Kay Park Parish Church of Scotland are delighted to be welcoming Kate Freedman to their service on Sunday 15 March at 11am where she will be sharing the story of Tabeetha School in the morning service. For those interested, but unable to attend, a livestream will be available or viewed at a later time on the Kay Park YouTube channel.

The English-speaking school educates children and young people from Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other backgrounds aged 4-18, helping to foster a greater understanding of humanity in a country where divisions are deep.

Described as a "living peace project", it enables more than 300 students of 35 nationalities to learn and grow side by side in mutual respect, dignity and understanding.

Kate, a former head of the primary school at Tabeetha, said it is a “living expression” of the Kirk’s Christian witness in the Holy Land.

“Every day, Christian, Jewish and Muslim children and young people learn side by side in an atmosphere of respect, friendship and shared purpose,” she added. “In a region often defined by division, Tabeetha quietly models what peaceful co-existence can look like. Having taught there for five years, I saw firsthand how pupils form genuine friendships despite difference. The school does not ignore the complexities of the world around it, but it gives them the tools to respond with empathy rather than fear - that is why it matters.”