Help Traumatized Palestinian Children

by American Friends of the Spafford Children's Center
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children
Help Traumatized Palestinian Children

Project Report | Dec 12, 2024
Nearly A Century of Service

By Matthew Dayton-Welch & Wendy Whiting Blome | Project Leaders

When peace, like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul

It is well

With my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Horatio Spafford wrote these words after the loss of his four daughters in a shipwreck in 1873. The hymn ‘It is Well with My Soul’ has helped many overcome hardships and tragedy, and offered peace and comfort. These are trying times for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, and we invite you to remember them with a donation through GlobalGiving, before the end of the year: https://goto.gg/31839.

Years after their loss, Horatio, his wife Anna, John D. and Mary Whiting, and several friends traveled to Jerusalem in 1881 where they became known for their service to people in need of all faiths. The history of the Spafford Children’s Center begins on Christmas Eve, 1925. Bertha Spafford Vester, the eldest surviving child of Horatio and Anna, was headed to Bethlehem with her husband and children to sing carols. On the way, she encountered a Bedouin man who had traveled by donkey for six hours with his sick wife and their new born baby. They found the hospital closed to outpatients because of the Christmas feast. Bertha later said, “Here before me stood a rustic Madonna and babe, and, similar to Mary’s plight, there was no place for them to stay.” Bertha arranged for the mother and child to be admitted to the hospital, but the mother died in the night. The father, knowing his child would not survive without a mother in his home in a cave, asked Bertha to care for the baby. Bertha agreed and a ‘baby home’ was established.

Over time it became a children’s hospital with 60 beds and a surgical wing. For many years it was the only hospital for children in the Old City of Jerusalem. After 1948 it played a vital role in serving families from east Jerusalem and the surrounding towns. In 1970, the SCC began focusing on preventive medicine through an outpatient clinic renamed the Spafford Children’s Center (SCC). Today the Center provides educational, therapeutic, and cultural programs for children, youth, and parents.

The 100-year anniversary for the SCC is 2025. Through regional and world wars, natural disasters, and geo-political changes, the SCC has thrived for a century as a haven of hope and healing for the children of Jerusalem. Please help the legacy continue by supporting AFSCC, an all-volunteer organization that sends your donations to SCC in Jerusalem where they provide trauma care and educational support for Palestinian children: https://goto.gg/31839.

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American Friends of the Spafford Children's Center

Location: New Orleans, LA - USA
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Project Leader:
Wendy Blome
New Orleans , LA United States
$218,327 raised of $300,000 goal
 
1,911 donations
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