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AFEDJ worked with Episcopal parishes and dioceses to raise more than $89,000 for vulnerable children and their families through diocesan global mission grants. In  2018 American Friends began to seek partnerships with parishes to apply for global mission grants in a few dioceses. What we...

“I can’t express my happiness receiving these vouchers. My kids were always asking for milk and cheese. This voucher brought a smile to us. God bless the donors.” – Lena, mother of three Thanks to your support and a $40,000 grant from the Holy Land...

“The crises of war, Covid 19, shortages of medications and fuel along with poverty are among many challenges that Ahli is facing daily! It becomes awfully difficult to continue working under such a harsh situation. There is no way Ahli could make this difference to...

“We always have our doors open to any member of the faculty who wants to take our students to new places.” — Archdeacon Samuel Barhoum, director of Christ Episcopal School When five physics students at Christ Episcopal School in Nazareth are the first students in the...

With your support and a generous $40,000 grant from the Holy Land Christians Society, families from across Lebanon are receiving desperately needed monthly food vouchers. In August Archdeacon Imad Zoorob, the sole Episcopal priest in Lebanon and Syria, distributed $75 food vouchers to 27 staff...

Four years ago, Ahmad, a boy born with a rare genetic syndrome, was granted permission to travel from his home in Gaza to receive evaluation and treatment at the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC).  During Ahmad’s three-week stay JPBC developed an individualized therapy treatment plan and...

On Sunday, October 17, the Most Rev. Hosam Naoum, Archbishop of Jerusalem, preached at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Boston. His four-day visit to meet with the American Friends board of trustees marked his first trip to the U.S. since his installation as archbishop in May....

visit the gallery for more photos (Cathedral photos by Bridget Wood/Diocese of Massachusetts) Nearly 100 American friends from the Diocese of Massachusetts and some traveling from as far away as California and Alabama, gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston on October...

A $550,000 federal grant will add an elevator and renovate a rooftop playground, giving all children access to science classrooms, the school library and the new play area  AFEDJ has been awarded a grant from USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) to fund an...

Leaders at Saviour’s Episcopal School in Zarqa, Jordan, and the Arab Episcopal School (AES) in Irbid, Jordan, are seeing the economic impact of the pandemic on Jordanian families. With many parents unemployed since March of 2020, families have been forced to send their children to overcrowded, low-performing public...