After six months, the family of Rev. Hanna Masaad is back together in Gaza. Finally, Hanna, Suhad, Joyce and Jolene are home, preparing for the Christmas service at Gaza Baptist Church, the only Evangelical church in the Gaza Strip.

On the other hand, November 12 was a memorable day for Gaza Baptist Church as it proudly opened a new building for the only Christian public library in Gaza.

Come and See, Open Doors Web site, Dec 7, 2006

The plan of the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) to renovate and upgrade nine private schools in the West Bank was recently approved for funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This initiative follows the redirection of aid for IOCC's prior rehabilitation of public schools after elections brought new leadership to the Palestinian Authority. It is the first time that U.S. government funding will go towards faith-based schools in the Holy Land. Nora Kort, IOCC's Head of Office in Jerusalem, talks about how this new program will bring hope and opportunity to all children in the embattled West Bank

International Orthodox Christian Charities Website, Dec 5, 2006

Some of the greatest movies have helped bring Bible stories to life. Movies like The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments, and Ben Hur have helped put sounds, images, and emotion to stories that are at the heart of Christianity.

The Nativity Story, a movie which will premiere Nov. 26, is eagerly anticipated by many Christians as the next great Bible story turned into a movie.

Catholic Register, Nov 26, 2006

A Christian Arab researcher originally from Nazareth who is a leading chemical engineer at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has won the largest grant ever given by the European Union to an Israeli scientist - ?1.75 million - to develop an "electronic nose" to sniff out cancer.

The Jerusalem Post, Oct 31, 2006

The Israeli Ministry of Education recently announced the results of the Bagrut (Matriculation) Exams for the graduating classes of 2005 of schools all over Israel.

According to these results, 3 Christian schools from Nazareth and a Christian school in Haifa were among the top schools with the highest percentages of their students receiving excellence awards.

The Nazareth Baptist School ? the only Evangelical school in Israel - achieved second place nationwide among the medium-sized schools (with 50-100 graduates annually), having 30% of its 2005 graduating class receive excellence awards. First place was achieved by a specialized education school in Jerusalem called ?The Sciences and Arts School? which selects 10th grade students with an aptitude for science or the arts.

Special For "Come and See", Nov 6, 2006

Many Jews in the United States and in Israel feel uncomfortable with the joining of Jews and evangelicals. Under the title ?A blessing or a curse? American evangelists explained?, Yitzhak Benhorin of Yediot Ahronot provides an in-depth overview of ?Christian Zionists? in the USA, while trying to explain their support to the puzzled Israeli reader.

This article is located in the "Global Terror" section (!!) and draws Evangelicals as 75 Million Christians in America that their first love is Israel - It also interviews the executive director of the Evangelical Christian lobby group lead by Pastor John Hagee.

Yitzhak Benhorin, YNET, Nov 5, 2006

Evangelical Christians dug deep into their pockets to provide humanitarian relief to Israel during the war in Lebanon this summer, donating nearly $20 million dollars to help rebuild the north, according to estimates. Though largely overshadowed by the massive generosity of their American Jewish counterparts, the pro-Israel Christian community also rallied significantly in support of the north - though giving, perhaps, at lower levels and certainly, with less fanfare.

Daphna Berman, Haaretz, Nov 6, 2006

Rev. Hanna Massad shepherds Gaza Baptist Church. Four years ago, shortly after his marriage to a young Jordanian woman named Suhad, the couple was separated when the Israeli government refused to allow her to return to her husband from a visit to her parents in Amman.

After much prayer, many letters and the efforts of an attorney in Jerusalem, Suhad finally was allowed to come home, after 14 months

Several months ago, Suhad took their 21-month-old daughter, Joyce, to her parents' home to deliver their second daughter, Jolene. Again, however, the Israelis refused to issue visas to Suhad and their daughters.

Ron Barckin, Assist News Service, Oct 25, 2006

Starting from this school year, high school students will be able to take matriculation exam in 'Christian religion.' Program currently open for Arab students only, but Education Ministry says will consider allowing Jewish pupils to take it as well

The new curriculum is fruit of work of a committee including Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Maronites and Anglicans ? with a Moslem representative as well. Evangelicals in Israel were excluded from this new work.

Moran Zelikovich, Ynet, Oct 7, 2006