Refuge Bethlehem - La Creche

Nick 0208 Ldn · 24th December 2009, 06:45

Born in Bethlehem: baby Ehab

Christians the world over associate Bethlehem with the birth of the Christ child more than 2,000 years ago.

But few of the pilgrims who come to Bethlehem pause to consider that Jesus was a child facing the potential stigma of uncertain parentage.

Just like many of the children at La Creche, or "the manger" - a children's home in Bethlehem where unwanted Palestinian children find love and a safe environment.

Children like Fares, who was found abandoned in a box near a checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem; or Ehab, the son of a deaf 16-year-old who was abused by several cousins and neighbours.

Most of these children are conceived out of wedlock. In a majority Muslim society with a strict honour code, this could spell a death sentence for both mother and child.

At La Creche, desperate young women fearing for their lives can give birth in safety.

Christopher Landau hears the stories of some of the children at the Creche, and meets those who work tirelessly to give them a good start in life - and who find hope even at the toughest times through the joy and affection shown by the children in their care.

Join Christopher as he witnesses an unfolding drama as a young pregnant woman makes her long and perilous way to Bethlehem – will she make it, and can she deliver her baby in safety?

Listen online :: BBC iPlayer Console - Heart And Soul: 23/12/2009 Refuge Bethlehem

Related Links -
St. Vincent Guest House
Les Amis de la Creche de Bethleem

If this be one of the last threads we have in the CE forum before Christmas this year what more fitting one could there be in some ways.

Speaking for myself i find that no better endorsement could be that at 4:40am on the 24th i could not close my ears and mind to the story once i had tuned in.

Some of the most needy of humanity born into such desperate circumstances with either deficiencies of health or family setting, and this embedded in the wider surroundings of life and its struggles in the region. These young lives could have been forgotten or worse, but there is a bright pearl in place of that dark future, La Creche and those people who work within it's walls to bring just a little hope .

Ballache · 24th December 2009, 11:10

reading about things like this make me very happy. i wish there was more done to help people in need.

24th December 2009, 06:45	#1 (permalink)
Nick 0208 Ldn News 24 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the spirit of Jane Lane. Posts: 12,070	Refuge Bethlehem - La Creche Born in Bethlehem: baby Ehab Christians the world over associate Bethlehem with the birth of the Christ child more than 2,000 years ago. But few of the pilgrims who come to Bethlehem pause to consider that Jesus was a child facing the potential stigma of uncertain parentage. Just like many of the children at La Creche, or "the manger" - a children's home in Bethlehem where unwanted Palestinian children find love and a safe environment. Children like Fares, who was found abandoned in a box near a checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem; or Ehab, the son of a deaf 16-year-old who was abused by several cousins and neighbours. Most of these children are conceived out of wedlock. In a majority Muslim society with a strict honour code, this could spell a death sentence for both mother and child. At La Creche, desperate young women fearing for their lives can give birth in safety. Christopher Landau hears the stories of some of the children at the Creche, and meets those who work tirelessly to give them a good start in life - and who find hope even at the toughest times through the joy and affection shown by the children in their care. Join Christopher as he witnesses an unfolding drama as a young pregnant woman makes her long and perilous way to Bethlehem – will she make it, and can she deliver her baby in safety? Listen online :: BBC iPlayer Console - Heart And Soul: 23/12/2009 Refuge Bethlehem Related Links - St. Vincent Guest House Les Amis de la Creche de Bethleem If this be one of the last threads we have in the CE forum before Christmas this year what more fitting one could there be in some ways. Speaking for myself i find that no better endorsement could be that at 4:40am on the 24th i could not close my ears and mind to the story once i had tuned in. Some of the most needy of humanity born into such desperate circumstances with either deficiencies of health or family setting, and this embedded in the wider surroundings of life and its struggles in the region. These young lives could have been forgotten or worse, but there is a bright pearl in place of that dark future, La Creche and those people who work within it's walls to bring just a little hope .

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24th December 2009, 11:10	#2 (permalink)
Ballache First Team Sub Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lebanon/Stockholm/Manchester Posts: 9,144	reading about things like this make me very happy. i wish there was more done to help people in need.