Visit of Sister Susan in June 2017

I down alone this time and the weather was lovely. Right away we distributed food bags to 9 families who all lived in the same general area in the north and some poor in Gaza City. All were living in shacks or very damaged buildings due to the last war. One family had three handicapped children. Despite their poverty all the homes were clean.    

Sabah told us that our present office building which was Sabah’s older home will be destroyed soon, so we must move. She is looking for a possible building to use. One possibility is a building which her son used and is still renting to be able to store his furnishing there. We will share the expenses involved.    

Sabah, her husband and daughter were hoping to get permission to travel in July.

I visited Sr. Bridget and after Grada who faithfully working with Fr. Mario of the parish taking the children, teens and older women for prayer and they also celebrate all the feast days with the parish. That evening she served me a delicious meal.

The second day we went to Musaddar School and visited the very poor in this area. We saw women sitting outside preparing a meal, Families with handicapped children, a very sick woman and great poverty in each home. Many asked for food. It was not easy to witness all this distress. We would like to be able to do much more for each family.  

Photogallery

Food distribution and pampers

Here  are some pictures of some poor families who have several sick among them. With no income they have been depending on others to give them some food. In May we were able to see that they received about 15 basic food items.

The El Omri organization is supplying the funding for food monthly to another very poor family where the mother must care for five very foolish daughters. The Father has died and there is no source of income for these women. The five daughters are ages 20 to 40, all walk, but only one can speak a bit. They are all in diapers which we provide for them now monthly.This family also needed clothing some of which we found for them.

Hard realities to witness first hand - November 26, 2013

This month we had a great visit to two of our pre-schools and all was well. The end of the day we visited two very impoverished families. This is what I want to share with you.

October, a visit of two days, touched by the realities found there

Roberto and Sabah visited three schools and two homes of the sick. The schools found the children hard at their studies. When visiting the sick one lady, a widow, especially touched them as she has no family and is ill with no resources. We will be helping her with much needed medications. Her pictures will be added here.

Our visit to Ali’s family May 5, 2012

Ali is a serious boy of 19 who has lost his left leg and left hip in the war between Fatah and Hamas three years ago. He sits at home and wondering what his future will be. His father has sever heart complications sapping all his energy. Ali is their main concern now as soon after the war Ali was one of the many wounded who went to Turkey for medical help.