In the 1980s Jalil Dawood received vital help from the U.S. government’s refugee resettlement program, which helped him settle in the United States after he fled persecution during the Iran-Iraq War.
Now the pastor of the Arabic Church of Dallas, he has major concerns for persecuted Christians unable to receive that support today to start a new vital in America because of the current US administration’s immigration policies.
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A Texas based pastor who fled persecution from Iraq in the 1980s is concerned for persecuted Christians seeking safety in America after the US Government removed the resettlement program that helped him settle in the United States as a refugee himself.
Jalil Dawood is now pastor of the Arabic Church of Dallas and runs a ministry called World Refugee Care, and he says it’s vital that those facing persecution today can receive help to start a new life just like he did:
It is a blessing to bless people and the nation that blesses people will be blessed especially the persecuted Christians. I know some people have been waiting for a country to harbor them since 2011.
And Dawood is calling for balance from the US Government particularly for the sake of persecuted believers who he says can be productive members of society.
Peter Wooding for the Global News Alliance.
Story Provided By:
Peter Wooding – GNA London Bureau Chief
Recording Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Reporter / Producer
Peter Wooding
Organization featured in this Story
World Refugee Care – https://worldrefugeecare.org/
People Interviewed and their Titles
Jalil Dawood – Pastor Arabic Church of Dallas and founder of World Refugee Care
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