Saint Lazare International is committed to support programs dedicated to children living in disadvantaged areas by helping institutions provide medical, social, and educational support. An important community we proudly assist is the Bethany School is located 500 meters east of the tomb of Lazarus in Bethany/Al-Azaria on the West Bank. The walled-in parcel of land where the School property is located includes a house built originally for Russian Orthodox pilgrims during the late Romanov Era, a Schoolhouse, and an auditorium, both built in the mid-20^th century. Also, a free-standing chapel thought to mark the meeting place of Mary, Martha and Jesus before the raising of Lazarus as told in the Gospel of John Chapter 11 was built after the discovery of a Byzantine-era stone. This 20^th century project confirmed the site as a place of pilgrimage.