Providing homes and hope for Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem
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Providing homes and hope for
Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem
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Who will benefit from the housing project?
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Who will benefit from the housing project?
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Who will benefit from the housing project?
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Project Partners
•The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)
•The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
•The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Foundation (KAVF)
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Housing Project Progress
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Housing Project Progress
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Housing Project Progress
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13Al-Aqsa Mosque, Old City, Jerusalem
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Palm Sunday Procession Saint Stephen’s Gate, Old City, Jerusalem
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15Western Wall, Old City, Jerusalem
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
ELCJHL
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Lutheran Church of the RedeemerOld City, Jerusalem
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
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Augusta Victoria HospitalMount of Olives, Jerusalem
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25The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
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Augusta Victoria Hospital
The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
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Serving those most in need
The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
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Vocational Training Program
The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
Since 1949
The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
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Village Health Clinics (VHC)
Since 1949
LWF Village Health Clinic, Shoqba, West Bank
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Humanitarian Supplies
The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
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Church of the Holy SepulcherChristian Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem
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Population of Jerusalem
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500,000Christians
Muslims
Jews
Christians 31,400 15,000
Muslims 34,000 200,000
Jews 99,000 440,000
1946 2000
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33Israeli Separation Wall, Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Housing
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Jerusalem Housing
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Jerusalem Construction Starts for 2002
80%
19% 1%
Jewish Neighborhoods Palestinian Neighborhoods Other
Jerusalem Housing
Source: B’Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights
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Providing homes and hope for
Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem
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AIMS of the Mount
of Olives Housin
g Project
To contribute to the overall presence of the three religions in Jerusalem -- Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- by strengthening the Christian minority communities in a spirit of ecumenical and inter-religious openness and by curbing the exodus of the Christian population from the city;
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To support the human rights of Palestinians by providing housing at reasonable prices, making it possible for them to remain in East Jerusalem; and
The Lutheran World Federation, Jerusalem
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To protect and preserve the LWF property on the Mount of Olives in order to continue to provide humanitarian services, serve the Palestinian people, and promote peace, understanding, and reconciliation through a continued international and ecumenical presence.
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For more informationand updates:
www.HolyLand-Lutherans.org
www.LWFJerusalem.org
www.mtofoliveshousing.org
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Site of the Mount of Olives
Housing Project
Augusta Victoria Hospital
LWF Central Office - Jerusalem
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“The Mount of Olives Housing Project is vital to the future of the Christian presence and witness in Jerusalem and it is important, therefore, to the future of Jerusalem as a city of peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and as an example of reconciliation for the world.”
Bishop Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
President of the Lutheran World Federation
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“I hope you will learn more about the needs of our sisters and brothers in the Holy Land and consider supporting the Mount of Olives Housing Project.”
Bishop Mark S. Hanson
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Providing homes and hope for
Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem