There is a moment in the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, that has always stayed with me.
In the Islamic tradition, Mary reaches a point of complete exhaustion and fear.
Alone. In labor. With no one to explain herself to.
She says something heartbreaking:
“I wish I had died before this, and been forgotten.”
Not because she was weak,
but because she was human, standing at the edge of absolute helplessness.
Christmas is not just a celebration of joy.
It remembers a birth that began in fear, not certainty.
A mother alone.
A child threatened.
An uncertain future.
This is the moment before the miracle.
“For nothing will be impossible with God.”
— Luke 1:37
This Christmas, my children and I face a struggle unlike any other. We still live in a tent in Gaza, exposed to the cold and rain. Every night, my sick children cough and shiver, freezing in the harsh weather.
We tried to move to a new home, but it’s unfinished, unsealed, and barely offers shelter. I am unable to complete it due to lack of resources and ongoing challenges. I feel powerless, much like Mary, standing at the edge of helplessness, hoping for a miracle.
If you love Christ, or if you love those born on the same land where He was born, please help us find warmth and safety this winter. My children’s little bodies freeze every night as the cold and rain soak their fragile limbs. If you can, please open your heart and help us through our GoFundMe campaign - Verified #644. Your kindness means everything to us.
if you have a moment, please consider giving some attention to my friend Nader ( @nader202-3 )'s campaign. besides himself, he is providing for his wife, Sally ( @sally2033 ), and their three young children, Laila, Nour, and Ahmed, as well as his parents and siblings. Nader's father was injured in the airstrike that destroyed the family's home; due to the lack of available medical care, he continues to struggle with long-term complications. this bombing also killed several of the Gibril family's relatives, including Nader's aunt, uncle, and cousin with his whole family.
now, their situation has gotten even more dire. earlier this month, Nader attempted to get food for the family at one of the israeli/US-run GHF aid distribution sites. as you've likely heard, these facilities have been used as cover to deliberately kill and injure people who come seeking desperately needed food. over 240 humanitarian organizations have called for the GHF to cease operations, and according to the UN, over 1,000 people have been killed while seeking aid. thankfully, Nader was not among them—but he was shot in the back and is now recovering from this serious injury without the benefits of easily accessible medicines, nutritious food, or even a safe and quiet place to rest.
Nader and Sally's children are all under ten years old. they are acutely vulnerable to starvation and the long-term consequences of malnutrition. if the Gibril family's campaign doesn't raise sufficient funds to buy food (which can be over $200 USD per day), Sally or one of the other adults in the family will have to risk their life seeking aid from the GHF. this is not tenable. they should not have to choose between being shot and watching their beloved children fade away from starvation.
your donations and engagement with Nader and Sally's campaign mean that Nader can recover without having to worry for his family, that Sally won't have to risk death or injury to feed their children, and that Laila, Nour, and Ahmed can survive and stay healthy. even just sharing their posts, following one or both of their blogs, or dropping a kind word is a reminder that they are not facing this terrible situation alone. whatever you can do to help is valuable.
(The Gibril family's campaign has been verified by @/90-ghost and is facilitated by @/pocketsizedquasar-3)
Guys, we are starving. My children are crying, they want bread. What is their fault? They are innocent children. Please donate so I can feed my children. Donate now.
Guys the situation is very bad and we are suffering a lot my wife and I haven't eaten anything for two days I am really hungry please support us now
🔷Hebrew media:
The attack on Gaza will begin in mid-September. The army will ask one million Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City starting Sunday.
🛑The plan to occupy Gaza has begun..
I would like to thank everyone who donated and participated. Thank you for your continued support and your rejection of injustice. We will remain eternally grateful. Your donations are a lifeline for us. We ask God to keep us and you safe🫂
📢 Please please donate to us, as displacement is costly, otherwise we will remain under the fire of continuous bombardment. Stand by our side as we have always known you🙏
💔 From Gaza 💔 We are facing displacement again, and leaving our home is extremely expensive. I’m trying to protect my children and give them safety, but I can’t do it alone.
✨ Every donation or share brings us closer to safety ✨
my friend nader @nader2002 and his family are starving.
the prices of anything in gaza are absolutely ridiculous. trying to get “aid” from the so-called “aid sites” is exceedingly dangerous because israel keeps slaughtering people waiting for food, and one of the family members was recently injured trying to get some. i’m very worried for them and i don’t want them to have to risk their lives at these horrible “aid sites.”
i know it’s overwhelming and a lot; i know there’s so much right now. but please, if you can spare even anything, even a $10 or $5 once, or a regular donation of $2 even, please do donate.
and please spread the word, even offline too or on other social media sites. i have a QR code on my pinned post that you can share!
i also have art you can buy! i would also like to make more prints of my art soon, so if there are any specific pieces of mine you’d like to see in print, let me know.
thank you for reading. please donate and share; anything helps 💖
vetted by @/90-ghost and @/el-shab-hussein
The suffering in Gaza continues to grow each day...
*We are hungry, thirsty, and struggling in silence under tents* ⛺☀️
We live in tents that don’t protect us from the intense summer heat, with no enough food and *no access to clean drinking water*.
Water desalination stations have shut down due to the lack of fuel — *even clean water is now out of reach* 💧💔
*Flour costs 35 per kilo*, and we can’t even afford that.
So we had to knead bread from lentils, so we had to buy it because it was a little cheaper than flour, as a kilo costs $20.
We search daily for anything to feed the children... sometimes we sleep hungry.
I’m Tasneem. I launched this appeal because we’ve lost everything…
I need your support to feed my family, continue my education, and regain our basic human dignity.
*Any help matters — even5 can make a real difference.*
*Please, don’t ignore this call for help 🙏*
*Save Gaza. Save the lives before they’re completely lost.*
Are you bored with the posts asking for help from Gaza? You're right, but imagine our situation as we live this war day after day for two years.
Asking for help isn't easy; it's extremely embarrassing, especially for a family that used to live a decent life and were self-sufficient. Asking for help isn't easy. But the situation is very difficult, and we urgently need donations to save my children's lives. They are my whole life.
Do you think we're tired, too?!!
Our hope for survival comes from the generosity of your hearts. Your donations are the lifeline that keeps my family strong and our only source of income. Every contribution brings us closer to providing food and medicine for my family. Please, don't leave us alone; your kindness is the light that dispels this darkness.
News. We live in a tent, my children are shivering with hunger, and all I can do is pray.
Please, don't just watch or participate. Even a small donation could be a lifeline for a hungry or sick child suffering.
Don't turn a blind eye to our suffering. We are appealing to your humanity.
My campaign is very weak; I will only receive a few donations.
Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to purchase some of the basic necessities we cannot do without, despite their high cost. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to feeding my children, even with a piece of bread. Your generosity gives us hope in the face of these unspeakably catastrophic circumstances.
I know you are sharing my story out of love and humanity, and I am truly grateful for that.
The painful truth is that sharing alone does not feed the hungry or provide medicine for the sick.
A bag of flour costs $300.
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Prices have skyrocketed, and we have no source of income. I’m launching this donation campaign now with a broken heart but a little hope 🥲.
Please, for the sake of humanity and for the sake of my family, consider making a donation to help us survive 🙏💔.
*With love and hope,*
My friends,
We are living in deep disappointment.
More than a day has passed without any donations, and the need is still urgent.
We urgently need $130 to provide healthy food, clean water, warm clothes for my husband and me, winter clothes, milk, and diapers for my baby girl.
💔 Any donation, no matter how small, will make a difference.
give a family safety
please share — a single share may save a life.
Donate now via
✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #438 )✅️
https://chuffed.org/project/urgent-appeal-save-a-family-of-nine-in-gaza?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6nOCkEmwxMv5D9UQT-mRzw6AoYUMPO5bN86ovujPEGzt3cEWwdk2ZME4bZaQ_aem_ar-M934exhFYonmEvKrAeQ
Thank you @idiotsandwich777 and everyone who got me to 5 reblogs!
Mariam abu Dagga, the brave journalist and beautiful friend. A mother, a kind lady with a beautiful soul and smile. She was killed today with Mohamed Salama and Hussam Al Masri and Moath Taha in a strike on Nasser medical complex in Khanyounis.
I kept searching the news and calling everyone in disbelief, to be sure.I wanted it to be a mistake for Once! I didn’t want it to be true ya Allah!
I can’t believe she’s gone.. Laith your son still needs you Mariam, you promised him to come back safe💔💔💔 But you won’t.
Hello lm hamdi ,I humbly ask for your support by reblogging this post on your account to help me and my family. As newcomers to Tumblr and GoFundMe, we are in desperate need of your kindness and support. 🙏🇵🇸🍉😔Please donate 🙏🏼Let's reach the goal as soon as possible .
Very important ‼️
Please don’t skip and read 🙏
Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #641)
Hello my friends,I am in urgent need of your help and donations. I was the victim of a major fraud by the first campaign organizer.Now, I am desperately asking for your support again through my new donation link, as I need to rebuild my life from the beginning and provide milk and diapers for my baby, Masa.Believe me, it’s a truly tragic situation — the suffering never seems to end. But your support can help me get through it and secure the most basic necessities for my child.
Please donate and share ❤️
Note: I was unfortunately listed as a “spammer” in the Gaza file, and the reason was the multiple accounts I have used.
However, the truth is that I never intended to cause any inconvenience — I was only forced to create new accounts after several of my previous ones were closed unexpectedly.
I sincerely apologize if this caused any disturbance. All I’m trying to do is provide a decent and safe life for my children after everything we’ve been through.
I truly hope you can understand my situation and give me another chance to continue what I started with honesty and determination.
