This past July Zealous8:2 & the Discovery Group department of BFP joined up to do a project at the WIZO Rebecca Sieff family center in Jerusalem. The acronym, WIZO, stands for Woman’s International Zionist Organization. The WIZO organization was founded in Great Britain in 1920 with the goal of serving the needs of women and children in the Land of Israel.
The Zealous8:2 young adults project consisted of hard work in the hot sun, sanding then painting metal fences that enclose the play ground of the center. We also removed old rotten wood from park benches, repairing and refurbishing them. Alongside of this playground repair, we also planted small trees and flowering plants in an area that for along time stood neglected and we made it beautiful.
The center also cares for women from very hard and extreme situations of domestic abuse. In this section of WIZO some of the Zealous girls helped to clean the kitchen and dining room area as well as organized the children’s play area.
The staff at the WIZO Rebecca Sieff family center was overwhelmed with the large amount of work Zealous8:2 accomplished in the two days that we were there.
Many words of praise and thanks went to the young adults as they were each given a certificate of appreciation by Kobi Hillel, the Head of this WIZO center.
I personally enjoyed working with the Zealous8:2 group because of their willingness to work with a servant’s heart. It was the first time that Bridges For Peace did a project with this center as they are one of our newest community contacts. The Zealous8:2 group made a lasting good impression on all the people there.
Daniel Kirchhevel
Bridges for Peace
Discovery Group Coordinator
The Zealous8:2 young adults project consisted of hard work in the hot sun, sanding then painting metal fences that enclose the play ground of the center. We also removed old rotten wood from park benches, repairing and refurbishing them. Alongside of this playground repair, we also planted small trees and flowering plants in an area that for along time stood neglected and we made it beautiful.
The center also cares for women from very hard and extreme situations of domestic abuse. In this section of WIZO some of the Zealous girls helped to clean the kitchen and dining room area as well as organized the children’s play area.
The staff at the WIZO Rebecca Sieff family center was overwhelmed with the large amount of work Zealous8:2 accomplished in the two days that we were there.
Many words of praise and thanks went to the young adults as they were each given a certificate of appreciation by Kobi Hillel, the Head of this WIZO center.
I personally enjoyed working with the Zealous8:2 group because of their willingness to work with a servant’s heart. It was the first time that Bridges For Peace did a project with this center as they are one of our newest community contacts. The Zealous8:2 group made a lasting good impression on all the people there.
Daniel Kirchhevel
Bridges for Peace
Discovery Group Coordinator
