{"id":103998,"date":"2017-12-19T13:34:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T11:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/?post_type=en-post&#038;p=103998"},"modified":"2021-09-09T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:59:58","slug":"christmas-alongside-the-sick-children-of-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.proterrasancta.org\/en\/christmas-alongside-the-sick-children-of-bethlehem\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas alongside the sick children of Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<em>I wish you all to be touched not only in front of the baby boy of the crib, but in front of every child in flesh and blood<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The wish of <strong>Fr. Francesco Patton<\/strong>, <strong>Custos of the Holy Land<\/strong> and our President, this year has pushed us to dedicate the <strong>Christmas campaign<\/strong> of\u00a0 the Association pro Terra Sancta to support the most <strong>unfortunate children <\/strong>of<strong> Bethlehem<\/strong>: those affected by chronic or sudden illnesses and those with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Public<strong> health care<\/strong> in Bethlehem is inefficient and everyone, even the poorest, must have private insurance to access health services. Our offices provide for the total or partial payment of the <strong>health insurance<\/strong> of the needy so that, in case of <strong>emergency<\/strong>, they can have access to the necessary care. The most important help, however, is that provided for the purchase of medicines, especially for those suffering from chronic diseases, and that for hospitalizations abroad for the most complex cases.<\/p>\n<p>As it was for <strong>Nabeela<\/strong>, who lives with her family in a modest apartment in Bethlehem. She is the fourth daughter of five. Her father is a painter while her mother is a housewife. \u201cWe had already asked you for help to be able to send two of our children to school, in this way we managed to get on well\u201d her father told us, \u201cBut this year we had to face a new heavy challenge: Nabeela, our 13 years old daughter, was <strong>diagnosed with a serious eye problem<\/strong> &#8230; We had to go to <strong>Jordan<\/strong>, in a specialized center, for the <strong>surgery<\/strong>\u201d. In cases like this one, our help was fundamental. &#8220;And it continues to be so&#8221;, her father said, &#8220;because Nabeela needs <strong>constant checks<\/strong>, so thank you for your support!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/project\/en\/bethlehem-medical-care-and-support-for-elderly-people\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Remember Bethlehem for Christmas and support the sick children of the town where Jesus was born!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI wish you all to be touched not only in front of the baby boy of the crib, but in front of every child in flesh and blood\u201d. The wish of Fr. 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