Kais

Executive Assistant to the Director

Kais aids our Director, Rhoda, in all of her work.  He helps run the offices.  He helps run the Home.  But he does much more than that. Kais is able to reflect Christ all the while—the most important part of his job.

Kais lives with his wife and two teenage sons near the Shepherd’s Fields in Beit Sahour.  He has worked with the House of Hope for 21 years and it’s hard to remember what life was like before Kais was here shining and serving. 

As a willing servant, Kais does whatever needs to be done.  He knows what’s going on—who should be where, who has been where, who should have what keys, which people to call, etc.  He makes others comfortable before relaxing or taking a break. “When you love your work, you give a lot,” he says. “If you don’t love it, you won’t give.”  And Kais loves it.

Before reading what Kais has to say about the Home, know that he said very seriously, “I am NOT exaggerating.”  Kais is very firm on this.  None of his thoughts and feelings about work are exaggerations.  Okay.  That said—here’s a few things Kais has said about the HOH.

“It’s exciting and a pleasure for me to work with disabled people.  I like it because they are such a deprived social group and really need our help.  When something positive happens with them or they learn something new, we are all happy.

This is the motivation, that we are living our Christian life day by day and this comes through our work.  Christ is the important thing, and He is a good motivation.”

I give my time to the home, I don’t look for or expect more if I work extra hours.  We give more than we take.  And we like it.  I feel the House of Hope is not an institution or official work, it’s my home.”

Kais learns important lessons from the people he helps. 

“We teach them and we learn from them.” 

And he is not exaggerating. 

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