Children being taught Biblical stories in Iraq told the teaching priest that ISIS will "directly go to hell". This is not uncommon when a large area of Syria and Iraq are ruled by an Islamic State that destroyed Christian homes and churches.
Iraqi Christians once made up 5 percent of the population, approximately 1.5 million Christians. Now the number is estimated to be at the much lower number of 200,000, most of the missing Christians killed or forced to evacuate by Muslim radicals. Christians who chose to stay are forced to renounce their belief or face death.
Father Daniel Alkhory, the teacher, told FoxNews.com, "It's hard to explain what is happening. I was teaching them the parable of Ishmael and Lazarus, talking to them about Heaven and Hell, so I used that to bring up ISIS. I asked them where ISIS will go and they said, 'Directly to Hell!'"
To this day, over 100,000 Christians left Iraq because of the rising power of terrorist groups. Groups like ISIS are now ruling areas that housed some of the most historical Christian communities.
The Kurdish part of Iraq currently has a million and a half displaced people, Christians and other minorities.
"Refugees is a bad word and refers to people that don't know each other, but these people here are our family. They are displaced people. We want to take the negative energy out with the words we use. And we never call it a camp. It's a center," Father Alkhory emphasized.
A recent disastrous pivotal moment for Iraqi Christians occurred on Aug. 6. A local Qarakosh bishop was warned by Kurdish troops that Christians had to flee the area. ISIS was arriving. Families were urgently told by church leaders to leave as soon as possible.
Approximately 700 displaced Christian families now live in tents, donated by various organizations from around the world.
Father Alkhory wanted to stress on the Christian message of forgiveness. He stated, "I just keep telling the kids you have to forgive. Forgiveness will lead us to so many paths. I don't want them to grow up and be after revenge and be angry. We want to make a party for them every day."
"We just want them to be happy and keep smiling. We just want the children to feel like they are at home," the priest added.