Christian Missionaries in Iraq now risking their lives to save Muslim children. We know them personally.<\/a> These are Christians acting in the name of Christ.They are risking their lives for the Gospel in Iraq for our Muslim brothers and sisters. NO GREATER LOVE \u2026\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cWhy would Christians help Muslims?\u201d, some poor soul may ask, \u201cThey aren\u2019t even Christian!\u201d<\/p>\n
Christians are to help others, not because they are Christian, but because we are. Every person you meet is Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A reader writes: Christian Missionaries in Iraq now risking their lives to save Muslim children. We know them personally. These are Christians acting in the name of Christ.They are risking their lives for the Gospel in Iraq for our Muslim brothers and sisters. NO GREATER LOVE \u2026\u00a0 \u201cWhy would Christians help Muslims?\u201d, some poor soul […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-91366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-works-of-mercy"],"yoast_head":"\n
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