The reality of survival in Gaza, on Spiritual Brewpub

Last updated on: January 19, 2024 at 7:43 am by Kathryn Shihadah

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The reality of survival in Gaza, on Spiritual Brewpub 2024-01-19T07:43:54-05:00 Kathryn Shihadah

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As people of faith living in a land of relative prosperity, it’s hard for most of us to imagine what it’s like to be living in unrelenting crisis. Here, in conversation with Michael Camp at Spiritual Brewpub, I do my best to describe the indescribable: the situation in Gaza, and what my husband’s family is experiencing as they simply try to escape bombing and get something to eat.

The people of Gaza now face the possibility of death by bombing (unrelenting bombardment from Israeli warplanes), by exposure (85% of the population are displaced), by disease (drinking contaminated water, living in unhygienic conditions), and by starvation (Israel has created a literal famine). Survival is, sadly, not guaranteed.

Audio-only podcast is here.

Previous interview on Spiritual Brewpub, earlier in the conflict, is here (audio podcast here). Below are more posts on the issue of Palestine and Israel.

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Posts about our Gazan family:

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I was raised as a conservative Christian, and was perfectly content to stay that way – until the day my stable, predictable world was rocked. A curtain was pulled back on conservative Christianity, and instead of ignoring the ugliness I saw, I confronted it. I began to ask questions I never thought I’d ask, and found answers I’d never expected. Old things began to fall away, and – behold! – the new me has come. What a gift to be a new, still-evolving creation. I found out that it’s better to look at the world through Progressive Lenses, with Grace-Colored Glasses. You can read more about the author here.

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