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March 23, 2024 - March 24, 2024Olive wood carvings from Christian artists in the Holy Land will be offered for sale after each Mass this weekend, March 23-24.
Sales of olive wood carvings support Christian families who rely on the sale of their work as their primary source of income. Did you know that Christians make up less than 2% of the population in the Holy Land? Your support helps keep these native Christians rooted in their homeland.
Thank you for your support.
www.bethlehemcrafts.biz
About Bethlehem Christian
We value the Christian faith and all human pursuit of the knowledge of God. We pray and hope for a future of peace and religious tolerance in the Holy Land and throughout the world.
The Christian presence in the Holy Land is declining at an alarming rate. Christians used to account for nearly 20% of the population in the Holy Land, but today less than 2% remain. Christians in Bethlehem have dwindled from more than 80% to nearly 10% of the population. The main reason for this decline is economic hardship caused by political instability. Those who remain live mostly in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Nazareth, and they rely on tourism and the sales of their carved olive wood crafts as their primary source of income.
