FOSTORIA – Daoud Nassar, a Palestinian Christian farmer, returns to Northwest Ohio as part of
his Fall 2013 U.S. tour, "Building Bridges of Love and Understanding."The public is invited to
attend the presentation by Nassar, whose family works its 100-acre farm and orchard just outside the
town of Bethlehem.It is on his farm that the family members strive to maintain a haven of peace and
brother/sisterhood through activities at Tent of Nations, a peace and local education center established
by the Nassar family in 2000.International visitors, including many Israelis, join together to plant
trees, harvest olives and fruit, teach at the Women’s Education Center, lead activities in Youth Summer
Camps, and come together in solidarity and shared goals in the pursuit of a just peace through
non-violent activities.He will be speaking on Nov. 2 at Hope Lutheran Church, 151 West Center St.,
Fostoria.There will be a 5 p.m. service with Nassar preaching, followed by a 6 p.m. dinner, which is
open to all, followed by Nassar’s presentation at 7 p.m.He is also scheduled to make a presentation at
Bowling Green State University on Nov. 4.Nassar visited the area in June with presentations in
Perrysburg, Toledo, Fostoria and Ann Arbor.