Bethlehem Holy Child Program

Chef Coco Favorite Chef Competition-

Chef Coco made it to 2nd place in the semifinals. First place was needed to continue on to Finals.

We thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts 💞 who voted;which helped her get as far as she did!!

Though she didn’t win the competition - she won in so many other ways! Coco helped create new awareness and spread HCP’s mission

In the new school year and beyond we will optimistically look forward to this new community of supporters and followers of Holy Child Program 💞

For more information on the Holy Child Program see :

Holy Child Program – The Holy Child Program is the only program in the West Bank that serves children with severe behavioral and emotion problems in a therapeutic day treatment setting. The Holy Child Program provides an intense therapeutic day treatment program and alternative education for children in the Bethlehem region in the Holy Land who suffer from untreated complex mental health issues and exposure to intergenerational trauma. It is a service of the Bethlehem Holy Child Pr...

Update on Chef Coco!
We still needs votes TODAY.

She climbed to 1st place!!
BUT, there are still 12 hours 35 mins left as of NOW.

✨PLEASE VOTE - no strings attached at all.
https://favchef.com/2026/coco

In all transparency this contest is part popularity contest YET she is an amazing chef to have qualified for the Favorite Chef competition. Taste of Home magazine and cook with Carla Hall.

“My dream is to be remembered as a chef who used food, faith, and compassion to bring hope and joy to others, especially those most in need.” - Coco

•What is your signature dish?
Seafood paella, lamb shank, osso buco

•Who is your culinary inspiration?
Massimo Bottura

✨What would you do with the $25,000?
I want to use this opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children affected by war in the Holy Land. The proceeds will be donated to the Holy Child Program, of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, in Jerusalem, to provide education, hope, healing, and a sense of normalcy to children who have endured unimaginable hardship. Every vote cast is an act of solidarity with these children, an investment in their dreams, education and future. Thank you, Coco

Is Coco your Favorite Chef? One chef will win $25k, a feature in Taste of Home, and a cooking experience with Carla hall.

Chef Coco needs to go from 4th to 1st in the next 24 hours!!!!

PLEASE VOTE - no strings attached at all.
https://favchef.com/2026/coco

In all transparency this contest is part popularity contest YET she is an amazing chef to have qualified for the Favorite Chef competition. Taste of Home magazine and cook with Carla Hall.

“My dream is to be remembered as a chef who used food, faith, and compassion to bring hope and joy to others, especially those most in need.” - Coco

What is your signature dish?
Seafood paella, lamb shank, osso buco

Who is your culinary inspiration?
Massimo Bottura

What would you do with the $25,000?
I want to use this opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children affected by war in the Holy Land. The proceeds will be donated to the Holy Child Program, of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, in Jerusalem, to provide education, hope, healing, and a sense of normalcy to children who have endured unimaginable hardship. Every vote cast is an act of solidarity with these children, an investment in their dreams, education and future. Thank you, Coco

Is Coco your Favorite Chef? One chef will win $25k, a feature in Taste of Home, and a cooking experience with Carla hall.

The Holy Child Program has received an exciting, and unexpected opportunity to receive funding. And, you can help to make it happen!

Coco Csi, a chef in Vancouver, British Columbia is competing in Carla's Hall's Favorite Chef event and has announced that if she wins the competition, she will donate her $25,000 winnings to the Holy Child Program!

The Favorite Chef is a popularity contest and chefs win by receiving the most votes online. Individual voters are allowed to vote once a day for free. They just need to log in to Facebook to complete the process.

All voting is done through your Facebook account.
For more details on voting and other elements of the competition, click this link

https://favchef.com/vote/free/2026/coco

Today was Graduation day and it was pure joy. 🎓

It was a wonderful day for the HCP mission- Instilling Hope through Healing. ❤️‍🩹

Despite class time being disrupted for a good length of time this year, our students and teachers persevered. Through online learning and regular check-ins from staff, students and their families tended to their studies like a garden — watering what was planted, trusting in the season of growth, and finishing the year with gained confidence and personal growth.

We celebrated 7 graduates who are now moving on to further their education. Their tenacity and “intelligence of the heart” inspires all of us.

To every student and teacher: thank you for your grit, your grace, and your faith in the work. You remind us what is possible when we walk together, care for one another, and keep learning no matter the obstacles.
classroom and in the garden."

What a day! 💚

HCP students were invited by Bethlehem University through the Natural Museum - for a field trip filled with fun learning games and hands-on activities.

From morning to afternoon, it was a full day of new experiences, laughter, and discovery.

Our children came home wonderfully tired out, with full hearts and curious minds. That’s the sign of a day well spent.

✨Today was a day of joy and renewal as our students returned to school for the first time in many weeks! And it is still The Easter Season!

Amidst the past challenges and uncertainty our amazing staff demonstrated brought the spirit of Easter to life with HCP’s favorite traditions of a fun egg hunt and egg coloring activity - because even in tough times, hope and joy can shine through✨

We're so grateful for our staff’s resilience and faith. We are also very thankful for all your prayers and support that have held us in hope 🙏😊
Enjoy our photos

Jesus Christ has risen. He is risen indeed. ✝️

In this time of war, our faith in the love of the Savior, sustains our determination to continue to serve our HCP students and their families.

We draw inspiration from the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa’s Easter Vigil message: “Do not stand still before the stones of the world, but let us become... ‘living stones,’ signs of reconciliation, artisans of hope, witnesses to a life that death can no longer extinguish”

As we celebrate the resurrection of Christ in the Holy Land, the Holy Child Program finds hope and joy in being “living stones” - spreading love, kindness, and reconciliation in our community 🌟.