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5 Relief Organizations Aiding Christians in the Middle East

By John Verling   |   Monday, 11 May 2015 05:13 PM

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The Middle East is a war torn region with many communities in many countries suffering strife in their daily lives. Christians living in the region are in the minority. For Christianity the Middle East is the home of the faith; it is where John the Baptist baptized Jesus, where Paul built his first church and where Aramaic, the language of Christ is still spoken.



Christianity is under threat in the Middle East. In some Gulf States, it is very difficult to practice the faith and persecution is a daily occurrence. In countries vital to the history of Christianity, such as Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State murders Christians for their religious beliefs. The troubles Christians face are leading to suffering and death with many fleeing the region.

Those who stay need help. Aid for the Christians in the Middle East is supplied by agencies that have a long history of operating in the area.

Here are five relief organizations aiding Christians in the Middle East:

1. The International Committee for The Red Cross: The ICRC works in all countries of the Middle East region. Aid to Christians fleeing the fighting in Iraq and Syria is vital to the survival of whole communities. By setting up refugee camps and providing humanitarian aid on the ground, the ICRC is helping civilians who are bearing the brunt of the violence.

2. Aid to the Church in Need: ACN is a catholic organization helping Christians in need throughout the Middle East. This international organization is based in Britain but works in over 130 countries all over the world. In Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq they provide emergency aid in the form of food, blankets, medicine, and shelter. ACN also provides practical day-to-day assistance to Christians by providing transport, bibles and building churches.

3. Christian Aid: This relief agency was founded 70 years ago to spread the values of Christianity by helping those most in need. In the Middle East they provide practical relief to people fleeing the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon.



4. ActionAid: This South African-based relief agency is providing direct care to those suffering in Syria and other countries of the Middle East. In responding to the crisis, they are aiding those in refugee camps throughout the region, daily helping with food, water, medicine, and shelter.

5. Caritas: An organization founded in 1897 to provide aid to those in need, Caritas is working in all countries of the Middle East. They provide emergency aid, help migrants and those involved in human trafficking. The relief agency also helps with educational, pastoral, and peace building programs.

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New Report Finds Mideast Christians May Disappear in Less than a Generation

By JNS October 22, 2015 , 8:30 am

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“For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” (Isaiah 41:13)

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The cover of the Aid to the Church in Need report, “Persecuted and Forgotten? A report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2013-2015.” (Photo: Aid to the Church in Need)

A report from the United Kingdom-based Catholic charity group Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has found that Middle East Christians, especially in Iraq and Syria, are “on course for extinction” within a generation or sooner.

The report—titled “Persecuted and Forgotten? A report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2013-2015”— finds that the time period from October 2013 to July 2015 has been “catastrophic for many Christians in the regions where persecution is worst,” such as in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

The report blames “religio-ethnic cleansing” that is being powered by the “well-publicized threat of genocide” as the main factor behind the persecution of Christians.

“Be it in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria or parts of east Africa, the growing threat of militant Muslim groups—notably Daesh (Islamic State)—has prompted hundreds of thousands to flee” and that is “the primary cause of the contraction of Christians—changing from being a global faith to a regional one, with the faithful increasingly absent from ever-widening areas,” said the report.

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“Christianity is on course for extinction in many of its biblical heartlands within a generation, if not before,” the report concluded.

Joop Koopman, communications manager for ACN, told JNS.org that the despite the report’s grim findings, “there has yet to be a popular outcry among Christians in the U.S or in Western Europe.”

“Part of the reason seems to be is that Christian beliefs—when it comes to marriage, gay marriage and such—are seen as oppressive in the West, which neutralizes the outrage that should be evident at the treatment of Christians in the Middle East,” Koopman said.

Koopman went on to urge “top Christian leadership in the U.S. to marshal their grassroots constituencies and force genuine political action—in the form of more military action on behalf of Christians in Iraq and Syria, as well as a recognition that Christians are victims of persecution at home and therefore eligible for asylum in the U.S.”