Friends,

We hope you can join us as we celebrate twenty years of Musical Ambassadors of Peace! 
 

Check out the facebook event page for frequent updates!

We are working on a livestream for those who live outside of the Boulder area.

Will keep you posted!

100% of the profits from this concert will directly benefit M.A.P.!

An Update On Our Ambassadors In Gaza

On Tuesday, when I first began writing this email, I was planning to tell you that Rahaf and Mahmoud, our Musical Ambassadors in Gaza, are still alive. They had both lost their family homes and loved ones, but they themselves were safe.

But Tuesday afternoon Rahaf told me that Mahmoud is missing. His family lost contact with him Monday morning, during the incursion in the Netzarim area, while he was heading from the south to the Gaza Governorate. He has not been heard from since.

Our hearts are breaking for this. Mahmoud is a good man, a peace-maker. He has a wife and two infant daughters, twins born just this past June. His smile is heart-warming.

Mahmoud wanted to continue the work. He was planning to create music events in every city in Gaza, even while the bombs were dropping. This was the strength of his commitment to bringing musical joy to the people of Gaza.

Our hearts break for all of the innocent victims of this terrible war, on both sides. Musical Ambassadors of Peace supports people, not governments, and it is the people who are suffering. We believe that war and violence is never the answer to any conflict, no matter what. We work to heal the hearts and minds of those traumatized by war and displacement so that fear and hatred will no longer shape the destiny of our world.

We will continue to support Rahaf as she finds her way back to the soul-healing work that she has loved for the past three years. And we pray that, by some miracle, Mahmoud is still alive and will be returned to his family.

With gratitude for your continued support,

Patricia Irby

Executive Director

Musical Ambassadors Of Peace