Did you know that more Christians are persecuted for their faith in Nigeria than in every

other country of the world combined?

Ninety percent of all Christians killed for their faith are Nigerians because the Islamic

jihadists are destroying Christian villages, homes, and churches.

But there is someone doing something. A team of American

and Nigerian Christians called Equipping the Persecuted Head Toward the Chaos while smoke is

still rising. They pull lives out of the wreckage and help them rebuild. They provide emergency,

medical care, support for widows and orphans, security training, and meet other needs so Christians can rebuild their lives.

This year they are building a hospital and a woman's rehab clinic to help victims.

Two new schools to educate over 800 displaced children.

And they continue to equip villages with the security training and infrastructure they need to protect themselves in the future. Consider being part of the effort to support brothers and sisters on the other side of the world. Go to equipping the persecuted.org.

All right, welcome to the podcast. You can go to equipping the persecuted.org if you want to support Nigerian brothers

and sisters in Christ under persecution from Islamic terrorists.

And another place you can go is Christmas cow.org, Christmas cow.org. Equipping the persecuted is purchasing cows to give to

villages. And one cow given to a village can go a long way. And so they're doing it in honor of

Christmas. And it's $600 for one cow, $300 for half a cow, $150 for a quarter of a cow.

And their intention is to give 50 cows.

So I would assume that means 50 villages.

But you can go to Christmascow.org if you want to be part of that.

With that, we're going to get into some topics today.

And I hope everyone has comfort and joy and is listening

to Christmas carols. I've decided now that the day after Thanksgiving, it is permissible. I used

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