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Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem

Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem. Who will benefit from the housing project?. Who will benefit from the housing project?. Who will benefit from the housing project?. Project Partners.

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Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem

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  1. Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem

  2. Who will benefit from the housing project?

  3. Who will benefit from the housing project?

  4. Who will benefit from the housing project?

  5. Project Partners • The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) • The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) • The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Foundation (KAVF)

  6. Housing Project Progress

  7. Housing Project Progress

  8. Housing Project Progress

  9. Al-Aqsa Mosque, Old City, Jerusalem

  10. Palm Sunday Procession Saint Stephen’s Gate, Old City, Jerusalem

  11. Western Wall, Old City, Jerusalem

  12. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land ELCJHL

  13. Lutheran Church of the RedeemerOld City, Jerusalem

  14. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

  15. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

  16. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

  17. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

  18. Augusta Victoria HospitalMount of Olives, Jerusalem

  19. The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem

  20. Augusta Victoria Hospital The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem

  21. Serving those most in need The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem

  22. Vocational Training Program Since 1949 The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem

  23. Village Health Clinics (VHC) Since 1949 LWF Village Health Clinic, Shoqba, West Bank

  24. Humanitarian Supplies The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem

  25. Church of the Holy SepulcherChristian Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem

  26. Israeli Separation Wall, Jerusalem

  27. Jerusalem Housing

  28. Jerusalem Housing

  29. Jerusalem Housing Source: B’Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights

  30. Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem

  31. AIMS of the Mount of Olives Housing Project To contribute to the overall presence of the three religions in Jerusalem -- Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- by strengthening the Christian minority communities in a spirit of ecumenical and inter-religious openness and by curbing the exodus of the Christian population from the city;

  32. To support the human rights of Palestinians by providing housing at reasonable prices, making it possible for them to remain in East Jerusalem; and The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem

  33. To protect and preserve the LWF property on the Mount of Olives in order to continue to provide humanitarian services, serve the Palestinian people, and promote peace, understanding, and reconciliation through a continued international and ecumenical presence.

  34. For more informationand updates: www.HolyLand-Lutherans.org www.LWFJerusalem.org www.mtofoliveshousing.org

  35. LWF Central Office - Jerusalem Augusta Victoria Hospital Site of the Mount of Olives Housing Project

  36. “The Mount of Olives Housing Project is vital to the future of the Christian presence and witness in Jerusalem and it is important, therefore, to the future of Jerusalem as a city of peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and as an example of reconciliation for the world.” Bishop Mark S. Hanson Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and President of the Lutheran World Federation

  37. “I hope you will learn more about the needs of our sisters and brothers in the Holy Land and consider supporting the Mount of Olives Housing Project.” Bishop Mark S. Hanson

  38. Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem

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