Our goal is to visit Star Mountain on Day Five...
Beginning in 1867, the Moravian Church engaged in mission through serving Palestinians coping with leprosy at the Jesushilfe Hospital in Jerusalem. Two major changes have occurred since then. The mission was relocated to Star Mountain near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. And, in 1980, the primary focus shifted from leprosy to serving people with special needs, especially children with mental disabilities.
Today, the Moravian mission in Palestine is supervised by the European Continental Province. Star Mountain is a boarding facility featuring a school specializing in special education (1985), agricultural training (1997), and a Community Work Department (1995).
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Beginning in 1867, the Moravian Church engaged in mission through serving Palestinians coping with leprosy at the Jesushilfe Hospital in Jerusalem. Two major changes have occurred since then. The mission was relocated to Star Mountain near the Palestinian city of Ramallah. And, in 1980, the primary focus shifted from leprosy to serving people with special needs, especially children with mental disabilities.
Today, the Moravian mission in Palestine is supervised by the European Continental Province. Star Mountain is a boarding facility featuring a school specializing in special education (1985), agricultural training (1997), and a Community Work Department (1995).
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