, we will be close to reaching our goal of helping almost twice as many  children

Providing Diesel to Odrana camp in Dohuk

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The Assyrian Aid Society asked us to supply the diesel fuel for the generators for the rest of the year. We agreed to send $1,500 per month through December, when we hope Christians will be able to return.

Two million diapers this year

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Our Diapers for Refugees program will distribute 500,000 diapers during September, October and November thanks to the generous gifts of the supporters of the Religious Freedom Coalition.  The mothers of each of those children also receive feminine sanitary pads for themselves.

The Chairman's Report For September 28, 2018

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In this issue of the newsletter / Helping Syrian Christians rebuild, beginning with a Christmas celebration / Two million diapers will be distributed to Christian refugee families this year / Christmas planning moves forward, first funds sent for preparations / Washington: Letter to Trump from 20 groups on persecution in Nigeria

The Chairman's Report For September 14, 2018

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In this issue of the newsletter \  Working toward a Christmas for Refugees program in Syria this year. \ Special summer camp for Iraqi Christian children in Jordan a great success! \ A million more diapers delivered to Christian babies in Iraq … Can we do it? \ HR-390 – Just a few months for Congress to act to pass critical bill

Remembering 911

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William J. Murray, the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition recounts the events of the 9-11 jihad attack against the United States as he lived them. Murray was on the 14th Street bridge near the Pentagon when American Airlines 77 slammed into it. He had been on the phone with a Special Assistant to President Bush discussing the attacks in New York at the time.