Support the Four Homes of Mercy
“The Palestinian Authority has only recently paid care fees due in 2004. Every month I worry about finding the money to pay the staff and I have been unable to pay the water bill for the last two years.”
Dr
Ibrahim El-Ziq, the director of the Four Homes of Mercy, shared these
grave concerns with us recently. Every week he visits the authorities
to plead for the money due to the Home, despite the difficulties
caused by travel restrictions in the Holy Land. Every day the
situation becomes more critical.
He and his dedicated team care for 90 individuals with chronic
physical disabilities in the Home in Bethany. They work tirelessly to
offer the best possible care, as shown in the
factsheet [391kB pdf]. Dr El-Ziq has worked night and day to
improve the fabric of the buildings, the staff training and the
wellbeing of the patients, but the political situation in Israel and
the Occupied Territories is beyond his control.
Travel restrictions mean that staff may take hours to reach the Four
Homes each day; rampant unemployment means that families have
difficulty paying any contribution towards care costs; and state
funding is less and less forthcoming. In these troubled times it is
the staff who go without, not the patients.
Dr El-Ziq is a very widely respected international health care expert
who has worked both in the UK and for the EU in the Middle East. Yet,
he has chosen to dedicate himself to serving those living at the Four
Homes, those who are considered ‘expendable’ by some in a land where
most are struggling to survive.
BibleLands has partnered the Homes for more than 20 years. We
have seen it become a centre of excellence, a place where love and
care shine through. We cannot ignore its current plight.
Dr El-Ziq has asked for our help. To fund a patient at the Four
Homes costs £420 a month, £98 a week or £14 a day. Please give what
you can to support him.
Please
send us your gift by
making a donation online here
or printing out the
response form [36kB pdf]
Thank you
or complete
the response
form below
Factsheet
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[391kB pdf]
Response Form
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[36kB pdf]
Tricia Pruden
Head of Communications and Fundraising
