West Bank
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.
Loving and Serving with Open Arms
December 12, 2018- Posted in Disabilities, Education, Gaza, Healthcare, People, Pilgrim Stories, Pilgrimage, West Bank
by Elizabeth Keesee Henry In October, during an AFEDJ Board visit to a number of the Diocese of Jerusalem institutions, I was moved to see that a common thread among them was the living out of our baptismal vow “to seek and serve Christ in...
Remember the Boys
November 7, 2018- Posted in Education, Palestine, People, Pilgrim Stories, Pilgrimage, West Bank
by the Rev. Dr. Ann J. Broomell The first time I traveled to Jerusalem was in 2004 with a group of other clergy and spouses. The trip was planned to be a mix of visiting the holy sites and learning some of the life of...