Category: Middle East
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Modern Christian Martyrs
Kidnapped, tortured, their priest murdered, a Syrian family is forced to flee, finding asylum here in the United States. In this edition of Sanctuary I produced for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries, we meet the Alkhoury family, and take a closer look at growing evidence of widespread persecution of religious minorities, as well as efforts by…
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LWF Jerusalem Isak Abu Sbieh
Isak Abu Sbieh is a Palestinian dialysis patient at the Lutheran World Federation‘s Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in East Jerusalem. Abu Sbieh lives in Kafr Aqb, an Arab village just beyond the Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem. Three times a week Abu Sbieh must pass back and forth through the Kalandia checkpoint on his way…
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The Living Stones: A Holy Land Invitation from Bishop Younan
The Rev. Dr. Munib A. Younan, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, extends and invitation for pilgrims to visit the Holy Land to see the living stones.
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Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross A 14-part adult ecumenical, education resource, illuminating the stations of the cross in Jerusalem through stories of the Palestinian people. Partner with us as we re-introduce and connect an ancient act of Christian devotion with contemporary stories of the Palestinian people in a new DVD educational resource that will support the work of the Evangelical Lutheran…
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Sanctuary, Healing in a Holy Land ELCA News Release
Sanctuary, Healing in a Holy Land from Tim Frakes on Vimeo. Augusta Victoria Hospital featured in documentary By Candice Buchbinder, ELCA News Augusta Victoria Hospital, located on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, is featured in a documentary, “Healing in a Holy Land,” produced by Frakes Productions. Augusta Victoria is a program of The…
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Healing in a Holy Land: New Broadcast Documentary, ABC7 Chicago
Healing in a Holy Land How about some good news from the Middle East! The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)-run Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem provides life-saving healthcare to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and is the subject of a new documentary I produced for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries. The AVH is an…
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Planned Elder Care Facility at Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
This is a video I produced for Mark Brown and the Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem‘s Augusta Victoria Hospital. There is an urgent need for elder care and palliative medicine in Palestine and Israel. Augusta Victoria Hospital is responding to that need by building a 120-bed facility for elder care and palliative care on the east…
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Augusta Victoria Hospital Mobile Diabetes Clinic
Amidst the conflict and tragedy currently taking place in Gaza, Augusta Victoria Hospital and the Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem continue to provide on-going care for Palestinians. One example is the first mobile diabetes clinic to serve the southern part of Palestine. The mobile clinic is equipped with a diabetes clinic, eye clinic, and a foot…
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Serving Gaza, AVH Efforts to Ensure Access to Healthcare
This is a video I produced for the Lutheran World Federation Jerusalem and Augusta Victoria Hospital. AVH and the LWF work hard to ensure the rights of patients in the West Bank and Gaza to access health care. Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem provides specialty services that are not available anywhere else in Gaza…
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LWF Mount of Olives Sports Field
What was once a dusty, rocky, dirt field is now a state-of-the-art soccer pitch with artificial turf and lights that normally stay on late into the night as community clubs and neighborhood children practice and play on the field. LWF Jerusalem purposely held this video for release on July 7th, to coincide with the beginning…