I am posting a mailing I received from that excellent charity Aid to the Church in Need:
HRH The Prince of Wales delivered an impassioned appeal on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, saying that the growing crisis of extremism “threatens the very existence of Christianity in the land of its birth”.
ACN attended a special Advent reception yesterday (17th December) at Archbishop’s House, Westminster, where the Prince called for more “practical” help for persecuted Christians and went on to praise ACN as “a remarkable organisation”.
Quoting from ACN’s ‘Persecuted and Forgotten? report, Prince Charles said: “Christianity is on course to disappear from Iraq within five years, unless emergency help is provided on a greatly increased scale.”
You can listen to Prince Charles' full speech.
In his speech, Cardinal Nichols also underlined that Christians were among many oppressed faith groups in the Middle East.
The Cardinal also said: “To remain silent about this specific persecution is to neglect and weaken the awareness and role of this faith here.”
ACN is responding further to the plight and suffering of Christians by supporting 19 new relief programmes in Syria and 11 new programmes in Iraq.
The relief programmes provide vital aid including food, medicine, shelter and pastoral support for Christians across the region – including for families fleeing Daesh (IS), escaping persecution.
With your continued support and prayers ACN supports over 140 projects in Iraq and Syria – Thank you!
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