MICAH News

“We don’t have to engage in grand heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”- Howard Zinn

“Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world.” - Jane Goodall

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead

“Helping a family a world away is peacebuilding, one person at a time.” - Jesse Steed

United Methodist projects in the Holy Land.

The Methodists in the UK were the first denomination to send missionaries to the region in the early 1800s to assist the thirteen indigenous church congregations. We have a long history in the region. Learn more about the various projects below, especially the work of the Shepherd Society, with whom we partner to sponsor a Bethlehem family. 

Augmenting Food Production and Income in Times of Siege: Women’s Gardens  Advance #629001

Bethlehem Bible College  Advance #12017A

Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees – Middle East Council of Churches Advance #14908A

Hope School Advance #12018A

Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre for children with disabilities Advance #14238A

Mar Elias Peace Study Center Advance #3020532

*Shepherd Society Advance #3020439   

The Four Homes of Mercy for Disabled Advance #3020711

Wadi Foquin Narjes Community Development Project Advance #3021565

Wi’am Community Empowerment & Conflict Transformation Advance #14910A

News and prayers from the Shepherd Society in Bethlehem (The West Bank):

The situation in Gaza is beyond human comprehension, and we now find that we cannot ignore the dire realities unfolding on the West Bank, (where our NUMC Bethlehem family lives). As of June 4, 508 Palestinians have been killed, including 124 children. Israeli authorities have demolished, confiscated, or forced the owners to demolish 904 Palestinian structures, of which 39 percent (350 structures) were inhabited homes. As a result, 2,038 people, including 890 children, were displaced (source: OCHA). Please pray for the people and activities of the Shepherd Society, as they face the great difficulties around them. Pray for divine intervention in every step they make in such critical circumstances. ________________________________________________________________________________________

The relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power. - James Baldwin, Afr. American writer (1924-1987)