| A friend, the Reverend Betty
Jean Bailey, wrote the following, which we must also remember:
My friends and acquaintances in Jerusalem and the West Bank
have shared their great concerns about what Israel will do under
the cover of war news. They expect the killing of Palestinians
to be stepped up; they expect prolonged curfew with little food
and water; they expect no access to medical care; they expect
the ethnic cleansing called "transfer"; they expect
internationals to be forced out so there is no one to observe;
they expect an increase in home demolitions.
It is so apparent that all people in the Middle Eastern countries
need a miracle. God loves us and he does hear our prayers. We
must intercede for these people who endure more suffering than
we can ever know.
My two years as a volunteer have gone quickly, and I will be
going to the States for a furlough the middle of May. I hope to
see/meet many of you during that time. When I return in August,
I will take on new responsibilities of helping to develop a geriatric
wing in the Synod of the Nile’s hospital, the Cairo Evangelical
Medical Center, in downtown Cairo. The staff and patients will
be both Egyptian Muslim and Christian from all walks of life,
and also Sudanese refugees. The Cairo Geriatric Center, where
I now work, serves and is staffed by Christians, and the residents
are self-pay, so I will be having a different experience. We are
a model nursing home, and I hope we can develop another model
in this country.
I will lose my “cgs” email address when I leave the
Cairo Geriatric Center, so please write me at this email address:
eschorns@bellsouth.net
Blessings to you all.
Emily Schornstein
The 2003 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, page
143 |
