>> todayon christian world news iraq's make a bold move in hopes of securing future. >> and the revolution that rocked romania, 21 years ago started with a chance god exists andled to a downfall. >> how these net heads in the uk are using social media to add new life to greatest stores ever told. >> welce to christian world news everyone i am wendy griffith. >> and i am george tmas.

iraq christians have suffered deadliest attacks since 2003. they are taking a bold step to gain serity. >> these are christians to trace their roots to the time of noah. iraqiare calling for this place to be officially declared a christian ovince. >> we have 500,000 christian refugees. our position has been clear to the government, these people will not come home untilthey have a place to go to. >> ken joseph is with the assyri alliance. they recently met to talk about forming a christian province. joseph says getting the different groups to agree says it was nothing short of a miracle. >> they put away all their

arguments and did it. >> prime targets are muslim extremists biggest attack on october 31st, members of an al-qaeda group attacked a church in baghdad leaving 68 people dead. they are wondering if it is time to leave the homeland despite caing to state. >> these difficult days appealing to you to be consnt to the faith and love and soil of this homeland. >> hundreds of christian families began fleeing to the kurdistan region of northern iraq. >> best of times and worth. best because people have freedom. can do things, church can do things they have ver done before. also the worst because you have forces that are desperate to keep the success from ever

accomplishing its goals. >> since october several more people ve lost their lives, including a christian shopkeeper shot in the city of mosul. >> christians have become more opeto this idea of an autonomous region, where they cannot only practice faith but live in freedom. >> would be great to live in a place where i am not t forced to wear the vail. >> in the last couple of years, wealthy christian businessmen building churches, homes for displaced christians. >> have our own flag, own government, own security force. >> one million christns lived in iraq before the 2003 u.s. invasion. less than half of that number still remain and hoping it will persuade iri christians to

come back and rebuild their homeland. >> iraq government has to approve the plain . pope benedict, his annual world peace day messag religious and tolerance and violence is an insult to god and threat to world security. he said that the recent attack at the catholic cathedral including rejection of religious symbol david aikman told me most americans aren't aware of abuses against the global body of christ. >> we have had elite universities teaching undergraduates only villians were the christians and the

crusades are brought up knowledge of christian communities in different countries of the world is extremely poorly taught in american colleges and schools. >> david aikman had more to say about the persecution of christian around the world. you can find the full interview at cwnews.org. are children bearing the brunt of economic crisis? >> labor depament released annual report on child labor. heather sells. >> reporter: u.s. government doest want to punish or shame countriewhere child labor is toil, but wantto shine abuse on 215 million children. >> no family should have to depend to put food on the table and no person forced to work in

captivity. >> while child labor fell from 2004-2008, the rate of decline has since dropped off and the global economic crisis has put pressure on the poor leading to further exploitation of children. >> i am talking about children forced to work and denied the opportunity to go to school. they endur long hours for little or no pay. >> report says india remas home to the greatest number of child laborers followed by china, and 128 goods produces, 6 new goods added inclding coffee and sugar cane from el salvador d tea from rwanda. u.s. is hoping it will motivate other countries to take action.

churches and faith-based groups are a key part of the solution. >> religious leaders can explaiwhy it is so important to keep the children in the school and help it. >> labor department says churches can inspi parents to make this progress and many cases the decisive factors, heather sells cbn news. coming up, 21 years ago, thousands of row mainians took to the square and it sparked a revolution.

>> well 21 years ago this month the romania people rose up against a communisregime and brokethe chain sz of captivity. >> as ephram graham reports, tg political revolution boost a spiritual turningas well. >> the streets of romania are a

buzz of activity at rush hour, people making their way to work and school each day paint the picture of freedom for the young dwok si. t democracy. >> how would you describe your country, rania? >> a beautiful country with sad people >> communist dictator nick lie ruled the country for more than 20 years. >> i remember the feeling of the terror, i remember not having food. >> our provider or our father, a god alst. >> they tried to tell us there is nothing go >> titus was a child when he ruled romania. as a son of christian parents, teachers punished him for his family'saith. >> i had a professor he beat me.

just a few times. >> they told him he would not be allowed to attend high school and education end at 8th grade. >> when i finished 8th great the revolution came. [singing]. >> december 16th, 19, they packed the square crying god exists, god exists! they protests against communism for 7 days. >> our second day of revolution, in 17 deceer, i was in freedom square. >> tray was a 45-year-old veterinarian. he stayed to protect innocent children and shot twice in the

leg. >> i am not angry. i am happy because we can do something. >> he has turned memory of those 7 days into the timmy shrara. he says his life began after the revolution. that when he accepted christ. >> i am 20 years old becausmy life has changed. it has changed. >> today in freedom square, you can still see bullemarks in the buildings. more noticeable are the fountains,fast food restaurants and people who are free to walk and worship without fe. >> during that week december. >> he is on a mission to reach his country and all of eastern

europe, a 24 hourchristian television network. >> would you say the revolution that startedhere was not just political, but also spiritual? >> it started in this city. it is considered to be the capitol of the country and a symbol of the revoluti, symbol of free dochl. >> he is now a pastor reaching out to romania's once forgten gypsy population. >> i am very pleased god called me here. >> ephram aham cbn news, romania. comingup, the mission's movement that swept up the generation and take how we take the gospel to the ends of the

earth. later, tweeting the christas story, bringing mary and joseph to life through social networkinsites.

>> during his 50 year history, youth with a mission has transformed modern miions by commissioning young people to complete the great commission, the freedom to use unconventional methods toshare the gospel. >> the waves started to sweep across all over the worlgoing to everywhere with the gospel of jesus christ. >> for loren cunninham, that vision took shape in 1960s. 50 years later those young people have reached the shores of every younperson on ear

using evangelism, training, and mercy nistries. they have fanned out across the globe. >> i began to see god was gettingus to break norms and change the paradims of missions. we used to do the radicals. >> loren's wife played a role in the role. >> god has uniquely made different people. we were called to release young people into their destiny. >> christians didn't think missiories were anything but a westerner speakingto anyone but a -- that was not a

missionary we asked god, who is a white womener, lord. he said anyone that i send to you. >> kenny and maria jackson teach and train at university of the nations. >> i am korean, ordinary woman. who am i? he encouraged me because you are korean, you can rise up and go to the ends of the eart that is harfor jesus. he isnot white. he is jewish r. born in brow skin. he understands us. >> there is room for all as they gather for over 100 nations inawaii. >> at the opening of the ceremony, i saw all the nations there. i am like everyday, the united

nations. it is my life of everyday. i am so thankl. >> i heeded to the call and voice of jesus knowi he was willing to use an indian to do 45 countries, including antarctica. that shows god is no respecter of nationality, color and can use anybody from any nation and be a blessinto the nation. >> today more than 20,000 full time why womeners, taking creative risks when hers won't. >> the risk save the most certain play you are ever going to be. you are walking on obedience and your life is full of real storie not just concepts but

you get to live out and share with other peop. >> when he asks us to take a risk and you say god, i can't do it. you hear the voice of the lord say you can't, now i can. >> as staff and students gather to receive the torch. >> all the nations are sending nations. they all have the great commission, to matter what language thal need it in. wiwam is an incredible thing to see the riches of jesus revealed. >> it builds my faith to know it is possible to finish the great commission in this generation.

>> we have had an enormous mission of blowing the bugle. he is the wave makr and it is my desire to see them go farter and more powerful. >> you can learn more about use for the missn and work for globalevangelism at our website cwnews.org. we'll be right back.

>> there has been a record number of tourist in bethlehem this ye, now there is literally room at the end. hotel rooms fully booked due in part to declining violence in the west bank. all right 1 .4 milli tourists have visited the original birthplace of jesus. 90,000 people will visit before

christmas in frontof the church. would be great to be there. a new take on the greatest story ever told, twitter and facebookusers see a unique>> natwivity. >> through tweets and posts they are experiencing what it might have been likefor joseph, mary, and even herod. >> it is a story being toldfor over 2,000 years in the same well preserved way. we all know it, joseph and mary's journey to bring the baby jesus into the world. >> as busy shoppers pass this one, the story of christmas is coming to facebook and twitt in the form of naivity.

they can follow the christmas story, 140 character messages used on twitter. sent bycharacters in the christmas story sharing their thoughts as they take part in the greatest story ever told. here joseph announcehe is on the way to bethlehem for the census and christian organization share creators. tyler says it is a fun way to reconnect ople to the true story of christian. >> we decided to use these sites to engage on a different level with this story. we know it so well through the bibland how we explorit. this gives an opportunity on an emotional leveto find out mores about the characters as that unfolds.

>> so many people spend hours on facebook and twitter. >> social media is a great opportunity to reach out and find a new audienc absolutely millions of people and using the sites. it is a good way of building community and extending that reach of the church out to a whole new level. >> script for the twitter nativity has been written by a team of writers includng stand up person. >> a great way of linking up the twitter, this new area people are getting involved in now. doing creative writing particularly comedy writi. >> since it was launed on

december the 1st, thousands are signing up christian mother, crystal loves tofollow it. >> they suddenly become real people. once upon a time they were a single dimensional people with a little bitof background. here you are getting real people. >> she believes it is a great way to bring the christmas story to life. >> i certainly invited all my non christian friends to have the opportunity to follow this story. i think it is very effective. it is making the nativity e real so people can relate to these indiduals. >> the christmas message

throughout advent. its hope it will help people connect with the true savior. >> it is heart enough to say natwivity. but to say it with the accent. >> creative forms to illuminate the gospel of jesus christ. >> i think that is what jesus would do. >> that is all for us at christian world news until next week good-bye. >> and god bless eryone. see you next time.