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43. Trip to the Safari & Caesarea PNA/Palest. Nat. Auth.
The Holy Child Program organized a trip to Safari Park/Ramat Gan and Caesarea in Israel. For
the staff members and the children to cross the check points we must have an official document
from the Israelis. We had special help from two Israeli ladies who are members of the
organization “Women Against Check Points” They worked very hard with the official Israeli office
to make sure we have the papers and have an easy pass on the borders.
One of our children 16 years old did not have a permit as the rest , the Israeli Lades with the
program administrator worked very hard until late evening the day before the trip to get this child
his permit, and finally we had his permission so we can all go together.
In Caesarea we had a special invitation from Rachel, an Israeli lady who welcomed all our
children very warmly and she invited them to her coffee shop, served soft drinks and ice- cream.
On top of this she had prepared for each child and the staff a small gift The children thanked her
by singing a song.
The trip and the preparation and all the help from our friends from the other side of the
wall open our children to a new thinking of reconciliation.
Iskander Khoury
Program Administrator „Holy Child Program“
Beit Sahour – Bethlehem – The Holy Land
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