Tag: Lebanon
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Overcoming isolation thanks to a community library in Lebanon
Read More: Overcoming isolation thanks to a community library in LebanonWhen Fatima moved in with her new husband at the Dbayeh Palestinian refugee camp, life was difficult. Poverty levels are high in the camp and making ends meet is a…
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Weekly devotion: The God who listens
Read More: Weekly devotion: The God who listensZvartnotz Centre, Lebanon A street in Bourj Hammoud, the Beirut suburb where the Zvartnotz Centre is located. Against a backdrop of successive crises in Lebanon, life has become increasingly difficult…
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Hope in hard places E5 – Alia from Lebanon
Read More: Hope in hard places E5 – Alia from LebanonIn this episode, Embrace’s Revd Su McClellan speaks with Alia Abboud from Lebanon. Alia is the Chief Development Officer at Embrace’s partner, Thimar, a Lebanese non-profit organisation that seeks to…
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Losing your hearing and then your home
Read More: Losing your hearing and then your homeYoung Khaled has had a lot to deal with in his sort life. His rare neurological disorder is causing progressive physical palsy and has left Khaled with profound hearing loss.…
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Weekly devotion: How can we turn from despair to hope?
Read More: Weekly devotion: How can we turn from despair to hope?MERATH, Lebanon Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Credit: Hussein Kassir, via Dreamstime. Lebanon has faced a wave of successive crises over the past few years. The devastating economic…
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Giving deaf children in Lebanon the best start in life
Read More: Giving deaf children in Lebanon the best start in life10-month-old Layla is the youngest child enrolled at the Learning Centre for the Deaf’s Early Intervention Programme…
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Weekly devotion: How can we turn from despair to hope?
Read More: Weekly devotion: How can we turn from despair to hope?The Karagheusian Medical Centre, Lebanon A medical team from the Karagheusian Medical Centre respond to emergency needs at a shelter for displaced people during the Israel-Hezbollah war (October 2024). The…
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Weekly devotion: Reflecting Christ’s compassion
Read More: Weekly devotion: Reflecting Christ’s compassionThe Karagheusian Health Centre, Lebanon Patients at the Karagheusian Health Centre, Beirut Lebanon is facing huge challenges. The recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict has damaged infrastructure, disrupted essential services, as well as…
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Stories from the war in Lebanon: Living with epilepsy amid the trauma of war
Read More: Stories from the war in Lebanon: Living with epilepsy amid the trauma of warThe war has not only meant Sara and her family have had to flee from southern Lebanon but the sounds of explosions have also exacerbated Sara’s epilepsy, making it even…
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Stories from the war in Lebanon: The tiny baby born into a warzone
Read More: Stories from the war in Lebanon: The tiny baby born into a warzoneBaby A was born in a marginalised neighbourhood in Beirut, in a warzone. Our partner, Tahaddi, are doing everything they can to support her and her family.
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Weekly devotion: How can we put love into action?
Read More: Weekly devotion: How can we put love into action?Beit El Nour, Lebanon Children at Beit El Nour enjoying fun activities Bourj Hammoud is a marginalised northern suburb of Beirut. The neighbourhood is characterised by poor infrastructure and inadequate…
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Weekly devotion: What does it mean to be the light of the world?
Read More: Weekly devotion: What does it mean to be the light of the world?SKILD Centre, Lebanon An awareness-raising session on the importance of accepting diversity, run by the SKILD Centre Our partners at the SKILD Centre in Mansourieh, Lebanon, support children with learning…
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Overcoming cancer in an informal settlement in Beirut
Read More: Overcoming cancer in an informal settlement in Beirut“Without Tahaddi’s help and God’s grace, my children wouldn’t have an education, and I might have succumbed to cancer.”
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Weekly devotion: God is no stranger to poverty
Read More: Weekly devotion: God is no stranger to povertyTahaddi, Lebanon The Best Step class at Tahaddi Education Centre experience the magic of hands-on gardening. This week we’re praying for our partner, Tahaddi, in Lebanon. Tahaddi means ‘challenge’ in…
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Weekly devotion: Spending time in God’s presence
Read More: Weekly devotion: Spending time in God’s presenceDbayeh refugee camp, Lebanon Two residents of Dbayeh refugee camp present their recycled creations The Dbayeh Palestinian refugee camp was established in Lebanon in the early 1950s to provide shelter…
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WINDOWS OF HOPE: STRIVING FOR INCLUSION IN LEBANON
Read More: WINDOWS OF HOPE: STRIVING FOR INCLUSION IN LEBANONIn this episode, Embrace CEO Tim Livesey speaks to Hiba Al-Jamal, the Director of the SKILD Centre in Lebanon, an Embrace partner and specialist centre that provides individualised support for…
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Weekly devotion: In celebration of the Harvest Festival
Read More: Weekly devotion: In celebration of the Harvest FestivalMERATH, Lebanon Many churches will have celebrated the Harvest Festival over the weekend. As we thank God for his goodness and bountiful gifts, our thoughts and prayer turn to a…
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Promoting sustainable agriculture in Lebanon
Read More: Promoting sustainable agriculture in LebanonSince the economic crisis in Lebanon began in 2019, families face a daily struggle to get food on the table and are reduced to eating very limited, unhealthy diets. With the…
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Refugee week: Thriving against the odds in Lebanon’s education emergency
Read More: Refugee week: Thriving against the odds in Lebanon’s education emergencyMeet 13-year-old Noura, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon. She was unable to attend school because she didn’t have official registration papers – until our partner, the Joint Christian Committee, stepped…
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Refugee week: The Syrian refugees rebuilding family life in Lebanon
Read More: Refugee week: The Syrian refugees rebuilding family life in LebanonWalid and his father ended up in Lebanon after being forced to flee from their home in Syria. Life was bleak – until Walid’s father made a surprising discovery.