Christmas in Nigeria
Christmas for Refugees began holding events at an orphanage in Nigeria in 2017. Christians are persecuted in Nigeria than anywhere else in the world. Find out why our Christmas for Refugees events are so important!
Caring for Christian Refugee Children
Christmas for Refugees began holding events at an orphanage in Nigeria in 2017. Christians are persecuted in Nigeria than anywhere else in the world. Find out why our Christmas for Refugees events are so important!
“I have seen the Christian civilization of the “West Bank” collapse and be replaced by those who hate Christians and work to steal what is left of their land. No matter what, we must continue the Christmas program in the “West Bank” which includes Bethlehem.”
Most of the children were either orphans or internally displaced children who had undergone all kinds of trauma. It had been quite some time since these children had access to such a nice, warm and healthy meal. One thing that really stood out from the first event was the very evident joy on the faces of all ages, regardless of the tragedies they had endured.
A number of Christmas for Refugees events were held in Jordan this year. At one of the Christmas parties, every single one of the children present was from Iraq. In Qaraqosh the party lasted almost four hours, with different types of entertainment and of course all pointing to the real reason for Christmas, the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Christian population in Bethlehem is no longer self-sustaining. It is with that understanding that Christmas for Refugees agreed to hold a Christmas party for 800 Christian children still living in the Bethlehem and Beit Sahour area, to bring some joy to the shrinking Christian population. Read more about our journey to the Holy Land.
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.