Yet again, Haiti is in the news- this time as hurricane Tomas hits the nation which is still reeling from the January 12 earthquake and …
Middle East Stories
Al Ahli Hospital
Voices of Hope Anniversary Story from 1982 Middle East There are blast marks on the wall, bullet holes in the roof and plastic instead of …
Let not your heart be troubled
Voices of Hope Pew Bulletin Story Gaza City “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” —John 14:27 “We thought there might …
Make Our Dreams Truth Forever
April 4th is Refugee Rights Day Almost 200 Palestinian refugees from Iraq are waiting anxiously, hoping beyond hope that they will find a new home …
Archbishop urges investigation into Israeli bombing of health centre
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada and The Right Rev. David Giuliano, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, have written …
ACT International Appeals for 4 million US dollars for Gaza
PWRDF contributes $30,000 earmarked for Al Ahli Arab Hospital of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. ACT International has issued an appeal for 4 million US dollars for …
Contribute to the PWRDF response in Gaza
You Can Make a DonationOn-line: You can contribute to the PWRDF response through Canada Helps . Just fill in a donation amount and designate your …
Food, medicine, blankets and trauma therapists headed for Gaza
GENEVA, 7 January 2009– Action by Churches Together (ACT) International is loading food, medicine, blankets and trauma counselors into trucks headed for Gaza. ACT is …
PWRDF responds to emergency appeals through ACT International
Escalating violence in Gaza has led to an outpouring of shock and grief as the world community reaches out to help hundreds of thousands of …
Eyewitnesses in Gaza: “They kill our children at home”
GENEVA, 2 January 2009–Bombs continue to fall while the population in Gaza sits by their open windows in the cold, holding their kids and telling …