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Holy Land Christians Society Meet with Beit Sahour Municipality Delegation in US
Monday, April 28, 2003
Washington DC, April 28, 2003 - HLCS Executive Director and Chairman of HLCS Board of Directors met with Beit Sahour Municiplity Delegation who flew from the Holy Land last week to attend a conference on the Holy Land organized by Franciscans for the New Millennium group in Reston Sheraton Hotel in Reston, Virginia. The delegation included Mayor Fuad Kokali, Dr. Fawzi Salameh, Mr. Issam Bannoura, Mr. Issam Qumsieh, Mr. Mikhael Manoli, and other members of the town of the Shepherds Field Municipality.
HLCS Chairman, Butros Qumseya, briefed the delegation on HLCS recent developments and activities including the upcoming visit of the Pastor of the Church of the Nativity of Bethlehem to the United States next month. He also briefed them on HLCS various programs, specially the job creation and economic development program. During the meeting, the delegation expressed interest in working with HLCS to help the Municipality develop a job creation program in Beit Sahour to help their community. HLCS expressed their commitment to the delegation and their willingness to initiate and support such a project.
“Web are blessed to have the opportunity to meet with the delegation from my hometown and to discuss with them the opportunity to create projects that will benefit the community. Mayor Kokali has expressed his interest in a job creation program for the town of Beit Sahour and HLCS stands ready to assist him in any way we can.”
During the meeting Mr. Qumseya asked Mayor Kokali to join the HLCS Advisory Board in which Mayor Kokali kindly accepted. “I stand ready to help and assist HLCS and their mission in every way I can.”
Holy Land Christian Society (HLCS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Christian communities in the Holy Land. HLCS plays an active and critical role as a messenger and a voice on behalf of the Christian families in the Holy Land. Our people have worked with the Christian families in the Holy Land for over 20 years and therefore understand the problem and its complicated roots. We have established relationships on family-to-family levels and gained the trust of the community. Our programs directly benefit those Christian families who suffer from despair and social injustice. At the same time, they enrich the lives of American Christians who strive to unite with and support the people of the Holy Land.
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