Caring for Christian Refugee Children
The first Christmas for Refugees Christmas party was held on December 14 in Qaraqosh and had 546 children in attendance. In all, more than 1,500 children attended the three events held this year in Iraq. Every event was centered on Jesus, from coloring contests to puppet shows.
Children dance and sing praises about how “God is the creator of everything” in Marka, Jordan.
Watch as children from an orphanage in Nigeria sing a “Happy Birthday Jesus” song!
Program director William Murray discusses what Christmas for Refugees looks like in 2018.
In all, the Christmas program for 2018 will serve nearly 10,000 children. There were four Christmas events for children the first week of December. Of those four, two were held by brand new churches founded by Syrian refugees.