{"id":996,"date":"2015-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2015\/05\/07\/urgent-pakistani-christians-in-thailand-need-our-help-now\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T06:53:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T05:53:06","slug":"urgent-pakistani-christians-in-thailand-need-our-help-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/urgent-pakistani-christians-in-thailand-need-our-help-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent: Pakistani Christians in Thailand Need Our Help Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Thongchai10.jpg\" unselectable=\"on\"><br \/>\n    <br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Local church distributes food&nbsp;to Pakistani Christians who have nothing<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I remember once when I was a child I stayed up after my parents had gone to sleep, and I decided this would be the perfect time to watch Channel 4<br \/>\n    and see one of their horror features. I won&#8217;t share all the details, and it involved a gruesome demon, but I remember after watching that film the<br \/>\n    journey upstairs was a long and very lonely one! every creep of the stairs I heard, every sound that seemed slightly out of place had my heart fighting<br \/>\n    against my rib cage.&nbsp; My brain was trying to make sense of these strange noises while at the same time scolding me for even having the audacity<br \/>\n    to watch the film. This moment of terror lasted for at least a month and every time it got dark , I became acutely aware of just how dark the dark<br \/>\n    can be.<\/p>\n<p> So why am I bringing up childhood memories? The fear I felt was merely coming from my imagination, a perceived threat, but envisage for a moment having<br \/>\n    these thoughts and feelings for real. Imagine having to live in a darkened cupboard, along with your family, in complete silence for days on end. Living<br \/>\n    with the stress of being on constant edge, poised for fight or flight. The &#8216;bogey man&#8217; in this scenario is not a figment of your imagination but a<br \/>\n    real person with real authority to make your life a nightmare. This is the reality facing Pakistani Christians in Thailand today. Even though they<br \/>\n    escaped from the harsh realities of being a Christian in Pakistan, their situation has gone from bad to worse. Fleeing to Thailand seeking a better<br \/>\n    future for themselves and their families, but instead they are faced with a society that refuses to accept or help them.&nbsp; A society where Pakistani<br \/>\n    Christians are not viewed as legitimate asylum seekers and are hunted down as prey and held in rusty shackles. A society that forces them to walk around<br \/>\n    in near nakedness! It is 2015 but in some societies the concept of having love for their fellow man, a concept that our Saviour Jesus preached throughout<br \/>\n    his life, is something that so many have failed to grasp.<\/p>\n<p> As human beings it&#8217;s sometimes too easy for us to focus on the worst in people especially during times of extreme poverty and hardship. Each day my<br \/>\n    inbox is filled with the awful news of extreme persecution of Christian minorities, not only in my homeland of Pakistan, but around the world. The<br \/>\n    price of following Christ is beatings, torture, rape and other atrocities. In so much as I see the awful side of humanity, far more frequently I see<br \/>\n    people who want to help bring change and to do good.<\/p>\n<p> So with this in mind, I ask for your help in being the solid rock that Pakistani Christians in Thailand can lean on. I will be in Thailand on Sunday<br \/>\n    and I&#8217;m determined to help in any way I can but at present all I have to give them is \u00a3338.<\/p>\n<p> My aim is to raise \u00a310,000 and I know that with your help we can start to write the happy ending to their daily horror story.<br \/>\n    <br \/> We have over 14,000 members in BPCA so I&#8217;m asking each member to donate just \u00a31, more if you can. That way we will easily reach our target of \u00a310,000.&nbsp;<br \/>\n    Further details can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FOz51WR&amp;h=xAQFwlexG&amp;enc=AZPuEslGysl0vA5OpKUPmgWVeif9gGE5AoXmHsUSrK5T4RCl0QifSEgVh1oUr8K0vVMNFTBYJJjwe3xg7pX4hlSkA2HbnGNkPyvBMclfLITE8dKkthGnKeG2xsuBx-91pX4yClgMR3Ey3jeZfwKyqVqWs04k6Whc9JiSCypmy8bFDQ&amp;s=1\"><u>http:\/\/goo.gl\/Oz51WR<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Pakistani Christians in Thailand need our help, urgently.&nbsp; &nbsp;I sincerely believe we can make a difference on Friday so please give what you<br \/>\n    can, stand with us in prayer, share this with your friends and family, and believe that God will bless us as we do His work.<\/p>\n<p> I appreciate your help and all you do in supporting the BPCA.<br \/>\n    <br \/> Please sign our petition: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petitionbuzz.com\/petitions\/asylum-by-right\"><u>http:\/\/www.petitionbuzz.com\/petitions\/asylum-by-right<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>Please Pray: <\/p>\n<p> That they would find safety and shelter in Thailand instead of fear and insecurity<br \/>That they would have enough to eat and work would be available to them<br \/>For peace and a better quality of life <br \/>For children to have access to education <br \/>For healthcare to be available<br \/>For Thai authorities to properly recognise the status of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers <\/p>\n<p>Please Give:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a320 could buy a bag of groceries<br \/>\u00a330 could buy a set of clothes for an adult<br \/>\u00a340 could help towards basic medical care<br \/>\u00a350 could provide educational books for children<\/p>\n<p>We aim to raise \u00a310,000 to provide food, medicines, and clothing to reach as many of these victims as possible.  <br \/><strong><span>If you would like to donate towards helping these frightened and suffering Pak-Christian Asylum Seekers, then please use these bank details:<br \/><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n    <br \/> <span><strong>Sort Code: 20-67-90<\/p>\n<p><strong>Account number: 63468976<\/strong> <br \/><span><strong>Bank: Barclays<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Ref:  Love for brothers and sisters in Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span><strong>Alternatively if you would like donate using PayPal please use the PayPal facility on the top right hand corner of our blog, our PayPal email address is: info@britishpakistanichristians.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p> <span><strong>Any cheques should be made payable to the BPCA to our address: 57 Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1XG.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><span> With your support we hope to change the lives of millions of Christians in Pakistan.<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local church distributes food&nbsp;to Pakistani Christians who have nothing I remember once when I was a child I stayed up after my parents had gone to sleep, and I decided this would be the perfect time to watch Channel 4 and see one of their horror features. 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