The director of the Bethlehm Bible College, Dr. Bishara Awad, wrote me that the BBC has five students and some refugees from Gaza who have been staying at college since the Israeli invasion.
Dr. Bishara said that they have also been in direct touch with friends and relatives in Gaza. What they tell them is all the same: they have no food, no water, no electricity and they are afraid for their lives. Once the war is over they will find out more about the magnitude of the destruction and loss of life. The news agencies do not have enough access to the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli prohibition. Therefore it is difficult to find out exactly what is going on. Dr. Awad suspects that things are much worse in the Gaza Strip than what we are seeing on our TV screens.
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY!
From our direct contacts with the folks in Gaza we have learned that people are in need of security, food, fresh water, electric power, fuel for cooking, clothing and blankets.
BBC, through the arm of the Shepherd Society, is working with local churches here to try to raise funds for Gaza. Here is our message for the world:
BETHLEHEM BIBLE COLLEGE (original PDF: gaza-appeal)
(The Shepherd Society)
