Last summer and fall, IS was raging through Iraq, destroying homes and churches, monuments, etc. Those people lost much - and are now displaced, some still in Iraq. Hard to believe, but a million people have fled to cities of Iraqi Kurdistan which is only the size of West Virginia.
A two-bedroom apartment is home to two families, twelve people. It is also the site of a Bible study led by pastor Malath Baythoon. So they push back the mattresses and make room for 25 Christians to come together to study the Bible.
"Baythoon’s church is only two years old, and now about 70 percent of his congregation are displaced survivors of the ISIS onslaught. They live everywhere from tents to shopping centers . . . His church gets funds from a church in Indiana to help cover six months’ rent for 41 units . . ."
"What they have in common is a terrifying night flight from militant jihadists with guns, leaving all that they knew and owned behind . . ."
(cont'd tomorrow)
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