From time to time, additional elements and things to share will be included in this page, and poems will be provided here. Like this one by Mosab Abu Toha, June-2025
We Love What We Have
We love what we have, no matter how little,
because if we don't, everything will be gone. If we don't,
we will no longer exist, since there will be nothing here for us.
What's here is something that we are still
building. It's something we cannot yet see,
because we are part
of it.
Someday soon, this building will stand on its own, while we,
we will be the trees that protect it from the fierce
wind, the trees that will give shade
to children sleeping inside or playing on swings.
A Rose Shoulders Up by Mosab Abu Toha
Don't ever be surprised to see a rose shoulder up among the ruins of the house: This is how we survived
Websites and people/groups to follow on social media:
NEW - 5/19/2025 This article is about three rural faith communities from different parts of the country who advocate for justice in Palestine: https://dailyyonder.com/rural-faith-communities-advocate-for-justice-in-palestine/2025/05/19/
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Website: www.elcjhl.org
Facebook: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Instagram: @elcjhl
ELCA’s Sumud initiative for justice in Palestine and Israel
Facebook: ELCA Sumud for Justice in Palestine and Israel
Instagram: @elcasumud
Pastor Sally Azar, Pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Palestine
The first female Palestinian Lutheran woman to be ordained as a pastor
Facebook: Sally Azar
Instagram: @saleology.a
Pastor Munther Isaac, Pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Palestine
Facebook: Munther Isaac
Instagram: @munther.isaac
A secure way to give to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land,
through the Presbyterian Foundation:
https://www.presbyterianfoundation.org/holy-land-support-fund/
ELCA Sumud series links: ELCA.org/sumud
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Download the Lenten Series Guide
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Each of the 5 weeks of videos and discussion questions & prayers are included in that guide.
https://youtu.be/a-_CBFUiWeQ?si=G_5NEntjYXIS4-yN
The introduction video to the Lenten Series is not included in the guide, but found here on the ELCA’s YouTube channel.
Here is Bishop Ibrahim Azar's Easter 2025 message: https://elcjhl.org/uploads/media/Bishop%20Azar%20Easter%20Message%202025%20English.pdf
Here is the Joint message from Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Bishop Ibrahim Azar, and Bishop Susan Johnson: https://www.elca.org/news-and-events/north-america--holy-land-solidarity-visit-statement
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