The temperature hit 113 degrees in the city of Erbil, Iraq, recently.
Thousands of Christian refugees who have fled from Mosul and other cities to the capital city of Kurdistan are in desperate need of fresh drinking water and more.
They also are desperate for safe housing. Churches and schools in Erbil and surrounding cities have opened their doors to many of the refugees but they are running out of room.
A great crisis is taking place as the number of refugees in Iraq and Syria continues to grow. Men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes because of escalating violence by the terrorist group Islamic State (IS).
The United Nations (U.N.) has declared its highest level of emergency in Iraq as a humanitarian crisis because of the death and destruction carried out by IS terrorists. The U.N. estimates 1.2 million people have been internally displaced.
Partnering together
Open Doors, working with churches and other partners in northern Iraq, has responded as Christians have fled the intense persecution. Mosul has been cleansed of almost all Christians. Most Christians left with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
Open Doors is providing food, water, medicine, pillows, blankets, air coolers, cooking and eating utensils and hygiene kits.
“Open Doors is helping to support (more than) 3,000 families spread over 21 villages in northern Iraq,” said David Curry, Open Doors USA president and CEO. “What is unfolding is the worst genocide since Rwanda 20 years ago. We cannot allow this to happen on our watch. Please pray, spread the word in your church or small group, advocate and give so Open Doors can provide more humanitarian aid in the weeks and months ahead.”
For more information, visit www.OpenDoorsUSA.org.
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