For previous and historical photos of Evangelical Home and School in Ramallah, Palestine, go to
https://pbase.com/bobgrupp/evangelical_home_school

Evangelical Home and School in Ramallah, Palestine were founded by three ladies- - one an American and two from Wales in the UK. It was October, 1954, and the Holy Land was still reeling from the warfare that came with the establishment and recognition of the State of Israel in May of 1948. Mary Jeanne Grupp had come from the USA to help out in the Home of the Sons Orphanage and School in Ramallah, and then joined with Kit Morgan and Gladys Thomas from Swansea. Wales, to open a new Home and School for girls. Later these ladies joined with others to form the Emmanuel Sisters. The Home and School are now operated under the guidance of the Arab Episcopal Church -- the Jerusalem Diocese.

All the recent photos are contributed -- E-mailed to us by Amal Duaybis, the Public Relations Director of Arab Evangelical Episcopal School.

In the years 2004-2005 we experienced significant changes, as both Sr. Vreni Wittwer and Samira Nasser retired after many fruitful years of service.

Another change transpired on June 1, 2005, when we joined forces with the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. We are now one entity. Our new mailing address is: Evangelical Homes for Children, Inc. -- c/o AFEDJ -- PO Box 2040 -- Orange, CA 92859. Contributions should be mailed to that address.

For more information and a list of approved projects for the year 2006 visit our website:
http://www.americanfriends-jerusalem.org/index.html

Rev. Robert L. Grupp and Samira Nasser are members of the Board of Directors of the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

This gallery displays photographs taken in 2006. Contributions intended for the support of Evangelical Home and School, and also Emmanuel House or any of the Emmanuel Sisters, should be sent to the same address: Evangelical Homes for Children, Inc. -- c/o AFEDJ -- PO Box 2040 -- Orange, CA 92859 -- and clearly designated as to the use that the donor assigns the gift.

If there are questions, feel free to contact Rev. Robert L. Grupp at 800-526-0761 -- or E-mail: rgrupp@frontiernet.net

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