Finding Homes for Displaced Christians
Adopt A Refugee is funding two buildings that will be the home to about 80 families. The cost is going to be around $90,000 (no monthly rent). These buildings are essential for the safety and well being of these displaced families. Winter is coming and school is starting and these families are not able to go […]
The MERCI Sending Money for Medical Relief
Through Adopt A Refugee, MERCI will send another $15,000 to fund at least 6 clinics in Arbil. $5000 will be allocated to Dahok to establish a clinic inside an Assyrian Church, which is headed by Father Philipus in coordination with Father Hadeel of Telkaif. It will cost between $1,000 and $3,000 monthly for each clinic […]
Families in need
There are 200 families who couldn’t find shelter and have now settled in Alqosh; they are in desperate need of assistance for such things as rent. The St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Diocese of the Eastern United States in coordination with Adopt A Refugee/Mosul Relief Effort, are working on a plan in assisting them, which includes $100 […]
Helpiraq.org helps house over 500 families
With helpiraq.org this project was completed to house over 500 families watch video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCdRdfy-gmI
Detroit Free Press Reports Metro Detroit’s Iraqi Christians ask for help in their native land
Concerned about the worsening condition of minorities in their native land, metro Detroit Iraqi-American Christians are lobbying U.S. officials and politicians, asking for their help as ISIS advances across Iraq. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014309150011
Attached is the growing list of positive media published since Senator Cruz’s walkaway at the Solidarity Gala Dinner
Ross Douthat (New York Times), “The Middle East’s Friendless Christians”: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/ross-douthat-the-middle-easts-friendless-christians.html “When the long, grim history of Christianity’s disappearance from the Middle East is written, Ted Cruz’s performance last week at a conference organized to highlight the persecution of his co-religionists will merit at most a footnote. But sometimes a footnote can help illuminate […]
Interview from ETWN With MaryBeth Hicks, Auday Arabo, Jeff Bridges, Lois Lowry, and Michael Flaherty
Video: #EWTN World Over – #RaymondArroyo with MaryBeth Hicks, Auday Arabo, Jeff Bridges, Lois Lowry, Michael Flaherty of The Giver August 14, 2014 http://paxalles.blogs.com/gods_design/2014/08/video-ewtn-world-over-raymondarroyo-with-marybeth-hicks-auday-arabo-jeff-bridges-lois-lowry-michael-.html
Pope to Iraqi Christians: You Are Church’s Heart
Pope Francis has sought to encourage Iraq’s beleaguered Christians under threat from Islamic militants, saying they are the “heart” of the church and that the church is proud of them. In comments translated into Arabic during his weekly Wednesday general audience, Francis said the Catholic Church is like a mother, and like any mother will […]
Letter from Bishop Francis Regarding The List
From: Bishop Francis Regarding: The list In the last few days many people have called my office and many of our churches in regards to getting their relatives’ names on a list so they can leave Iraq. This list was a request from someone in Washington DC and we do not know what they will […]
Some promising news
Some promising news: – Dutch Government has proposed to build 1,500 new living units in Dohuk and Erbil. – Also, it was suggested to our church leaders that we rent resorts for those that remain in parks and streets since the tourism season has come to an end. Our diocese is currently assessing these claims […]