As we participate in Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Pilgrims of Ibillin asks for your gifts to help us foster peace and justice in Israel and Palestine through education.
Mar Elias Educational Institutions (MEEI), one of Pilgrims’ Peace Partners, has become a shining beacon of hope for all people of the Holy Land – and around the world. MEEI was the inspiration of Abuna Elias Chacour. He realized that the future of the villagers in Ibillin, the citizens of the state of Israel, and indeed all of God’s children in the Holy Land, would depend on educating the young in the ways of peace, reconciliation, respect, and justice. That vision is now alive in the schools of Ibillin for more than 3,000 students and faculty of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Druze heritage, who study and teach together as one community of learning and service.
Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to use their individual power of generosity to remain connected and support their communities. It’s a day when everyone comes together to give back in all forms – acts of kindness, gifts, of voice, time, talent or treasure. Pilgrims of Ibillin can leverage the energy of Giving Tuesday to tell our stories, engage lifelong advocates and build a movement toward a just peace through education in Israel and Palestine.
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