Below are some congratulatory messages to BibleLands on achieving our 150th Anniversary.  They are from our Project Partners in the Middle East and from some of our supporters across the world.

It was a memorable experience being a member of the pilgrimage group to Lebanon. It was a real insight into BibleLands' work there, and a well-organised visit to Lebanon's historic sights. Congratulations on the 150th and may you continue for many years to come. Greetings to all those in the Lebanon party.

Alan Newton
Manchester
13 July 2004

BibleLands' existence in the Holy Land has a very positive impact in changing the lives of the disadvantaged and children with special needs by following the example of the Good Samaritan. Yesterday, the staff and beneficiaries of the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation (BASR) prayed to our Lord to bless all the people working at BibleLands, for your excellent work towards the people of the Holy Land and to grant you the power and strength to continue your mission.

On behalf of BASR's staff, beneficiaries and myself, I wish to extend our sincere congratulations and best wishes to all the people working at BibleLands on the occasion of your 150th Anniversary.

Your brother in Christ,

Edmund Shehadeh
Executive Director, Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation
7 July 2004

All of us at Rawdat El-Zuhur School, children, staff and board, send you our warmest greetings and best wishes on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of BibleLands. How appropriate that you had a special service on 4th July for the occasion, to celebrate and give thanks to the Lord for the many blessings throughout that period. May you always be blessed in your work and guided by the vision and commitment of dedicated leaders and staff so that your outreach work will continue to give hope to so many young people.

We at Rawdat El-Zuhur are ever so grateful to BibleLands for your continued support. A substantial support, morally and financially, which has made it possible for us to provide the children with the care and quality education that makes life very meaningful, especially in these difficult times.

With warm greetings, and God bless you all.

Salwa Zananiri
Principal, Rawdat El-Zuhur School
6 July 2004

Yesterday, in our own way, we shared with you in this historic day of 4th July. Our President, Father Georges, celebrated a special mass at the Greek-Catholic Patriarchate, and those who could attend from friends and members of Beit-el-Nour's board were present to pray for BibleLands and our partnership.

In Christ's service

Robert Caracache
Beit-el-Nour (House of Light)
5 July 2004

Best wishes from me, Annahdah Women's Association board members, staff and students. We send our congratulations to all the staff at BibleLands for your celebration for the start of BibleLands' work in welfare 150 years ago.

We shared with you in your celebrations on 4th July, praying to God to keep your organisation working for poor and disabled people in the world.

Muhammed Joudeh,
Annahda Rehabilitation Centre
5 July 2004

On behalf of the children and staff at our Deaf Unit we would like to say:

Happy Anniversary, Congratulations and Alf, Alf Marbrook (thousand, thousand congratulations). We are so happy for your celebration of the 150th year and we pray that the Lord will always continue to bless you through your way of loving and supporting people. You have supported us for many years and we feel that we touch the hands of the "Good Samaritan" every day through your help working with children, youth, men, women and families.

We will share the historic event of 4th July with you in spirit, through prayer and thought. We appreciate your love, concern and support and we pray the Lord will enable you to continue your lovely service to reach the unreached people. We hope that you will not only celebrate 150 years, but at least 250 years!

Greetings to everyone in BibleLands, may God bless you all.

Clair Malik
Director, Deaf Unit
29 June 2004

On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of BibleLands, on behalf of all present and past beneficiaries, I come to transmit two simple words, often commonly used superficially without penetrating into its meaning. Two words expressing the feelings of gratitude of all those for whom BibleLands has been a symbol of hope. Thank you. Two words that should be repeated one hundred and fifty, times three hundred and sixty five, times the number of beneficiaries during the past one hundred and fifty years.

It is our wish to see BibleLands ever growing and ever flourishing, reaching out its aids to the dimmest corners of the world, becoming a light for those in the dark, bread for the hungry and hope for the distressed.

With brotherly greetings in Christ,

Kevork Karaboyadjian
Director, Centres for Armenian Handicapped in Lebanon
22 June 2004

Let me congratulate you on the 150th Anniversary of BibleLands. Thank you for all the help and support that BibleLands has given to our Armenian people over the years and thank you for still continuing your aid to us all. Indeed, you are God's loving hand to us. We are seeing and experiencing God's provision and miracles through you dear members. God bless you abundantly for all the things you have done and continue to do for our Armenian people.

Vera Sevadjian
Principal
Armenian Evangelical Social Centre School
31 March 2004

I have supported a few children over the years, and at the present a little girl who is not Christian but she is being looked after. I thank you that I have been able to do so. Keep the work up everyone.

Paul Riddler
Cambridgeshire
25 March 2004

We sincerely congratulate BibleLands on your 150th anniversary. Armenians are grateful that during the Genocide of 1915-1923 your organisation provided relief to the survivors.

We appreciate our partnership with you and also look forward to a bright future in our cooperation with you.

God bless your society and give success to her mission.

With our best wishes,

Zaven M. Messerlian
Principal, Armenian Evangelical College
23 March 2004

Greetings from Bethlehem Bible College. Thank you for sharing with us of your 150th Anniversary. We also are celebrating an anniversary this year - our 25th Anniversary. We just wanted you to know that we are pleased to be partners with you on your anniversary.

We also wanted you to know that we are in the process of making a plaque for you made out of olive wood from Bethlehem. We are doing this as a thank you for your partnership with us.

In His Name,

Bishara Awad
President, Bethlehem Bible College
17 March 2004

We congratulate you, and ourselves, on the occasion of your 150th Anniversary, and we appreciate all you have done and will do towards the needy people in the Bible Lands and towards the Ministries of our church. I hope that your celebration will be a remarkable one and pray that every one of the BibleLands staff will be blessed more and more for the coming years.

Dr Bahig
On behalf of Bishop Mouneer
Bishop of Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa
17 March 2004

Congratulations on this very important event. I think that you all have much to be proud of, and that you have made a profound difference in the lives of many. I wish you many more years of such vital work. We here at the Diocese of Jerusalem have enjoyed working with you over the years.

With my warm regards,

Nancy Dinsmore
Development Officer, Diocese of Jerusalem
15 March 2004

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you at BibleLands well on your birthday, and to thank you for all you do - for the St John Hospital in particular, and for all of us in general.

Many thanks and best wishes,

Jackie Jaidy
Matron, St John's Ophthalmic Hospital
15 March 2004

Greetings to all at BibleLands from all of us here at Hope School.

We want to wish you a Happy 150 years of service and helping needy people and Christians all over. Well done! We wish you guidance and blessings.

In Christ,

Solomon Nour
Principal of Hope School
21 February 2004

Betty Majaj (Mrs.)
Director of The Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children
18 February 2004