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| Incoming Jerusalem team preparing to receive the light |
At an impressive "handover ceremony" In a chapel of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem, the EAPPI teams for the seven placements were formally commissioned today to begin their three-month assignments. We were reminded of Jesus' teaching in Matthew that we are the "light of the world." The outgoing team charged us to walk in the Light with the people of Jerusalem, "with kindness, hope, patience, and love." They called on us to "listen to the stories of the people of this land and accompany them in solidarity."
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| Incoming team (left) has received the light |
The closing prayer was: "May God grant you wisdom in using your knowledge and skill, diligence in advocating for the people of this country and to the people at home. In the midst of suffering and sorrow, in the midst of human kindness and ingenuity, make a faithful witness to the hope of God's gift of new life the world. Let it be so. Amen."
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