About IFC US

IFC US is an American based Christian organization which exists to meet the physical and emotional needs of Indonesian refugees. Founded in 1974, IFC has operated as a training organization to raise up spiritual leaders throughout the nation of Indonesia.

IFC changed focus nearly three years ago as a result of the outbreak of attacks on Christians in the Maluku Islands. This conflict began in Ambon on January 19, 1999. Radical militia members came to this region to either kill or remove the Christians from the Maluccas. Christians have faced horrific attacks on their villages and to date approximately 10,000 have been slain.

Tens of thousands of homes have been burned and an estimated 1,000 churches have been destroyed, along with a Christian University. Nearly 600,000 people seeking safety have fled from their home region. This mass exodus of families has resulted in a humanitarian crisis. Organizations like IFC have stepped in to provide the most basic needs for these suffering saints.

IFC US seeks to raise the level of concern by encouraging people to pray and to give from their abundance to meet the basic necessities of the Christians who have lost homes and loved ones. IFC US seeks to restore the God-given dignity of these saints.

The staff and leadership of IFC US believe that Jesus Christ is a God of mercy and hope. He is the God who brings grace and dignity amidst the most disgraceful and undignified situations. IFC US believes that Jesus has a special message to refugees because He Himself was one (as a child his parents fled to Egypt for shelter from the angry rage of King Herod). IFC US joins with IFC Indonesia, IFC Australia, and IFC Singapore to practically demonstrate the love of Christ by meeting both the physical and emotional needs of the Indonesian refugees.

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