One of the most heart wrenching chapters in the story of the liberation of Iraq is the tale of the people who probably cheered the loudest on that glorious day in April, 2003. And they are the very people who today find their very existence threatened. Iraqi Christians, once a robust community is now persecuted, threatened with violence and on the run.  Nearly half of the Christians who lived in Iraq in 2003 are now living abroad as refugees. Most of those who have stayed behind are displaced, targeted for acts of brutality and discrimination. Given the inability or disinclination of Coalition forces to protect the Iraqi Christians and the political disarray of the Iraqi government, it is most likely that Iraq's ancient Christian community will be extinct within one generation; populations of Christians who can trace their heritage back for two thousand years.

Facing Extinction is a documentary that chronicles the untold story of the forgotten Iraqis, who have been hunted and persecuted because of their faith and because they agreed to help Coalition forces bring order in the early days of the liberation.

For more information on how you can help, go to FacingExtinctionFilm.com.  Contributions can be made to Payee SMOTJ Iraqi Christians Relief Fund and mailed to:

SMOTJ Grand Administrator
P.O. Box 83926
Gaithersburg, MD 20883-3926