A child’s height is measured as part of a routine check up at NECC’s Darraj clinic in Gaza City. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Raw sewage floods an agricultural field in Gaza. Frequent electricity outages in Gaza prevent the treatment of wastewater, which floods the land and pollutes Mediterranean Sea. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Abeer Atallah, the Pontifical Mission’s project assistant, works with children in a psychosocial therapy session at Shija’ia clinic in Gaza City. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

A new wing of the VTC will allow more students to join the program. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Patients wait in the waiting area of Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

All society members are volunteers, who support the estimated 1,500 to 3,000 Christians in Gaza. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

The YMCA in Gaza offers emergency assistance to the needy and displaced. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Fr. Georges Hernandes, parish priest and director of the school, shared with us some of his dreams and aspirations as well as his frustrations. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Refugee children happily play on new playground equipment at Brotherhood Park - the only public park and ‘green-space’ in Shate Refugee Camp. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

The mayor of Gaza offered a plaque as a token of appreciation for the restoration work at Brotherhood Park. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Staff inspect the grounds where there is a possibility to expand the facility to better meet the students’ needs. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Youth attend the Greek Orthodox Society summer camp. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)

Many areas of Gaza still lie in ruins as the four-year blockade continues to prevent reconstruction efforts. (photo: CNEWA-PMP, Jerusalem)