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Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Joanne Blakemore

April 14, 2023- Posted in Education, Palestine, Pilgrim Stories, Video, West Bank

In 2012 Joanne listened to leaders talk about their dreams for Ramallah’s Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center (ETVTC). In 2022 she witnessed them come true.
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  • Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Donald Crawshaw 05.25.23 Education, Jordan Listen to Don talk about visits to three schools in Jordan, each "a gift and an inspiration." He introduces the dedicated teachers and inspiring students he met at each one.… read more >
  • Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Joanne Blakemore 04.14.23 Education, Palestine, Pilgrim Stories, Video, West Bank In 2012 Joanne listened to leaders talk about their dreams for Ramallah's Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center (ETVTC). In 2022 she witnessed them come true. https://youtu.be/L9TiLszX3eA read more >
  • Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Suhail Qumri 02.13.23 More than 20 years ago, Suhail Qumri left his home in East Jerusalem to study in the United States and ultimately settling with his wife and children in Chicago. While… read more >
  • Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Judy Quick 01.05.23 Pilgrim Stories, Pilgrimage Why does the Holy Land draw me in? What is it about Jerusalem that holds my heart? Deacon Quick (center) with two young women from the vocational program of the… read more >
  • Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Matthew Johnson 11.30.22 Jordan, People, Pilgrim Stories https://youtu.be/H81WNAM6d4I Along with 15 other trustees and staff members, Matthew Johnson, an attorney from Oak Park, Illinois, visited 11 Diocese of Jerusalem schools and hospitals in October. After visiting the… read more >

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