Running for Reconciliation in Jerusalem

 

Three thousand years of history in three-and-a-half hours.  That’s the plan, anyway.

 

Please sponsor us to run the first ever Jerusalem Marathon on 25^th March 2011 in aid of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (FRRME).  We’ll take an interesting route through an interesting city for an interesting cause.

 

As events unfold across the Middle East, the need for this work will only increase.  Please give generously to enable Peter, the good Canon and all the team to pursue this most important work.

 

There is nowhere in the world that better illustrates the destructive power of religious conflict than Jerusalem.  Mercy and holiness often seem absent from the wars waged in the Holy Land in the name of God the Most Merciful.

 

Strong feelings about the conflict centred on this city radiate out across the world.  It seems apt, therefore, to ‘Run for Reconciliation’ here, in Jerusalem.

 

FRRME exists to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation in the Middle East.  We specialise in conflict where there is a religious component to the violence.  We also provide humanitarian relief and economic rejuvenation in areas where conflict has caused poverty and hardship.

 

At present most of our work is focussed on Iraq.  Some exciting things are happening and you can find out more at www.frrme.org.  And if you’d like to subscribe to our news updates, email us at office@frrme.org.

 

Ta very much,

 

Peter, Andy and Serena

 

 

 

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