INSIDE SYRIA: "Kurds Feel Betrayed by America…"
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By David W. Virtue, DD
January 28, 2026
An American missionary trapped inside Syria says that what Americans need to understand is that the Syrian government—which the U.S. is supporting and praising for doing a "great job"—is committing genocide against the Kurds.
"The Kurds cannot grasp why the U.S. has betrayed them," the missionary reported. "There are at least 150,000 displaced people in the city where we are based. All the city's schools are closed to house them. There is no electricity. The city of Kobane is under siege with 300,000 displaced, no electricity, no water. It's freezing, and children are dying every night from exposure. They are cut off and waiting for the impending massacre. Help."
"We were advised to leave this morning with an armored convoy back to Iraq," he continued. "If the Kurds can't hold the M4 highway against ISIS—there's heavy fighting at night—we will be cut off and trapped. But we felt called to stay. So we did. We are on our own to do relief work."
"Today we connected with great local believers and visited two schools where about 90 families are staying. This is their fifth displacement since 2018. They arrived here about a week ago, running for their lives. They were kind and gracious, though there were lots of tears as they told us their horror stories and expressed their fears for their children. They have this 'look' that took us right back to 2014 and ISIS."
"We shared that God loves them and that the American people will not forget them. We emphasized that we were representing King Jesus, not any government. They need cookers, gas, food, warm clothes, and medicine."
"We have $20,000 with us from our friends and partners. Tomorrow we're going to buy and deliver priority relief items while supply lines remain open."
The missionary, Jerry, noted a growing anti-Western sentiment. "It's not just from the U.S. betrayal, but also from Western organizations that come over, ask questions, take pictures, and then do nothing. We've promised the Kurds we would help, and we need to deliver on that promise quickly."
"Another positive development is that we have a strong network of local believers who can share stories about Jesus alongside the physical relief. Everyone heard the Gospel in Kurdish today for the first time."
"This is a disaster threatening to become a catastrophe. Pray for a ceasefire to hold. Pray we can source and secure the relief items they so badly need and create a trustworthy supply line. Pray for God's kingdom to come through the obedience of believers here."
If you can help, please help. The situation is dire and trending toward catastrophic. One hundred percent of donations will go to frontline assistance for the displaced. We're doing the Wilberforce work: Give, pray, advocate. This is an SOS.
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