History of house of grace
House of Grace was founded by the late Kamil
Shehade (1954-2000) and his wife Agnes Shehade
in Haifa in 1982. The reason and motivation of Kamil
Shehade for the foundation of House of Grace
was the death of a childhood friend of him, who
committed suicide in prison because he no longer
could provide for his sick mother and saw no way
out. Kamil Shehade saw the need, took action and
started House of Grace to support other prisoners. At
the beginning of the 1980s, Kamil and Agnes Shehade
began to invite released on-vacation prisoners into
their humble home in Haifa and lived together with
them. They created a supporting environment,
empowered them and encouraged their guests to
re-evaluate their lives and helped them to unravel
their potential.