War in Lebanon continues to raise Christmas program questions / Mission to Lebanon, Jordan and the West Bank canceled / As needs change in Lebanon the Christmas program is adjusted / GOOD NEWS from Nigeria … Farm and orphan outreach successes

Christmas for Refugees programs. / Baptisms increase again this year at our orphanage. / Chapel services at Nigeria orphanage with music much like the USA. / “Happy Birthday Jesus” celebrations to be held for new orphans.

Can the truth be told on social media outlets? / Christmas for Refugees program planning begins for Lebanon and Nigeria / Matching Gift Fund – In 2024 all program gifts will be doubled / New Baptisms at the orphanage / Bible clubs at the IDP camps

Western media reports don't tell us who the victims are, just how many. But the reports aren't just numbers, they are real people. Here are some of their shocking stories...

Thriving children at Nigeria orphanage win gold medals for cycling! / Life Enrichment at the Orphanage … New advantages for the children / New attacks in Bokkos and Mangu cause program difficulties / Adult diaper program in Middle East continues as need grows

No major construction is set to go at our orphanage for now. The children are not just living, they are thriving. Many of the children are participating in extracurricular activities. The transition house for orphanage graduates will train young men and women to join the workforce.

1,000 new orphans and fifteen open beds at orphanage – Now what? / Transition house for orphanage graduates to become reality / Traumatized orphans we have helped win athletic competitions / Capitol Hill, Nigeria, and even more Christians massacred

Hundreds of Christians massacred on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day / Hundreds of new orphans as parents are massacred by Sunni Muslims / The tin mines of Plateau state have been taken over by “herdsmen” / Orphanage children assist with aid to displaced Christians south of Jos

Forced last minute changes to Middle East Christmas programs / Middle East church leaders “agree” to cancel Christmas celebrations / Nigeria Christmas programs expanded to location of massacre / Twenty-five years of live Nativity in the nation’s capital

CHRISTIAN FAMILIES IN PERIL AS WAR RAGES ON / Ukrainians who fled to Israel find themselves in poverty in another war. / We help Messianic Christians in Israel who lost jobs because of war. / Palestinian Authority forbids Christmas celebration in Manger Square.

Thanks to the supporters of the Religious Freedom Coalition the new school building at our Nigerian orphanage is complete! Take a look at the work that was done over the last several months to transform the temporary structure into a building fit for the students to learn.

Personal mission report from Nigeria…Progress at the orphanage / Celebration of the deliverance of the children from certain death in 2021 / Personal visit to site of attacks in Mangu and delivery of aid to IDP / Personal visit to seriously wounded Christians awaiting surgeries in hospital.

New classroom building at Nigeria orphanage almost complete. / First big crop from our farm – Irish potatoes are harvested. / Costs up for adult diapers for special needs elderly Christians in Bethlehem. / ALERT – Matching gift fund will help Christmas and Diaper programs.

The brother of our principal at the orphanage school was murdered by the Sunni Muslim Fulani. We have ordered emergency aid to those made homeless who are now living in a temporary IDP camp.

The devaluation of the dollar means we must pay more for products in nations we operate in such as Jordan or Iraq. In Nigeria the cost of food has been stable, but products used in construction have increased. This means our current project of creating a school room has gotten more expensive.

Our aged-out orphans were scheduled to be transported to their new home. By the Lord's intervention the plans were changed. Two attacks occurred in that time frame and 74 Christians were killed. Many orphans now need a home. We have plans to make advances at the orphanage.

The situation for Christians in Bethlehem and the West Bank worsens / Bethlehem has a great need for diapers for special needs adults / Supporter poll shows strong support for Nigerian orphanage programs / Advocating for persecuted Christians / The cost of not being woke

Inspection of new orphanage facility shows progress and needs. / Progress on a transition home for orphans aged out of our facility. / New Partners step forward to help our Nigerian orphanage. / Large numbers of Palestinian Christians face starvation in Bethlehem.

Our 2022 Christmas for Refugees events faced some last minute obstacles in two countries causing events to be rescheduled. Riots in Jordan and a fatal pesticide accident in Bethlehem required us to take action. Learn more in this article.

Religious Freedom Coalition Vice President, Mandy Marlowe, participated in the live Nativity at the Supreme Court Building earlier this month. The live Nativity is a great way to spread the message of the true meaning of Christmas in our nation's capital.

Bestselling author and internationally recognized journalist Ken Timmerman is a long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Religious Freedom Coalition. His newest book, And the Rest is History, is now available.

Funding for the Christmas programs is well behind, and I have been unable to transfer funds according to our schedules. Is there something more at play? We can still make it with the help of the Christmas Matching Gift Fund.

Each of us will remember exactly where we were and what we were doing at the moment we heard about the Islamic Jihad attack against our nation on September 11th. On that fateful day I was on my way to Washington, DC to participate in the Sudan Peace Act press conference to be held at the Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 a.m. that morning.

William J. Murray recently returned from a mission trip to the Middle East where he was able to stop in and visit a Christian summer camp in Jordan we have supported for many years. Watch this video from his time there and learn about the work that is being done.

Land purchase underway for permanent home for Nigerian orphanage / Nigeria responsible for 80% of Christians who die for their faith / Our support continues for the summer camp for Christian children in Jordan / Mission trip to Iraq in July to assist Diapers for Refugees program

Second 2022 mission to Nigeria successful despite satanic interference / Obstacles to April trip mounted as Islamic attacks in Nigeria escalated / Attacks in Plateau and Kaduna – Train from Abuja attacked during trip / Prayers at proposed orphanage site as the Lord shows a path to success

In Iraq our main distribution center is now Dohuc where there are many impoverished Christian families who were financially unable to return and rebuild their homes. We continue to distribute both infant and adult diapers in the Dohuc area, the home of what is left of the Assyrians.

I was one of twelve leaders of religious organizations to sign a joint letter to the foreign minister of Mali to help free a Christian missionary. Jeffery Woodke is one of sixty-six Americans known to be held by terrorist organizations. View the official letter here.

The disaster of December: Our office shut down for most of the month / Exploding water heater floods our office and Post Office “misplaces” our mail / Photo spread of our Christmas programs in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq / Nigeria orphanage celebrates “Jesus birthday” during classroom construction

In Lebanon the Christmas programs will reach over 4,000 children, of which 2,435 are Christian refugees from Syria. Other children are from Iraq, and there are also some Lebanese children affected by the large explosion in Beirut and the collapse of the Lebanese currency.

Right now, every gift to Christmas for Refugees is being doubled by the Matching Gift Fund set up by the Leadership Circle. Our goal is to provide a real Christmas for 12,500 displaced Christian children, many of them from war torn Syria.

Our Christian orphanage we support in Miango, Nigeria was destroyed by Muslim Fulani Herdsmen in early August. Thanks to the generous supporters of the Religious Freedom Coalition, we were able to rent them a new facility and provide them with many material needs. Watch this video to hear their gratitude for your support!

The orphanage we support in Nigeria was recently destroyed by Muslim Fulani Herdsmen. Over the past few weeks, the supporters of the Religious Freedom Coalition have allowed us to assist these children with material needs.

Children return to orphanage near Miango – Calm has returned to area / Nigerian orphanage farm planting continues -- Irish potatoes bloom / Diaper program – Many elderly in Bethlehem die from Covid-19 / Congress is asked to address persecution of Christians in Vietnam

Biden recognizes Armenian genocide without using the word “Christian”/ Nigerian orphanage – Muslim terrorist murderers at the gate / School building construction slows because of design change demands / We supply oxygen concentrator that saved lives in Iraq

Classrooms for Christian IDP children in Benue State, Nigeria / Third year for our farm project at Nigeria orphanage in Plateau State / Detailed results of the annual Religious Freedom Coalition supporter’s poll / Capitol Hill – My conversation with Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska

Post cards to Biden demanding action in Nigeria sent to all supporters! / We build classrooms for Nigerian Christian children in displacement camps / Religious Freedom Coalition supporters back Nigeria and diaper programs / Adult diaper delivery to disabled Christian elderly in Middle East

WATCH: We have partnered with the Tiv Tribe to build one school building for children to learn away from the beating sun and pouring rain. But I believe we can do even better, as there are thousands of displaced children who need some form of education.

"We write as an informal group of organizations and individuals, who are scholars, religious and secular leaders, human rights advocates, and practitioners to urge you to prioritize U.S. leadership in the area of international religious freedom."

Christmas for Refugees successful despite Covid-19 / The cause of the suffering of Syrian Christian children / Heart for the Persecuted Church – Unification of our programs / Working with the Tiv Tribe in Nigeria to help displaced Christians

The election: A loss? Social Conservatives made big gains in Congress / At least 15 NEW pro-life women elected to Congress under Nancy Pelosi / Christmas for Refugees program begins in Lebanon and other areas / Farm we sponsored for the Nigerian orphanage really produced this year!

With all the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic this Christmas season, it was apparent that changes had to be made to our traditional Christmas programs. Here are the new guidelines for the 2020 Christmas for Refugees program.

Last month I reported on Maria Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forced to “marry” a Muslim man. This is not an isolated case! Huma Younus is another Christian Pakistani girl who was kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam and then made to marry her abductor this year.

A 14-year-old Christian girl who was abducted and forced to "marry" a Muslim man in Pakistan has been ordered to be handed over to her abductor. This decision overruled a lower court that had placed her in a women’s shelter.

The horrific explosion in Beirut occurred in a predominantly Christian area. Many churches were destroyed or damaged. It is our duty to help our Christian brothers and sisters in their time of need in Lebanon. I pray we can help repair the school and assist with food for the poorest.

Christian organization, Lebanese Society for Educational & Social Development (LSESD) records this video update which documents how several Christian organizations in Beirut were impacted by the blast and how they are dealing with the aftermath.

I was a little surprised that in the midst of the deadly attacks against Christians in Nigeria this year, that the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) moved to help an atheist arrested in Nigeria.

I want to share my heart with you about the orphanage we support in Nigeria. I have been terrified with the thought that the Covid-19 virus would penetrate the walls around the orphanage. Medical care for the Christians of Nigeria is hard to obtain. The level of corruption in the country is unimaginable.

Religious Freedom Coalition President, William J. Murray, gives and update on how our organization is handling the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting our ministry programs.

The Coronavirus interferes with Nigeria mission and orphanage support / Donations to non-profit organizations plunging with coronavirus fears / Surprises from Religious Freedom Coalition supporters’ poll / On Capitol Hill – The new International Committee on Nigeria (ICON)

New Islamic terror attacks in Nigeria – Trump issues travel ban / Islamic terror attacks west of our orphanage in Plateau State / Stop Nigerian oil exports until Muslim President protects Christians! / Work on Capitol Hill does make a difference / New needs in diaper program

Christmas events held in Nigeria orphanage / Planning for food and farm / Every child at the Nigeria orphanage sent us a thank you card / Christmas for Refugees events in Jordan and the West Bank bring smiles / Christian refugees live in the shadow of great wealth in Jordan and Lebanon

Demonstrations in Lebanon and strikes in Paris hamper Christmas programs / Some children attending were raised as Muslim but now confess Jesus New: Visits to some of the first Christmas programs in Lebanon in 2019 / Iraq Christmas programs remind children of Jesus’ love for them / Watch the next issue of the Chairman’s Report for Jordan and the West Bank

Bill and Nancy Murray report from Lebanon to share an update for the 2019 Christmas programs that are underway!

Christmas for Refugees continues to expand in West Bank and Syria. / Christmas matching gift program better than expected! / Final harvest of the year at Nigerian orphanage farm. A huge success! / Our Kurdish “allies” pelt our departing troops with rotten fruit.

Murders of Christians in Nigeria increase / Our efforts with orphans continue / Christmas for Refugees matching gift fund will double gifts to program! / Changes in the Diapers for Refugees program / Special needs overwhelming / Why do so many youth and young adults in Iraq need adult diapers?

Just a few short months ago we invested just $7,000 to rent about five acres of land and buy seed, fertilizers and hand tools for the orphanage children to start their own farm. But the farm is a lot more than the food it is producing. The orphaned children are learning farming skills and reliance on themselves rather than on charity.

"I have seen the Christian civilization of the “West Bank” collapse and be replaced by those who hate Christians and work to steal what is left of their land. No matter what, we must continue the Christmas program in the “West Bank” which includes Bethlehem."

Our farm for orphanage in Nigeria preparing to yield first crop / No longer just plain gruel for children at the orphanage – We supply protein / Our forum with Boko Haram survivor a success in Washington / What was the real impact of the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom?

The Religious Freedom Coalition held an event during the multi-day Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C. The feature speaker at our event, Ike, is a sole survivor of a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria.

The generous supporters of the Religious Freedom Coalition have sent sufficient funds to also allow us to purchase protein for every child in the orphanage for three meals a day for the rest of the year! The growing farm keeps the children fed and allows them to learn farming as they take on self responsibility.

A few weeks ago, I received distressing news about a day care center in Beit Sahour, a Christian area inside the Bethlehem “governate.” The day care, with 117 children age four and under, had only one of seven rooms with a working air conditioner.

Last year I visited the orphanage we support in Nigeria for Easter, and an Easter program was presented in the chapel while I was there. This year, during Easter week a powerful rain and wind storm completely destroyed the roof of the chapel.

I received a proposal from the camp director to help rent two hectares of land and obtain supplies for a small farm for the older children to plant and grow some of their own food. A farm of this size cannot feed the 87 children that are currently in the orphanage. But the farm will do more than supply some of the needed food.

William Murray to speak at World Russia Forum 2014 Advancing…

In this issue:  William J. Murray speaks this week at two events in Washington, DC, each concerning religious freedom.  The first rally was sponsored by the Falun Gong, whose members are sometimes imprisoned in China for their faith; some have even been executed and their organs harvested for transplants to  wealthy Westerners.  Murray called on the Chinese government to stop persecuting the peaceful Falun Gong, and stop tearing down the churches of peaceful Christians, and to focus instead on the Islamic terrorists who are their real enemies.  Murray also spoke on Capitol Hill at a conference sponsored by the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, where he explained how Saudi influence is behind many of the seemingly incomprehensible foreign policy decisions of our government.

The Second Circuit affirmed a federal district court’s dismissal of a challenge to the national motto, “In God we trust.”  The court stated that the motto’s inclusion in the design of U.S. currency, which is required by statute, is “a reference to our religious heritage” and does not violate the Establishment Clause or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).