I met a gentlemen on Paltalk last night who said he was an Iraqi Christian who was now living in the US. He sent me a link to this video being hosted by the Religious Freedom Coalition (a group I know nothing about) that they say was produced by the Chaldean Church in Beirut, Lebanon. I told the gentleman I would watch it and then post a link to it here on Per Christum.
I often suffer from “compassion fatigue” due to the 24-hour news coverage and discussion in the blogosphere of all the violence and atrocities in our world. The senselessness and cruelty of events like the tragic kidnapping and death of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho and persecution of our brothers and sisters have left me feeling sort of numb and distant. Watching the stories of the families in this video has helped break through some of that fog.
The man who gave me the link said he still has family in Iraq who are in harms way because they name the name of Christ. Please pray for them.
Here’s the video: “Iraqi Christians in Peril“
UPDATE: It seems that page has been taken down (a commenter said it was due to the number of hits the video was getting.) You can view it on YouTube as well. Below is part 1, go to the YouTube page for the rest.
This is almost unbearable to watch. I fear it is a sign of things to come.
Dear all,
The link to the video has unfortunately been disabled due to the large number of hits that site received, but I was able to watch the show on a local Assyrian show we watch.
It is very sad indeed. I wonder why such events and news are not getting much play time in news over here. There have been weeks where dozens of churches have been targetted at a time. Surely a sign of systematic persecution… and yet I barely see mention.
Prayers for our brothers and sisters in the middle east are much needed at this time, and so is being vocal with our local government and representatives that we care about their plight.
In Christ,
Anthony
Anthony:
Thanks for the heads up about the link being down. I was able to find it on YouTube, thankfully.
The video address has been changed to: http://www.rfcnet.org/video/vid.html