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Help bring hope and a future to young adults in Lebanon |
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As another year unfolds, here at BibleLands we are looking forward to the future and the difference that we will make in 2007. This year we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Al Kafa’at, in Beirut, Lebanon, a project that BibleLands has been supporting since it first began in 1957. Al Kafa’at was founded on the principle that “Every man, irrespective of the degree and severity of his handicaps, remains a reservoir of potentials, a source of life, of hope and joyfulness.” In Lebanon, this is not a universally held belief and many disabled people find themselves marginalised, ignored or discriminated against. In 2007, Al Kafa’at needs our help more than ever before. The civil unrest and the recent bombing of last summer have left Lebanon with a legacy of economic hardship, poverty and damaged infrastructure. As there is little government money for new projects, Al Kafa’at has turned to us for help to build an urgently needed new Centre for Vocational Training and Sheltered Employment. We hope to raise £250,000 towards this project over the next three years. Lara Al-Habr, whose cerebral palsy was caused by premature birth, is featured on the prayer card [85kB pdf] and we invite you to pray that we are able to build this centre for her, for Wahib, whose story is told in the appeal leaflet [270kB pdf], and for others with similar disabilities. This unit will allow 200 intelligent young people hampered by physical disabilities to develop and make their own valued contribution to their families’ income. For the first time they will have a real place in the community, giving them dignity and hope. Please encourage others to support this appeal, both in prayer and through donations. A six part Lent Study Guide entitled "Valuing Everyone in God's Community" [1.6MB pdf] is also available for use individually or in small groups. Please contact us if you require extra free printed copies of the prayer card, the appeal leaflet or the study guide. We need to raise £17,000 to build each of the 15 workshops, so every penny counts. Please give whatever you can to this amazing project to bring hope and future prospects to Lara, Wahib and others on the vocational training scheme waiting list who need our help to make their lives complete. Please make a donation on-line or send a cheque or charity voucher (with your name and address, or supporter reference, on the back) to BibleLands Lent 2007 Appeal, FREEPOST, PO Box 50, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP15 7BR. Thank you |
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Head of Communications and Fundraising |
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