Support Emergency Relief in the Holy Land
The images — of families fleeing, parents holding on to their children, their faces hollow and drawn; of the elderly and disabled, pushed in wheelbarrows stacked with the remains of mattresses and clothes; of dogs and donkeys collapsing along the coastal road; of a thread of humanity pressing south, leaving what’s left of their lives in Gaza City as their neighborhoods are blown to bits — seem out of a fictional, dystopian movie, an epic of war and revolution.
Except the images are real. This systematic destruction of life in Gaza is hell.
Even with the missiles, the firepower, humanity presses on. Doctors and nurses, social workers and counselors, priests and sisters, ordinary women and men — weak, hungry and exhausted, too — continue to treat, to heal, to listen, to sacrifice and care for their neighbors, strangers, family and friends.
As long as one person helps another, a glimmer of hope remains, even in the hell that is Gaza.
Please remember these innocent women and men in your prayers. Call your local elected officials and demand an immediate cease fire and a return of all hostages. Stand in solidarity for the dignity of all human life. Stand strong in defiance of the power of hate.
Through its network of committed and faith-filled partners throughout Gaza, such as the Al-Ahli Hospital, the Near East Council of Churches and Spark Foundation, CNEWA-Pontifical Mission is on the ground, equipping people of good will with the aid needed to treat the wounded, feed the starving and heal the broken.
Join CNEWA-Pontifical Mission’s efforts to support the church in Gaza respond to the needs of the community.