{"id":8560,"date":"2025-03-06T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/?page_id=8560"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:21:14","slug":"2025springappeal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/2025springappeal\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Spring Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 Spring Appeal for BU Students<\/h1>\n\n\r\n\r\n\t
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Bethlehem University students have been through some really dark days.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

The impact of the war reaches beyond Gaza, and touches Bethlehem, the University, and the entire West Bank as well. The ever-present Israeli military, tear gas, and check points add to the sense of helplessness and vulnerability of the Bethlehem University community.<\/p>\n

Most Bethlehem University students receive some type of financial aid as tuition is $4,000 a year (that\u2019s $329 per month). This was a signi\ufb01cant \ufb01nancial burden even before the war for many Bethlehem University families in Palestine. There, the minimum wage is just over $500 a month and the average monthly salary is only $790. Your support increases the chance that students can pursue their dreams despite the economic situation in Palestine.<\/p>\n

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Will you help our students overcome despair, remain steadfast in their pursuit of education, and retain a glimmer of hope?<\/span><\/h5>\n

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“. . . we boast in our sufferings,<\/span>
\nknowing that suffering produces endurance,<\/span>
\nand endurance produces character, and<\/span>
\ncharacter produces hope, and<\/span>
\nhope does not disappoint us, because<\/span>
\nGod’s love has been poured into our hearts through the<\/span>
\nHoly Spirit that has been given to us.”<\/span><\/h4>\n

Romans 5: 3-5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n