November 7, 2025
Dear Family, Daughters of Charity, and Friends,
I am back fundraising for Gaza, as the situation there is so horrifying. When in the States in July and August, and after my return, I am only now able to begin again. As before, when we were a team going there, I will use our website to share the news every few months. I have just written an article about what the Pontifical Mission is doing there. They have been on the ground helping since the day the war began. We have complete confidence in them, as they have been supporting several of our houses financially here in the Holy Land for 30 years. Their reputation is clean, so the donations that I receive go to them for their projects. Below tells you what they have been doing since last August. They can reach thousands despite the situation. As you can see, they are very ecumenical in their approach to serving. We are proud of them. If you send me funds, it will go directly to them. Last week, I was in Jerusalem to deliver the thousand and four hundred dollars that many of you gave me for the very poor in Gaza.
The photos also show how professional they are, as those who receive donations have to sign. They are making a difference in Gaza.
Pontifical Mission’s Service in Gaza:
September
The Middle East Council of Churches, which is working in Gaza, received $117,000 to provide food for 1,000 families. The bags of food contained 17 items, including canned meat, as they have no electricity, and 90% have no homes to shelter them. This amount of food will last a week or 10 days, depending on how many family members there are.
September and October
People needed tents after returning to their destroyed homes and having no security or shelter. Each tent for 8 to 12 family members costs $1,000. They were about to buy 17 tents for 17 families. The total cost was $17,000.
October
People needed clean drinking water, and the Orthodox Monastery provided it to families near them, as they had access to it. Yet they required solar fuel to power generators that pumped water to their homes. This project cost them $39,000.
People were in desperate need of the basic items in Hygiene kits. AISHA is a women’s organization that has been working in Gaza for years. They have a good reputation and are local women who previously ran wonderful programs. We visited them on several occasions. They wanted to provide families returning to the North with these kits that cost 600 shekels each. They also provided psycho-social services to women and children.
November
A Spanish NGO wanted to support a project in Gaza and asked the Pontifical Mission to find one for them. The Middle East Council of Churches again organized a program to provide new medical equipment for the hospital, which had been damaged and stolen over the years of the war. This equipment was desperately needed to save lives. This program cost $46,000.
The Pontifical Mission wanted to give families some money because they had nothing, and many were starving. From their own budget, they provided financial support to 500 families. The total project cost $100,000. The families could provide the desperately needed medications, baby formula, and other supplies.
The Anglican Hospital had 200 burn patients it could not care for. Each case cost them $225. The total project cost $40,000. The Pontifical Mission's main office in New York, called the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, sponsored this project for them.
You can see that the Pontifical Mission is very ecumenical, as it works closely with other religious groups to help people who are desperately in need of a wide range of assistance. They are well-known and have been running programs for the people of Gaza for years. They have been helping our houses in Israel for years, as their reputation is excellent. Not a shekel is wasted or pocketed that is given for the very poor. We are happy to collaborate with them. Be assured that the donations which you’ve given me and that I bring to them go directly to the neediest in Gaza.
If you want to send donations directly to the Pontifical Mission, I can provide their bank information. You can also send donations via PayPal; all you need to know is my email address. There are no costs, all is free via PayPal. If you want to send the donation directly to me for the Pontifical Mission, I can send you my bank information.
Love to each and all of you, prayers are included,
Susan
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