The Churches Together in England team wishes you a blessed Easter and invites you to join in this prayer specially written and read for us by Rev Dr Fadi Diab, Rector of St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Ramallah in the West Bank.
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About Rev Dr Fadi Diab
Fr Fadi was born and educated in the West Bank. He is a well-respected theologian in the Palestinian community and a prophetic voice for justice and peace. Fr Fadi provides leadership and pastoral support for St Andrew’s school, the Episcopal Vocation and Training Centre and a developing elderly home project.
Fr Fadi is a Founder of the Youth Connection for Peace Programme, a member of the Palestine-Israeli Theologians Forum, a member of the Palestine Advisory Council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and co-author of Kairos Palestine document and a board member of Kairos-Palestine.
Fr Fadi also chairs the Volunteer Committee for Friends of the Holy Land based in Bethlehem.
About Friends of the Holy Land
Friends of the Holy Land, is a non-political Christian charity, with a mission to support Christians in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel and Jordan. We help the Christian people and communities, especially children and the elderly, to improve their lives and help them develop the resilience needed to survive in difficult times.
Around seventy years ago Christians made up 29% of the population of the Holy Land. Today they account for less than 2%. Without support, the Holy places of the Bible, the birthplace of Christianity, could become cultural museums with no Christian presence at all.
Living as a Christian in today’s Holy Land is challenging. Travel restrictions, water shortages, limited access to medical or social care, and poverty means many Christians emigrate if they can. And increasingly there is fear. We have all seen the news of the rising tensions and attacks against Christians, in Jerusalem and other areas of the Holy Land. If we want Christians to remain in their birthplace, they need additional support.
Friends of the Holy Land is a Charity and Network in Association with Churches Together in England.