Grateful for Our Forefathers
It was a beautiful Sunday morning when Sheila and her husband Tim made their way to our church in Bikfaya. After the service, a group of seasoned church members enthusiastically gathered around them, each one waiting for their turn to greet the visitors with heartfelt hugs and kisses.
Beirut Baptist School: Proud of Our Inclusion and Talented Choir
On December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 24 students from LSESD’s Beirut Baptist School (BBS) thoroughly rehearsed the Lebanese national anthem and headed to nowhere other than the Presidential Palace itself.
20 Years of LSESD: The July War
A war lasting 34 days proved to be a pivotal moment in the history of LSESD. On 12 July 2006, tension on Lebanon’s southern border quickly escalated into something more serious. In days, Israeli bombs were falling across the country. Thousands of people were killed or...
A Call for Prayer for Lebanon!
No news is good news! Yet, to our dismay, Lebanon is back in the news! As Robert Fisk puts it “Lebanon is always going through the greatest crisis since its last greatest crisis. But this time, it’s for real” [Independent, November 9, 2017]. Sadly so! Two weeks...
The Church at its Best
It is hard to imagine a deeper humanitarian crisis on our planet today than that which is facing the people of Syria. It is difficult to find words to describe, never mind understand, the nature of this six year conflict which has resulted in the untold suffering of...
LSESD’s Response to the Syria Crisis
The Relief and Development Program at LSESD was born out of emergency relief that LSESD provided to internally displaced persons (IDPs) during the 2006 War. That experience highlighted the opportunity to engage in development projects in the country, as was requested...
Urgent Appeal from the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Community in Syria and Lebanon
To all the Evangelical and Protestant Churches and Organizations across the World We, the leaders of Evangelical and Protestant chuches and organizations affiliated to the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Community in Syria and Lebanon, have met together at this...