Invest in Peace

Action for a just peace in Israel and Palestine

Please invest in peace. Whatever your experience or available time, the ideas listed below can help you. One person cannot do everything, but together we can make a difference. Follow these links for more information:

Pray / worship

Easter service

  • Join the 'Wave of Prayer' organised by the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre
  • Remember all Church of Scotland staff working in the Holy Land
  • Sing the new Hymn: Lord Jesus, You Wept for Jerusalem

Give

  • £10 to the Al-shurooq School for blind children
  • £100 towards Christian Aid's work in Gaza
  • Buy books for the Evangelical Lutheran Schools' Library project
  • Financially support projects in the Holy Land
  • Give 3 months of your time working with the Ecumenical Accompaniers Programme (EAPPI)
  • Make a gift of fairly-traded Palestinian products from Hadeel

Read

  • Kairos Palestine document;
  • A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation by Naim Ateek;
  • Faith Beyond Despair: Building Hope in the Holy Land by Elias Chacour;
  • Church of Scotland Mission Partner blogs;
  • Christian Aid Reports

St Andrew's Jerusalem

Join

  • The Scottish Palestinian Forum;
  • The Friends of Tabeetha School;
  • The Friends of St Andrew's Church;
  • Friends of Sabeel UK

Write

Meet

  • Invite a Church of Scotland Mission Partner or EAPPI volunteer to speak at your church;
  • Go to Israel and Palestine on pilgrimage and meet Palestinian Christians;
  • Twin your congregation with a church in the Middle East;
  • Invite Jewish or Muslim neighbours to talk about their faith

Watch

  • Films
  • TV
  • Web

You can download a photocopy-friendy A4 sheet of these suggestions for use at your church or group to publicise Invest in Peace resources.