Friends of the Holy Land
Simon Le Fevre GCTJ
OSMTH Almoner General
 Friends of the Holy Land is a non-political charity which focuses on encouraging Christians to remain in the land of their birth by supporting them to build resilient and self-sufficient communities, in what can often be a challenging environment. FHL concentrates on a mixture of small immediate relief, and longer term sustainable, projects through a team of locally based lay and clerical professionals who identify and verify those in need.
OSMTH has chosen to support the FHL Pentecost Challenge Appeal, launched by the Friends of the Holy Land. OSMTH has also noted the messages of support for the Appeal from the Most Reverend Suhail Dawani, Anglican/Episcopal Archbishop in Jerusalem, and from Mr Sami El-Yousef, Chief Executive Officer of the Latin Patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church, which indicate the interdenominational nature of this Appeal.
As a result of the generosity of three long-standing individual supporters of the Friends of the Holy Land, OSMTH’s donation is being “match-funded” and thus effectively doubled in value.
The 2,000 Euro donation from OSMTH is being used to relieve the hardships caused by:
- health issues,
- financial distress, and
- lack of work
for the Christian communities at risk in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and which are now affected by the COVID 19 coronavirus-related restrictions on travel and social contacts.
Further information on the work of the Friends of the Holy Land can be found via this link.
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