We have the opportunity and privilege of written many stories about people who have come to Sderot and made a difference in our lives. Over the years we have written a few stories about Stephen, our friend from Northern Ireland. Stephen has always showed up on our doorstep when we have needed help the most, […]
Sderot Through The Eyes of Stephen
I have been to Sderot on a number of occasions and had the privilege of volunteering with Stewart Ganulin and his amazing team at Hope for Sderot. Stewart is a selfless man and one of the most talented, generous and humble individuals I have had the pleasure to meet. There is no one better to […]
Supporters Became Volunteers and Volunteers became Supporters
In spite of the recent spike in daily terrorist attacks in Israel there are still people who come to Israel to experience the land and also to volunteer and share the love and support for the Jewish people. This month we have been privileged to have four different groups of people come and help out […]
Meet Stephen
It seems every time we need help our friend Stephen from Northern Ireland shows up. He first came to Sderot in 2011. No sooner did we shake hands for the first time and he was manning one of the games set up for Hanukah that year. He came back in 2012 just in time to […]
From The Directors Heart
We had a meeting today with one of the organizations that supply us with personal hygiene supplies for adult. Joe asked “What has happened I have never seen the shelves in here empty like this before?” I told him we did not get enough money this month yet to place an order for the month […]
Meet Stephen
Sometimes people that come to volunteer with us come back, but for the most part volunteer come for a period and we never see them again. Even though we may not see them again, but the work they have done, the fingerprints they have left will always be seen and remembered and appreciated. I remember […]
Nancy’s Eyes
Nancy AKA Happy The Clown came to Visit us a while back. In fact this was her second trip to Sderot. She spent her time on both trips entertaining the children of Sderot. She brought with her a bag full of tricks, toys, balloons and most important of all a bag full of smiles… It […]
A Warm Sunday Afternoon
By Linda Grant The quiet of a warm Sunday afternoon is broken by the cry of the local “watermelon man” as he drives his truck throughout the neighborhood. Repeatedly he cries out in quick succession, “A-vah-te-ach, a-vah-te-ach, a-vah-te-ach.” The familiar sound, reminds us once again that summer is here. As I look out the window […]
Deanna Returns to Sderot
We have had volunteers come and go over the past two years. Seldom are we blessed when one can come back to their family here in Sderot. This past week we were blessed as Deanna came back to Sderot to help and serve. Deanna is a trauma nurse in Alberta Canada. She came back to […]
Sderot Through Wendy’s Eyes
From time to time we get volunteers that come for a while to help and to love those we serve here in Sderot. Wendy came and spent a year with us, packing food and vegetable bags, delivering food, setting up programs for us on the computer, basically what ever we needed she was willing to […]