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YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK PASTOR B.K. RELEASED FROM PRISON FEB. 17! Seven months of non-stop campaigning by ICC pays off! Ever wonder how we produce pressure on governments that imprison Christians? Here’s the inside scoop:
ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN
ICC was the lead agency Advocating for Pastor B.K.
2 Petitions with over 3,000 signatures
9 News Releases created extensive news coverage 2
2 meetings with the Kazahk Embassy
You can help today! www.persecution.org
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Video Produced to highlight his case and a Call to Action
#FreePastorBK central page created
#FreePastorBK Facebook page with daily updates and over 3,500 fans
Twitter Campaign Supporters taking selfies with “I Stand with Pastor B.K.” You can help today! 800-ICC-5441
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SUPPORTING THE FAITHFUL IN MOROCCO Underground Pastors
Christian are forced to meet in secret.
Christians in Morocco are forced to meet quietly. Many believers are followed by police and brought in for questioning, but if they remain quiet about their faith, they can usually avoid intense persecution. The burden on Morocco’s church leaders is heavy as they try to encourage believers to remain faithful despite the pressure on them from the government, police, and those around them. ICC was able to meet with one of the faithful pastors working to shepherd the Moroccan Church. Your dollars went to help support his work traveling throughout the country supporting those in need and sharing the life-changing truth of Christ with those who will listen.
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You can help today! www.persecution.org
NORTH AFRICA Hand of Hope: Middle East ICC learned of the story of a desperate father, living in hiding, trying to find a way to reunite with his kidnapped wife and child. Norris (name changed for security) is from a Muslim background and had previously been a part of a government that had committed terrible atrocities. Norris and his wife fled their homeland and in this new country came to Christ and became vocal witnesses for Him. When his wife’s family learned of their conversion, they forcibly kidnapped his wife and small child. ICC is helping with the financial costs to support this brother and working to see him reunited in a safe place with his wife and child.
Sunrise over a war zone. Please continue to pray for persecuted Christians in this region.
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DISCIPLING “SECRET BELIEVERS” THROUGH HAIRCUTS Save Our Sisters After learning of the persecution Yaide and her family suffered, ICC helped by providing her a hair salon. Not only is their reputation growing, they are also able to disciple “secret believers” when they come for a haircut. “Thanks to ICC we were able to meet the community need and be light in the village through our life. It is a good witness for non-believers that Christians are people who care after their people, neighbors.”
DELIVERING FREEDOM FROM PERSECUTION Save Our Sisters After being abandoned by her village, and having her sons taken from her due to her conversion to Christ, Freedom and her daughters had no way to care for themselves. When ICC provided a cow and chickens, their lives changed. Freedom says, “I am thankful to ICC for care and love they share with people like me. I was isolated in the village and the blessings that was given by God through ICC is a big witness for people around me that God never leaves His people.” 6
You can help today! www.persecution.org