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Watch the live-stream of Dean Hosam Naoum’s Consecration on June 14

June 3, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Video

On Sunday, June 14, the Very Rev. Hosam Naoum will be consecrated as the Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. The service will be live-streamed beginning at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. EDT and 6 a.m. PDT) from St. George’s Cathedral in...

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June 21 is Jerusalem Sunday – Remember our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land

May 29, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Supporters

Linked below are prayers that can be shared with church members and personal, pilgrim stories from AFEDJ trustees and Diocese of Jerusalem leaders that can be used by preachers in their sermons on June 21. Each year, on June 22, the Anglican Cycle of Prayer...

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Thank you from staff at St. Luke's Hospital in Nablus, West Bank

Updates from Gaza and Nablus

May 7, 2020- Posted in Gaza, Healthcare, Palestine

Your donations provide critical emergency support to Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, St. Luke’s Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, and the Archbishop’s Fund to help impoverished families. Thanks to your generosity the Diocese of Jerusalem is better able to respond to the...

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A patient is checked for fever at a triage tent at Ahli Arab Hosptial in Gaza City

Confronting coronavirus on three fronts

April 27, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Gaza, Healthcare, Palestine, People, West Bank

In the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, the hardship brought by the coronavirus pandemic is compounded by the struggles Palestinians face every day. The challenges of economic instability, travel restrictions, limited access to water and electricity, and a deteriorating healthcare system are daunting, but...

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Mother’s program welcomes its first dad

April 27, 2020- Posted in Disabilities, Jerusalem, Palestine

Razi and his wife Wissam had waited for a long time to become parents, so there was much joy when they discovered that they were expecting twins. While their daughter Layan was born healthy, their son, Ahmad was soon diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Razi and...

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Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre offers new ways to support families of disabled children

April 3, 2020- Posted in Disabilities, Jerusalem, Palestine, West Bank

Even in the best of times, travel restrictions make it difficult for mothers and their children to travel to East Jerusalem to participate in the three-week residential Mother Empowerment Program. With the additional restrictions enforced by the Palestinian Authority to stem the spread of coronavirus,...

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You can help Palestinian hospitals battle coronavirus

March 22, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Gaza, Healthcare, West Bank

Update: April 2, 2020 Thank you for your help in this emergency One of the best things about AFEDJ donors is the passion you feel for the people and institutions you support in the Holy Land. When the call goes out, you respond. Thanks to...

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Archbishop Dawani asks for prayers, assistance to help those affected

March 12, 2020- Posted in Diocese of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestine, West Bank

Government policies to reduce spread of COVID-19 impact Diocese of Jerusalem

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Institution Spotlight: Jofeh Community Rehabilitation Center

February 6, 2020- Posted in Disabilities, Education, Institution Spotlight, Jordan

In the Jordan Valley town of Jofeh, Jordan, just five miles from the Dead Sea, a community center alive with activity offers hope and a future to young people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

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Easter Appeal 2020

February 6, 2020- Posted in AFEDJ, Diocese of Jerusalem, Disabilities, Gaza, Healthcare, Jerusalem, Supporters, West Bank

This Easter we celebrate the hope of the resurrection by serivng our sisters and brothers with dignity and respect at Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza and Jerusalem Princess Basma Center.

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