by Admin | Oct 24, 2017 | BBS, LSESD, MERATH, SKILD
The new term has begun! Here’s what happened so far and how you can get involved with our LSESD educational programs in the 2017/18 academic year: MERATH Over 300 more refugee children who weren’t going to school are now learning at the 9 educational centers MERATH... 
by Admin | Mar 22, 2017 | MERATH
When you see Riad* interacting with refugees, you can’t help but be impressed. He makes them laugh, he listens to them and he helps them. They trust and respect him. Riad is just one small part of the Church’s response to the refugee crisis but he almost feels... 
by Admin | Mar 22, 2017 | MERATH
Lebanon, along with so many countries in the Middle East and Europe, has been receiving refugees from Syria as well as other war-torn lands. Some countries have been gracious hosts, and others have tried to block or redirect the flow of desperate people looking for a... 
by Admin | Nov 12, 2016 | BCYM, LSESD, SKILD
Imagine being a child who has missed 5 years of school. If you are under 10 years old, then that probably means you have never been to school – ever. Imagine you are a child who has no home and you live on the streets of crowded Beirut. Your only means of survival... 
by Admin | May 2, 2015 | LSESD
An 11 year-old boy was riding his man-sized bike, carrying a small gallon of heating fuel in one of the village streets when suddenly he slipped on the icy road and fell down with his load. The boy was in a panic, the people around were panicking as well and they all...