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With Four Saad in Bartella in his little electrical repair store - he wanted to say “thank you” to those who have helped him stay in Bartella. It is vital we support these small Christian businesses as attempts are being made to drive them out of their ancestral homes....
Fr. Ben with Sabah Yousif in Bartella, Iraq last month. Your generosity bought Sabah his new taxi thus giving him and his family the help they need to run a small business - Project Jonah in action - helping one family at a time!...
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The Icon of the Prophet Jonah which Fr. Ben took to Iraq (and he will take with him when he speaks in parishes) was “written” (icons are not “painted” - the idea is the icon writer is guided by the hand of an Angel or Saint) by Sister Aelred OSB......
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Fr. Ben has just returned from Iraq. He is pictured holding an icon of the Prophet Jonah - in front of Jonah’s tomb in the city of Mosul (ancient Nineveh) Our plan to help small businesses is called “Project Jonah” - the Jonah story has always been seen as symbolic......