When AFEDJ staff met with Suhaila over a video call recently, she shared that her workday at the hospital began at 8am the day before and continued until 4am, only to be back again at 8am. "We don't have the money to pay full-time staff salaries," shared Tarazi. "Simply trying to secure the fuel we need just to run the generators adds another layer of seemingly insurmountable hardship and suffering. We are short on medicine. We are short on supplies. We are short of critical medical equipment. We are short-staffed. What else can we do but work all day and night? I am exhausted."
"However," she continued, "we will never give up."
Suhaila closed her eyes for a moment, took a deep breath and continued, "I am able to keep going because I see and feel that what I do here makes a difference." She added, "Ahli Hospital is without borders. It is the mission of our hospital and our church to serve the suffering and the hopeless. We are the living stones here in Gaza, and the American Friends are our partners in our mission of healing. We could not do it without you."
Suhaila was speaking to those of us on the call, but she was talking to you. You are Ahli's partners in their ministry of healing. Each and every one of you who supports Ahli Hospital through your prayers and donations, who give what you can to help share in their critical mission. You give Suhaila and her team the strength, the hope, and the resources to continue their remarkable and unassailable Christian witness in Gaza.
Together let's make a strong showing of support to remind Suhaila that Ahli Hospital is not alone, that her American Friends did not, can not, and will not forget about Ahli's needs when the shelling and artillery-fire ends.
Please remember Gaza and support Suhaila in her mission of healing.
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