Will you help persecuted families this Christmas?

This winter persecuted Christian families need your help more than ever. Your gift today will be part of a special Matching Gift Challenge sending food, warm coats, toys, and Bibles to TWICE as many persecuted refugees this Christmas.

Believers in crisis need your help this winter! Send Critical Supplies, Bibles, and Toys this Christmas to persecuted families in the Middle East. View this email in your browser A message from our ad partner: Send Help & Hope this Christmas to Persecuted Christians

Dear Friend, During this past year of global crisis, it has been a beautiful thing to see believers like YOU living out these verses:     "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'" Matthew 25:37-40   Before the pandemic even began, Christians living in the Middle East and North Africa were already facing life-threatening challenges. Christianity is the most persecuted religion worldwide and Islamic extremism is the number one driver of persecution.   Due to ongoing persecution and the recent wars in Syria and Iraq, the refugee crisis in the Middle East has continued to grow:     Send Help & Hope This Winter Your gift today will be part of a special Matching Gift Challenge sending food, warm coats, toys, and Bibles to TWICE as many persecuted refugees this Christmas.   •  More than 5.6 million people have fled Syria to the neighboring countries of Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. More than 6 million remain displaced within Syria, a country still battling instability on every level.   •  In addition to Syrian and Iraqi refugees, Turkey hosts tens of thousands of Iranian refugees. Help The Persecuted's own Field Ministry Team leader in Turkey spent three years in an Iranian prison for converting to Christianity before fleeing to Turkey himself.   •  Lebanon is facing a serious economic crisis– and both Lebanon and Jordan do not allow work permits for refugees, leaving refugees unable to work and provide for their families. Our Field Ministry Team in Lebanon has urged us that in some cases, "if we don't help, people will literally starve."   With your help this Christmas, we are planning to bring tailored packages of Help & Hope to persecuted Christian refugee families in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. The ongoing persecution they face for standing firm in their faith is now further complicated by the pandemic and cold winter.   Send Relief, Bibles & Toys Now >>   And that's where YOU come in and why your support of Help The Persecuted today is so important. Through on-the-ground Field Ministry Teams we are able to reach the most vulnerable with:   • Critical supplies – rice, flour, oil, and other basic items for survival • Warm coats and heating supplies – families struggle to stay warm and healthy during the cold winter season • Toys for children – many children have not celebrated Christmas or received any gifts in years • Bibles and other discipleship materials for equipping and encouraging the whole family Your gift today will help these persecuted believers survive the cold winter and empower them to be the light of Christ shining in the darkness — a living testimony to His goodness. Help The Persecuted has provided critical support for more than 30,000 persecuted believers this year, and with your help today, we can reach thousands more this Christmas!   Every $35 provides critical supplies for survival, toys, and spiritual encouragement to one persecuted refugee family this Christmas!   Send Help & Hope Now     "For so long in Syria, it has been war and suffering as if all hope was lost. But today, I witnessed joy in the people's eyes! They say thank you!" — Field Ministry Team Leader     Because of a special Matching Challenge Grant, your gift will be DOUBLED in impact it will mean that TWICE the number of persecuted Christians will receive Help & Hope this winter!   Your swift response today answers the call given to us in Matthew 25 to help the least of these. As needs are met and Christ's love is shown hope is restored.   Thank you for bringing Help & Hope to the persecuted this Christmas, not only meeting their basic needs for survival, but empowering them to be the light of Christ shining in the darkness – a living testimony to His goodness.   It is a privilege to serve our persecuted brothers and sisters together.     Joshua Youssef President and CEO Help The Persecuted   Send Relief, Bibles & Toys Now >>   About Help The Persecuted: Since 2011, Help The Persecuted has provided immediate personal contact and specialized support for persecuted Christians living in the most dangerous parts of the world.   Click to send Bibles, toys, and critical supplies to persecuted families in the Middle East today!

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