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Testimonies of workers:

• One heart-breaking story was related to us by a Shepherd Society colleague who had gone to a home to deliver a food certificate. As she raised her hand to knock at the door, she overheard a child crying inside. The little girl was telling her mother that all she wanted to have was a piece of bread. The mother, upon answering the knock, looked at the certificate in disbelief and thanked God for answering her prayers.
• A child, after having received an explanation for how the food certificates should be used, told his mother: “Finally you are going to cook chicken for us this coming Sunday!” We learned that the family had not been able to afford meat of any kind for more than two months.

BANK TRANSFER INFORMATION

IN US DOLLARS

NAME: BETHLEHEM BIBLE Co.

ACCOUNT NO.: 9050742160-510

ARAB BANK PLC,

BETHLEHEM BRANCH.

SWIFT CODE: ARABPS22050.

INTERMEDIARY BANK:

CREDIT SUISSE, ZURICH.

NAME: BETHLEHEM BIBLE Co.

ACCOUNT NO.: 9050742160

ARAB BANK PLC,

BETHLEHEM BRANCH.

SWIFT CODE: ARABPS22050.

INTERMEDIARY BANK:

EUROPE ARAB BANK

LONDON BRANCH

SWIFT: ARABGB2L.

NAME: BETHLEHEM BIBLE Co.

ACCOUNT NO.: 9050742160-530

ARAB BANK PLC,

BETHLEHEM BRANCH.

SWIFT CODE: ARABPS22050.

INTERMEDIARY BANK:

ARAB BANK AG, FRANKFURT BRANCH,

SWIFT CODE: ARABDEFF.

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Our work would not be possible without your support, and we invite you to join in our venture of faith. If you are interested in supporting a family or child directly, we encourage you to email us regarding a family sponsorship or scholarship support. Donating to the Shepherd Society helps us to continue to provide both urgent and humanitarian help, as well as long-term development aid. If you would like to donate to the work of the Shepherd Society, please use whichever of the following methods is most convenient.

To Contribute Online:

Go to http://bethbc.org/donate and select "Shepherd Society" to be the recipient of your donation.

To Contribute by Check/Cheque:

In the United States:

Bethlehem Bible College

614-C South IH Bus. 35

New Braunfels, TX 78130

Tel: 830 708 7444

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Make checks payable to Bethlehem Bible College with "Shepherd Society" in the memo line. Gifts are tax deductible.

In Canada:

Hope Outreach

Box 20033

Woodstock, ON N4S 8X8

Tel: 519 537 3511

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Make checks payable to Hope Outreach with "BBC – Shepherd Society" in the memo line. Gifts are tax deductible.

In the United Kingdom:

Hope Christian Trust

c/o John and Janet Angle

Bethany, 14, Farthing Combe

Axbridge, Somerset BS26 2DR

Tel: 01934 733695

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Make cheques payable to Hope Christian Trust with "BBC – Shepherd Society" in the memo line. Please indicate if you wish your contribution to be Gift Aided to the registered charity Hope Christian Trust (BBC) 328456

To Contribute by Bank Transfer:

Please download our Bank Transfer Information sheet, which includes information for the dollar, GBP, and Euro. If you would like to transfer using a different currency, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

Testimonies of recipients:

Daily we hear expressions of thanksgiving from folks who benefit from your donations, and we would like to share with you a few of the messages of gratitude that we receive.

• Samahar, Recipient of medical assistance: “Thank God for all the people who helped carry our burden. God will give them happiness as He always gives to those who give to others.”
• Rima, Recipient of utilities assistance: “On behalf of the others, I would like to thank the supporters. Jesus loves the children and said, 'let the children come to me.'"
• Maher, Recipient of food assistance: “Thank you for your cooperation with us and for helping us. God give you health and protect you!”
• Samira, Recipient of Family to Family Sponsorship: “I would like to thank the donors and also to thank the Shepherd Society because the money that I received is helping me to buy the medicines and health supplies that I need in my everyday life.”
• Yaqoub, Participant in the Development Program: “Thank you so much. May the Lord give you strength because you are supporting the Christians.”

The Shepherd Society buys and markets local products and crafts produced by the families, such as olive oil, soap, olive wood, etc.

Additionally, the Shepherd Society has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining and Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Clinic at the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation (BASR), a local hospital in Beit Jala. This ENT clinic is the first of its kind in the region and it provides health care for hundreds every month. Equipment was generously donated by the Mustard Seed Foundation and Tear Fund in New Zealand.

There are many other ways that the Shepherd Society reaches out in the community on a periodic basis, such as providing seasonal food and gift parcels, distributing donated clothing, and assisting with relief projects in coordination with other agencies.

The Shepherd Society provides loans to help families start their own small business or develop an already-established business.

Through this program, families from outside the Bethlehem area make a commitment to sponsor a local Palestinian Christian family who is struggling to survive.  Currently, over 75 families receive sponsorship through the Shepherd Society. The following are some of the basic guidelines for the program:

• The current rate of sponsorship is $50 a month for a period of one year.
• Biographical information, including a photo, will be provided on the family.
• Periodic letters of encouragement to the sponsored family are always welcome and can be addressed to the Shepherd Society who will hand deliver the letter.
• Special gifts from the sponsoring family are welcome, though not obligatory.
• All correspondence (for example, periodic letters of encouragement or letters of appreciation) between the sponsoring family and the sponsored family should be handled through the office of the Shepherd Society in order to protect the privacy of both the family and the sponsor.
• Families will not be identified for sponsorship prior to securing sponsors as the family would be disappointed if they were rejected for sponsorship for some reason.
• Special visits between the families can be arranged if the opportunity and desire to do so is expressed.

A major consequence of the humanitarian crisis for most Palestinians, even previously middle-income families, is that they are now accumulating high utility bills due to the fact that they have no money to pay. After three or four unpaid bills, the utility company cuts off service to the family.  The Shepherd Society tries to pay part of the outstanding balances, up to $70 per case.  The benefits are two-fold: restored electricity and/or water to the family and sustaining income to the utility company.

As Palestinians continue to struggle through the economic fall out due to unemployment, siege, closures, and curfews, they tend to fall behind on children’s school tuition.  As a result, the schools suffer and children are threatened with suspension from school.  The average school tuition for a student in grades 1-12 is $500 per year.  The Shepherd Society pays a maximum of $60 per case per semester, but feels that in order to adequately assist the families, the amount should be raised to $100 per case.  So far, the Shepherd Society has helped to keep over 600 children in 12 area schools.  In this way, the Shepherd Society is helping to sustain the social infrastructure in a time of dire need.