I have, over the past month, received letters from the students to their sponsors, and would like to share those with you so you can see what they think and feel.  As you know, their names are fictitious, and I do not put their names under their pictures in order to protect them from harm that could happen to them.  Life is very different in that part of the world.  I care very much for that people; you may think there are many more people that hurt more than them over there.  I am sure there are, but the Christian Palestinians on the West Bank in a few villages, especially Aduaba, are the ones that are on my heart, and my late husband, who was a Christian Jew, backed me up all the way.  A Jew caring for and loving an Arab – that’s rare.  And he did.  So do I; it’s all God’s love anyway, not mine. 

I hope their letters will let you know how grateful they are.  As the letters keep coming in, I will post them. 

God bless you who read this.

P.S. I know four girls who would love to go to high school and college; can anyone help?  Also several young ones would love to go to Bethlehem Bible School, but they cannot because of lack of money.  Thank you on their behalf; if you can lend a hand to them, it will be like a lifeline.

From “Luke”

How are you? I just had to send this letter to tell you how much I love you and care for you.

I am at 11th class and my marks it is very good and I am taking a Scientific materials like chemistry and physics and math and biology because I love the scientific materials more than the art materials .I am very happy at my school.

 I want to thank you and thank my auntie Hava and thanks life line for what you are doing for me in this bad situation we having between the Arabs and Israel  .

Without you I can’t continue my education

I hope you are well and happy and that your family is also well. Please write to me soon.

Bye for now,

Luke

From “Moses”

How are you? I hope you are well and happy and that your family is also well.

I was heard from Auntie Hava that you are a famous movie star; I hope I can see something for your movie or you are so welcome to our country and then we well see your movies.

I done my 7th grade with good marks most of them A’s and at august I will be at 8th grade I am very happy at my school and My English is improving slowly. I like my teacher. She's doing an excellent job.

And we having new class it is French class and also improving slowly.

I am happy at summer vacation so I playing football with my friend and also we swimming at a spring in Aboud Called lemon valley  and I helping my father at our house planting tomato and cucumber .

 I want to thank you from my hart for your love and care and helping us to continue my education and thanks to Auntie Hava what she is doing for us.

God bless you

Love

Moses

From “Mika”

How are you? I hope you are well and happy and that your family is also well.

We done our 11th class and our marks it is good and we are looking in September to be a high school

And at high school we having a government exams if you get good marks in that exams you enter the university if not you don’t enter the university so next 2 moth we want to be reedy to the high school and to the exams also

As you know my father Khaled (Catholic man) he is having cancer so he can’t work any more because he is very week know,

We would thank you from our hart because without you we can’t continue our education and also we thanks Auntie Have for her Job.

God bless you all

Love

Mika

From “Noha”

How are you? I just had to send this letter to tell you how much I love you and care for you.

Know I am in the tiered year at Beirzait University as Media and tel. I am finally have holidays after a long semester  but it was good semester because I got A’S in all my subjects and after tow weeks I want to take summer course I will don’t after 40 days .

I want to thank you and thank my auntie Hava and thanks life line for what you are doing for me in this bad situation we having between the Arabs and Israel  and because also my father he is not working

Without you I can’t continue my education

I hope you are well and happy and that your family is also well. Please write to me soon.

Bye for now,

Love, Noha

Hi! How are you? I hope you are doing well and also your family.

The weather is great. The sun's shining and the birds are singing I set under the tree and I wrote for you this letter to till you how much I love you and care about you .

I am in 8th grade and all my marks it is very good and I love my school and I have 3 friends they are Sami,Aktham, Abe. My English is improving  slowly. I like my teacher. She's doing  an excellent job.

Thank you very much for helping us in bad situation we having without my Father

Love you and God bless you all, Nael

From “Razi”

Hi! How are you? I hope you are doing well and also your family.

I am now continue my education at a polytechnic school as a carpenter and my education is 2 years

And I am much exited in my school every day we learn new thinks like fixing the doors and how we make the things together

And I used a polytechnic school to graduate quickly and work to help my mom in the money coming to the house   as you know after my father killed by Palestinian my mom take care of the house.

I want to thank you from my heart for your love and care and helping us to continue my education and thanks to Auntie Hava what she is doing for us.

God bless you, Love Razi

Some of the young ones...