Are you tired of stories about Syrian refugees? It’s been all over the news since Paris was attacked and around 130 people were killed in three separately coordinated attacks.

Tens of thousands of Christians have been displaced by the advance of the Islamic State in Iraq. Many families were forced out of their homes with nothing more than the clothes on their backs.

The Voice of the Martyrs has distributed Action Packs to persecuted Christians in countries like Iraq, Pakistan and Sudan for many years. These care packages, filled or sponsored by Christians in the United States, contain clothing, bedding, toiletries and other items of need. Now our front-line workers in and around Syria want to share these packs with Muslim, Syrian refugees as a demonstration of Christ’s love for them. They believe these packs will help open the door for the gospel. We are excited to come alongside these faithful Christians in this incredible outreach opportunity, and we invite you to help us equip these front-line workers. Through a network of workers in and around Syria, VOM hopes to distribute 10,000 Outreach Packs. You can join us in one of two ways:

This morning as I was going out to get my morning cup of coffee my neighbor was walking by my driveway with her grand daughter and her little dog and so we decided to talk for a few minutes. During our conversation my neighbor asked me if I had a vacuum cleaner with attachments because she said that she had some bed comforters that she wanted to ship to the Philippines and needed to suck the air out of the plastic bags that she was going to pack the comforters in. I told her I did and would be happy to let her use my vacuum cleaner.

Pray for Hani Salim Wadi’s wife, daughter and extended family as they mourn their loss. Ask God to guard the hearts of Iraqi Christians against fear so they can continue serving him with boldness.VOM supports persecuted believers in Iraq in a variety of ways. In 2008 we provided 300 Action Packs to persecuted and displaced believers in Mosul.

Last night I was at my midweek bible study and I was so excited because as we were going through our lesson the cool topic of how we as a group can minister to others came up. As the discussion progressed I was so happy to bring up The Voice of the Martyrs and how all of us as a group can minister along side VOM.

Todd shared this information in the VOM Facebook group, and I thought our blog readers would like a glimpse behind the scenes of a recipients of the action packs. Pretty cool!

Did know that The Voice of the Martyrs has sent more than 6000 Action Packs to Iraqi Christians in the last two years? It's true and we are so thankful for all of you who have participated in this most important ministry.