Hear their stories
Hear why it takes courage to be a Christian … In Africa
In countries where Christians are persecuted, Christian children are collateral damage in the overall brutality – and the numbers run to millions. Hear why it takes courage and faith to be a YOUNG CHRISTIAN.
Many are left orphans, many grow up in IDP (Internally Displaced People) Camps or temporary accommodation, reliant on charity for day-to-day essentials, missing out on stability and education – the only real way to escape long-term poverty. Often suffering from PTSD, the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual impact on children and young people is immense. Their faith is their hope and strength.
Maryamu Joseph, escaped Boko Haram in July 2023
Sixteen-year-old Maryamu escaped Boko Haram after being held against her will for nine years. She told ACN how her family were murdered by the Boko Haram.
“Words cannot do justice to what I’ve gone through. Right before my eyes, they took one of my siblings and killed him. They cut off his head, then his hands, legs, and stomach,”
#RedWednesday 2023
““I applaud ACN’s #RedWednesday, it is a wonderful initiative. When people hear they will be stimulated to act whether morally socially, economically or spiritually and will give hope to those affected.””
Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme speaking on the importance of #RW, on how it takes courage to be a Christian and persecution faced by his diocese. Bishop Oliver was guest speaker for ACN’s Africa Update launch in Parliament, featured here.
Lebanon – Majeb
““Dad says that the bad people chased us away from our home in Syria; we had to flee, like more than one million people from my country. Dad says that as a child I became a refugee, like baby Jesus, who fled with his Mum and Dad.””
St John the Merciful Table is a key ACN project, providing one nutritious hot meal a day, every day of the year to over 1,500 people – particularly families with children who lost everything when they fled Syria
Margaret lost both legs and her sight in 1 eye in Owo terrorist attack
On the day of the attack, St Francis Xavier’s Church in Owo was packed with parishioners, as it was Pentecost Sunday.
Margaret was up in the church gallery singing in the choir when gunmen began shooting. Margaret was one of 70 people who suffered serious injuries. 41 people were killed, including six children.
SOS for internally displaced Christians! – Assistance to internally displaced persons
“We have 2 million people in more than 7 IDP camps in the diocese of Makurdi alone. In the camps they lack the basic things of life. What we have tried to do as a diocese, a church is to give them hope. People without hope cannot exist for long.”
With ACN, help the local Church care for them with aid essentials and spiritual support.