{"id":29471,"date":"2013-11-13T09:05:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T08:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/?p=29471"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T13:34:21","slug":"at-christmas-time-a-return-to-the-beginning-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.proterrasancta.org\/en\/at-christmas-time-a-return-to-the-beginning-3\/","title":{"rendered":"At Christmas Time a Return to the Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The launch of <strong>Association\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0pro Terra Sancta\u00b4s Christmas campaign to support the children of Bethlehem<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the city where Jesus was born, those who today are most affected by the difficult economic and political situation are the children. <b>To be born in Bethlehem today<\/b> means in fact to come into the world in a difficult land, marked by suffering and poverty, where young people frequently do not receive an adequate education. Among the children there are many who have learning disabilities resulting from a very difficult and <b>violent family environment<\/b>. In countless families the parents have no incomes and are accordingly facing serious economic problems. It is not uncommon for children to live with their grandparents, who often have <b>major difficulties in raising them<\/b>.<b> <\/b>In other cases they remain with their mothers, who frequently have no income so that the children are <b>forced to leave school<\/b> in order to work.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, in the Palestinian Territories there is no form whatsoever of public medical care. Families are left entirely to their own resources for financing medical care which they are often unable to afford, particularly in cases of chronic illnesses or urgent care.<\/p>\n<p><b>The objective of the Campaign \u201cAt Christmas Time a Return to the Beginning\u201d is to support the most fragile <i>living stones<\/i>, the children who live in poverty in this place in the Holy Land that is so special, where God became a child<\/b>. The funds which are raised will be used to support education for the neediest children and those suffering from learning disabilities, as well as providing them with essential medical care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/2010\/10\/19\/help-bethlehem-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land are working to help meet the most urgent needs of these children.<\/a> And <b>everyone can contribute this to this crucial mission.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU CAN HELP:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>30 euros: <\/b><\/span><\/a>Purchase of <b>winter clothing<\/b> for a child<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>80 euros: <\/b><\/span><\/a>Purchase of winter <b>blankets and sheets<\/b> for two children<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">150 euros:<\/span><\/a> Monthly spending allowance<\/b> for a needy family<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>250 euros: <\/b><\/span><\/a>Monthly cost of <b>heating<\/b> for a large family<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>500 euros:<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b><\/span>Annual <b>academic costs<\/b> (school fees and materials) for a child<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>700 euros: <\/b><\/span><\/a>Eye exam and purchase of <b>glasses<\/b> for three children<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1,000 euros:<\/span><\/a> Home care<\/b> for a month for five children suffering from chronic illnesses<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proterrasancta.org\/en\/help\/your-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Help the children of Bethlehem now!<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><b>CHRISTMAS OBJECTIVE 2013: <\/b>The objective of the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land for this year is to provide \u20ac200,000 for Bethlehem. Your contribution will aid <b>300 <\/b>Palestinian <b>families<\/b> and <b>250 children<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Download the poster and the information sheet on the Christmas Campaign and help us to publicize the initiative!<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>THIS CHRISTMAS PLEASE SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE WORKING TO BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR PEACE IN A LAND THAT IS THE CROSSROADS FOR LOVE, SERVICE AND NEED.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of Association\u00a0\u00a0pro Terra Sancta\u00b4s Christmas campaign to support the children of Bethlehem In the city where Jesus was born, those who today are most affected by the difficult economic and political situation are the children. 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