However, I  remain eternally thankful that God has chosen me and my family to live and serve in Bethlehem, trying to reach out with the ultimate message of salvation, deliverance, joy  and faith, believing to conquer every obstacle, in doing so remembering that he who is in us is stronger than him who is in the world..

Their Greatest Need this Christmas

Moeller says that the greatest need for Palestinian Christians this Christmas season is prayer. “Prayer is the most essential thing we can do,” he says. “Just to become aware of their situation is vital.”

But he encourages Christians to take other steps as well. “The ability for us as Westerners to go there, to go to Bethlehem, and support the Christian businesses and the Christian work that is going on there, to get involved with ministries there, is vital.

Moeller also encouraged Western Christians raise awareness for those who face violations of their religious freedom in the West Bank. “Their plight needs to be remembered. It is marked by a decreasing population. Calling on authorities to protect and preserve the Christian community is essential.”

Grace, too, asked to be remembered in prayer.

“What we need is for the body of Christ to remember us, to know of us, to visit and fellowship with us,” she writes, “to come and see the real story and witness what is really happening, but above all to pray for us. Don’t forget the Palestinian Christians… We’re here and we exist.”

Kristin Butler traveled to Israel/Palestine last December, meeting with Christians on both sides of the conflict. She is a contributing writer at Crosswalk.com and covers religious freedom and human rights issues at BreakPoint.org. Kristin can be reached at kristin.wright.butler@gmail.com.