Lenten effort will aid Solomon Islands and work in Jerusalem and the Middle East
[Anglican Taonga] The 2025 Anglican Missions’ Lenten Appeal offers Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia donors a chance to support climate resilience in the Solomon Islands — notably on the climate-change affected Pacific atoll of Ontong Java — and the humanitarian work of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East in Gaza and the West Bank.
This year Anglican Missions’ Pacific project for the Lenten Appeal works through the Anglican Church of Melanesia to help residents of Ontong Java build resilience to the impacts of climate change, so that their communities not only survive, but thrive. Anglican Missions is working on this project linked to a New Zealand government aid allocation, which will maximize donations by matching every $1 New Zealand Dollar donated to the Ontong Java project with another $5.
With Gaza’s ceasefire holding, more people are seeking help from the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem’s Al Ahli Hospital, as they return to the devastation of their former neighborhoods in northern Gaza.
The Anglican-run Al Ahli hospital offers shelter and support for people in need of medical care, with triage tents set up in its courtyard to receive the those arriving back.
Chronic illnesses are a serious concern with Gazan people’s conditions going untreated during the months of bombing attacks, leading to severe consequences — for example amputations of limbs due to lack of diabetes treatment.
Al Ahli Hospital’s ability to respond has now increased with the ceasefire in Gaza, enabling the hospital to get fuel and supplies so that staff can offer healthcare to more than 600 outpatients a day. The hospital has also begun to repair some of its damaged infrastructure.
This year the Anglican Missions’ Lenten Appeal supports the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East’s work in Gaza and in the West Bank to provide emergency health services and rehabilitation; education services, including psychosocial support to children facing trauma; and emergency support to affected communities.
