With
the help of some churches in the Netherlands Palestinian
children could celebrate Christmas. The proceeds were
sent to Bethlehem , to Pastor Jonathan Esawi, whose
ministry team organized a children's party and food
hampers for needy families.
8-1-07
Dear
Friends,
Greetings
to all of you! I am very glad to report to you about
our Christmas program for the children and food distribution
for the most needy families in the city of Bethlehem
. A total number of 122 boys and girls from the city
of Bethlehem and the surrounding fields field were
invited for a nice Christmas program.
They
came full of joy and ready to sing, and color, play
games, have a nice meal and leave with a Christmas
gift. Every child went home blessed: this year's program
made a big difference for the children since the schools
have been on strike for many months, as the political
situation worsens, and the internal fighting is happening
daily in many parts of the land. Children deserve
the best - they should not be subjected to such violence;
they deserve to live their childhood in peace. That's
what has motivated us year after year to do such a
program in the Bethlehem area, and due to the same
reasons we extended it to the cities of Hebron and
Aboud.
 The
food distribution was timely too, due to the unemployment
and the harsh political situation that is hitting
the territories hard. Twenty-four of the poorest fárnilies
in our area received a 50$ food package with rice,
milk, and other essential items. This will last them
at least one to two weeks.
I
wish you could have seen the faces when they received
the help, and hear how very thankful they were for
this gift. So on behalf of all the children, their
famelies, and the families who received the food,
THANK YOU! Your gift this Christmas made a big difference
in the lives of those people. Please keep praying,
and keep Jerusalem on your heart.
Blessings,
Jonathan Esawi
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