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Joshua Youssef

@joshyoussef

President and CEO of Help The Persecuted @helppersecuted ساعد المضطهدين, part time seminarian @rtsatlanta, hubby to @emyouss, dad to 5 kiddos

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My interview with UCB News concerning the situation in Syria. I’ve also conducted an interview with our Aleppo team lead that I’ll post soon. timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/5da…

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Around 1300 people in Syria are estimated to have died in fighting between security forces and militia. UCB News reporter Peter Wooding spoke to Daniel with Help The Persecuted about how the Christian community is impacted there: timbre-player.sharp-stream.com/embed/item/2b3…

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Persecuted Christians in Syria are hiding in their homes, fearing for their lives. In just the past few days, over 1,000 civilians have been massacred in cold blood. Here's a brief synopsis of what's going on, how it's affecting our team, and...how you can help: In December,

Persecuted Christians in Syria are hiding in their homes, fearing for their lives. In just the past few days, over 1,000 civilians have been massacred in cold blood.
 
Here's a brief synopsis of what's going on, how it's affecting our team, and...how you can help:

In December,
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…And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11

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Just did a Help The Persecuted podcast with Dr. Parsons of the Lindisfarne Centre and the HTP team in Syria. Much of what is on Social Media is not accurate- 1) Many (possibly 2k to date) Alawhites have been killed. These attacks are primarily retribution for years of oppression by

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When Qasem chose to follow Jesus, he was unaware that his decision amounted to a capital crime in Iran. His story sounds like a movie: - Pastoring secret church gatherings - 3-year imprisonment - 90-day hunger strike - Living as a refugee in Turkey Today, he serves on our team

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"If I go back, it's signing my suicide mission." Nash chose Jesus in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. His punishment: Electric shocks. Freezing water. Chained outdoors overnight. Locked in a cage. He escaped legally to America. Now, a forced return to his torturers looms—sending

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This morning in Damascus, Syria, a suicide bomber took the lives of 22 Christians, including several children, women, and university students. They died worshipping Christ together in church. Another 63 were wounded. It has been confirmed that the bomber and gunman attackers

This morning in Damascus, Syria, a suicide bomber took the lives of 22 Christians, including several children, women, and university students. They died worshipping Christ together in church. Another 63 were wounded.

It has been confirmed that the bomber and gunman attackers
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The fear, when the Assad regime fell, was that a vacuum would be created. A vacuum that would lead to power struggles between competing Sunni groups such as Al Qaeda & ISIS. Those who suffer the most in MENA power vacuums are Christians. May the Lord bless these believers in

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Orthodox Christians gather again in St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus, Syria chanting Christ is Risen. We are not afraid of your terror. Death holds no power over us for our Lord has conquered it by His own death and resurrection.

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Excerpts from a Help The Persecuted interview with Druze/Christian young lady whose family was attacked in Swayda… “I was afraid. I immediately ran behind my grandmother. She took the bullets, and I survived. I did not comprehend what was going on. Then I tried to escape. I started

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Got this from an Afghan brother in Canada who Help The Persecuted flew out 4 years ago. I will never forget this day… and the days that followed. “On the anniversary of August 15, a day filled with fear and uncertainty for the people of Afghanistan, I want to express my deepest

Got this from an Afghan brother in Canada who <a href="/helppersecuted/">Help The Persecuted</a> flew out 4 years ago. I will never forget this day… and the days that followed. 

“On the anniversary of August 15, a day filled with fear and uncertainty for the people of Afghanistan, I want to express my deepest