Dec 18, 2023
Hi Everyone,
Over 20 years ago, some of my friends and myself started to bring together peacemakers in the Holy Land, in Israel, and in Palestine.
We made an effort to make sure that they got to know there were others out there, that they weren’t alone, they weren’t a single light in the difficulties that were happening at that time (the Intifadas).
This grew into the Abrahamic Reunion, which is now over 20 years old, and has been building peace in the Holy Land for 20 years*.
How do we do it? We bring people together. We get people away from their conception of what the other is and have an actual experience, to see how this person is a little like me.
Right now, we’re in the midst of great difficulty with the war in Gaza. There’s so much blame, there’s so much hurt, and there’s so much trauma, in Israel, in the Palestinian Territories, and certainly in Gaza.
Although it’s daunting, we are continuing the work. Yes, it’s really difficult right now. People we could count on in the past, are just really suffering.
But we’re there to help to lend a listening heart, a listening ear, any way we can. We keep trying to bring people together, we keep trying to offer love, we keep trying to offer healing, we keep trying to offer from our own hearts and souls.
This has taken a great toll on the Abrahamic Reunion, and we need your help, we really need your help.
So please donate whatever you can, maybe donate a little bit more than you think you can.
Know that every penny is going to the right spot, and is being used by these wonderful people who are on the ground in the midst of a very difficult situation, trying to remind people that peace is possible, and peace is really necessary.
Thank you, and have a wonderful holiday season,
PayPal Direct Donations: Send to theabrahamicreunion.org
Checks: Mail to PO Box 17194, Sarasota, FL 34231
Support: 941-993-9994 / chris@abrahamicreunion.org
*The Abrahamic Reunion’s founders met, and the inspiration for the Abrahamic Reunion began in 2000. The name Abrahamic Reunion, and its founding principles, were agreed upon in 2004, making the 20th Anniversary of the Abrahamic Reunion next year! The peacemakers of the AR have been working together for peace since 2000.
T-SHIRT or TOTE BAG GIFTS
YEAR END CAMPAIGN
Help us fund peacebuilding in 2024 to rebuild trust, hope, and interconnection during and after the Gaza War, as we continue to pray for peace and safety for every person in the Holy Land, and for an end to the bombing, killing, and terrible violence of the war.
Year-End Campaign “BELIEVE IN PEACE”
We have raised $47,584 so far towards our Year-End Campaign, so we are 79% of the way there.
Please give generously this year to fund desperately needed peace programs in 2024 that can help us repair the terrible damage and rebuild the peace community in the wake of this terrible war.
And during the war, support programs that hold a middle ground that prays for all and calls for an end to the war, keeping the light of hope for peace lit amidst truly terrible conditions.
THANK YOU GIFTS: T-Shirts, Tote-Bags, Olivewood Pens:
- $72+ and receive a thank-you Tote Bag
- $120+ or monthly donation and receive a thank-you T-Shirt
- $1,000+ or monthly donation of $100/mo and receive a custom olivewood pen from Bethlehem that says “Peace Salam Shalom”
Giving Tuesday: Thank you to all who gave for Giving Tuesday and the Year-End Campaign so far – we raised $8,326 on Giving Tuesday!
If you gave, and did not get the link to pick out your t-shirt or tote-bag, please email chris@abrahamicreunion.org
