Palestinian family from Gaza in Winnipeg for medical care gets help from Mennonite Central Committee, Muslim organizations

 

A Palestinian family that came to Winnipeg from Gaza to get medical care for their son is adjusting to life in Winnipeg, thanks to help from local organizations like Mennonite Central Committee, the Manitoba Islamic Association and the Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute.

The couple and their four children, who are under the age of 12, were brought to Manitoba in mid-November by the provincial government so that one of the children, a boy, can receive complex medical care.

When MCC was approached by the Manitoba government to be the lead partner in helping the family, the organization was quick to agree, said Darryl Loewen, executive director of the MCC Manitoba office.

“Welcoming and supporting this family is a small but concrete act of care and kindness in the face of an unprecedented, human-made humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” he said. “We’re helping one family find safety and essential medical care because we can, and because it’s what MCC tries to do by being the hands and feet of Christ.”

 

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Photo above: Palestinian family members gather in their apartment. MCC photo by Jessica Burtnick.