Send Help—Deliver Hope!

Martha is just one of millions of severely persecuted Christians in need of support today.

In January, violent attackers massacred a village—in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—in which many of her relatives were living.

A total of 21 people died that day—five of them from Martha’s family.

As she recalls what happened, can you hear the pain in her words?

The attackers arrived at about 6 p.m. My parents and siblings were sitting outside eating dinner. They heard gunshots coming from the direction of the valley. My mom, dad and sister-in-law hid in the house, while my siblings ran into the forest. The attackers entered the house and massacred those who were inside. Then they moved to the next house, where they killed my uncle and aunty. Ten people from our small neighborhood were killed that day.

Such loss has been a terribly heavy burden for 19-year-old Martha, but she knows where to turn:

I pray God will help me swallow this very bitter pill. I felt devastated, confused, sad and so alone during the funeral, despite the presence of so many people.

But I hold on to God because I remember that my parents taught me to always rely on God, to put my trust in Him, and that He is the first source of everything. If today I have the strength to continue serving the Lord despite what happened, it is because of what my parents constantly told me.

Martha is doing what she can, to make ends meet. She implores . . .

Please pray that God would help me to constantly remain in His will despite all that has happened in my life, and the challenges that I face. May He provide for my needs; may He continue to comfort us, because the wound is not yet healed.

Please don’t turn a blind eye to the suffering of persecuted Christian family members like Martha and others in the Congo and elsewhere.

You can provide for their needs, comfort them and help bind up their wounds.

Take a stand with Liberty Relief International today for those living daily under threat of extreme poverty, violence, displacement or death.

Your partnership with LRI helps meet immediate humanitarian needs such as emergency food, water, shelter and safety for believers who are forced to flee their homes and communities.

Through your generosity and kindness, our local Christ-centered partners in nations around the world are also able to offer support, including:

• Trauma counseling.
• Literacy and job training.
• Restoration assistance for rebuilding churches and homes that have been destroyed.

And they’re providing Bibles, Bible study materials and discipleship training as well.

Your generous tax-deductible gift right now—of 50, 100, 500 dollars or more, as God leads—will enable us to send urgently needed aid to frontline partners who minister to men, women and children experiencing loss, trauma and persecution.

Thank you so very much for your compassion.

In Christ,

Mat Staver

Liberty Relief International is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

*Representative names and photos used for security reasons.