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RCO assists children and families in the community and various outreach programs for both believers and non-believers. The ministry has helped many children from diverse religious and family backgrounds with educational assistance, food assistance, recreational activities and counseling. The Home of New Life (HNL) was established to provide a secure, loving home for deprived Palestinian children whose families were unable to provide for their basic necessities.
The children receive shelter; food, education and medical/dental care as well as care for their spiritual, physical and emotional needs. The goal of the ministry is to help the children grow in a secure environment, full of love and support, which will help prepare them to become educated, productive members of society ready to contribute back to their families, churches, communities and country.
Dr. Munir Kakish is the current president and director of Ramallah Christian Outreach and The Home of New Life. He pastors two churches in the towns Ramallah and Ramla. He is also president of The Evangelical Local Council of Churches in the Holy Land.
Dr. Kakish completed his Dr. Min. Degree from International Seminary . In addition, he holds a Master's Degree from Wheaton Graduate School and received Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a Bachelor of Religious Education.
He has served over 30 years on the mission field as a pastor and founder/director of orphanages. Since Dr. Munir Kakish grew up in an orphanage, his own life experience lends invaluable insight to his ministry. Dr. Kakish is serving along his lovely wife Sharon. They have four sons and six grandchildren .
Important Announcement!
Our BIG announcement is that our son Michael, his wife Jackie, and their baby Lily have arrived to live and work in Ramallah. Immediately after their arrival in June, they started working with the summer camp, church worship team, and a multitude of other activities.
Michael and Jackie both finished masters programs and are highly qualified for the work here. The church, and the people here are so happy to have them back!
We have a very pressing need in view of our transportation needs for the ministry. The ministry NEEDS a new van. We have an old one, Mitzi (a Mitsubishi named Mitzi by a church group) that deserves to be retired. One church group raised $6000 to help us with this. We should be able to get the new van, a VW, for about $30,000 duty free. Pray for this need!
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