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had some contacts to Arab Christians, but for certain, we know
that he met a number of Druse in the northern area.
Then, after a 6-year interval, FELM sent new missionaries. They
were all women: Juvelius 1931, Havas 1932, Moisio 1946. They
participated regularly in Lutheran German Redeemer Church,
and St. Andrews Scottish church services. Some sources mention
that Havas spend some time with Quaker friends in Ramaltah.
These contacts were mainly with expatriate Christians. Havas
studied Hebrew, but spoke also English and German. It is mentioned
that she had some contact to two local institutes for the
blind in Bethlehem. 6
2. FELM in West Jerusalem 1948-1967
The border was closed, and contacts to the Jordan side were not
possible, except on two occasions yearly; Christmas and Easter.
FELM personnel, now some eight persons, were active exclusively
among Israelis. An unofficial document mentioned the visit of
an FELM director, 1952.
FELM purchased a building and piece of land on St Paul Street
from CMS 1955, with major financial support from LWF, which
was also involved in other mission activities at that time.
Important visits are mentioned in sources:
- Archbishop of ELCF, IImari Salomies (1951-1964) visited in
1957.
- At the Shalhevetyah Center a new school building was dedicated
1963, bishop Tapaninen and FELM director Vuorela
were present.
6 FElM yearbooks 1924-1949
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