MICAH News
No Other Land, a film about Palestinians resisting home demolitions in the West Bank, won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature —the first-ever Oscar for Palestine. Filmed between 2019 and 2023, it follows activist Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown, Masafer Yatta. Adra and Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham accepted the award together, urging the global community to pressure Israel to end its human rights abuses.
God of Truth, we give thanks for the recognition of No Other Land. Through this film, illuminate to the world the reality of Palestinian life under occupation. We lift up Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, and all who labor to speak truth. Strengthen all who work for justice, and may this moment encourage the people of Masafer Yatta, affirming that their struggle is seen, their voices are heard, and their steadfastness is not in vain.
Locations in Minnesota where the film is currently listed:
• Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave S, Mpls. MN 612-729-7369
• The Main Cinema, 115 SE Main Street, Mpls. MN 612-395-4444 mspfilm.org/showtimes/
• Pop's Art Theater, 619 6th Ave NW, Rochester MN 763 489-8365, playing March 28 - April 3 popsarttheater.com/movies/
Christians Stand against Forced Displacement and False Doctrines www.fosna.org
All are encouraged to sign online to this statement:
The undersigned signatories reaffirm the Palestinian people’s inalienable right—affirmed by theology, history, and international law— to a life of freedom and dignity in their homeland. We reject all efforts—from the United States, Israel, and others—to dispossess the Palestinian people. Peace will come only when all peoples of the Holy Land today—Palestinian and Israeli, Christian, Jew, Muslim, people of all faiths and none—live together in a shared land. We reject ethnic cleansing. We reject the supremacy of one people over another. And, as Christians, we categorically reject the misuse of the Bible to justify acts that betray the core of our faith and the ministry of Jesus.
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) is an interdenominational Christian organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through education, advocacy, and nonviolent action.
MICAH MEMBER PROFILE - Mary Twitchell.
In addition to being a member of the MICAH Team, Mary is also involved with the Haiti Partnership. This group grew out of a couple of Volunteers in Mission teams doing reconstruction after the earthquake. The reconstruction work was a cooperative project between the UMC and the Methodist Church of Haiti. When this joint project ended, these volunteers wanted to keep working in the Miragoane district of south western Haiti. Several teams went to Haiti, building partnerships with the local Haitian leaders while working alongside them on projects. Although it is currently impossible to send teams to Haiti, the Haiti Partnership continues to work with its partners in Haiti to meet basic needs. In February, Mary participated in a Zoom call where it was decided to expand a goat project which provides funds for monthly nurse clinics. Sixty female goats and three male goats will be purchased. Training will be provided for the selected farmers, and medicine and veterinary care will also be covered. Funds were also allocated to pay for a medical clinic in June with a physician and dentist, and for the purchase of food for some of the most vulnerable elderly in the area. If you want to know more about any of these projects, please ask Mary. She would be happy to share her love for Haiti and its wonderful people.
The pictures are of the Lenten prayer books MICAH prepared to help people prayerfully remember the modern day suffering of the Palestinians in the Holy Land.