We celebrated Christmas and the New Year with love and peace, made possible through your support, help, and services. We truly do not know how to repay your kindness, but we want you to know that we, together with the families and children, prayed for you during the Christmas season, trusting that God Himself will reward you.

As we approach Christmas 2025, I have been receiving emails and handwritten letters reflecting moments of hope and moments of despair from Palestinians living in Bethlehem. Your support to these Palestinians is an expression of Love which creates ripples of Hope, often in the context of uncertainty and despair.  Following are excerpts from the letters that express the love they feel from their international partners who make their lives “just a little bit better.”

How Are the Children? This is the third Christmas Season since the Gaza War began. The children of Bethlehem continue to suffer as conditions worsen. As the Christmas season approaches, Bethlehem faces an unprecedented economic and humanitarian crisis. The cancellation of work