September 7, 2026
MEET MIRA My parents, my brother, and I came to Lebanon shortly before the war in Syria started, and we settled here in the Beqaa valley. We went through many difficulties. I used to work, and I would come home […]
Meet the people our partner churches and organizations serve on a daily basis.
June 22, 2026
MEET FIRAS My name is Firas and I am from Aleppo, Syria. I have three children who attend the church’s education center: my daughters who are 14 and 10 years old, and my son who is 9. I also […]
February 25, 2026
MEET NADA My name is Nada, and I am Lebanese. My husband is retired military officer, and we have a son who is 21 and a daughter who is 17. We all live in an appartement, which is where […]
February 2, 2026
MEET IBRAHIM Dounia is a speech therapist at one of our partner child friendly spaces in Syria, which welcome children with disabilities. In her dedication, she recently learned sign language to be able to serve children with hearing impairment. She […]
January 10, 2026
MEET HANNA My name is Hanna and I serve in the relief team of the church, here in the Beqaa valley. In partnership with MERATH, we serve vulnerable people, including many refugees who have been displaced from Syria. As a […]
January 5, 2026
MEET DURAID Before being displaced, I worked as a daily laborer in agriculture. I had no land of my own but worked on others’ land for wages. I got married and had my first child in our village. But after […]
November 14, 2025
MEET RIMA My husband Elias and I were young when we met. We were neighbors and we simply fell in love. After we got married in 1990, we were happy together. Quickly, we were blessed with our first daughter. Two […]
August 1, 2025
MEET FOUAD I was born in a small village in the Homs countryside, and I still live here with my wife and our four children. Agriculture is the main source of jobs and income in our region. We live in […]
June 2, 2025
MEET KAMALA My name is Kamala and I am from Homs. Unfortunately, I barely knew my mother, as she left me when I was only two years old. My marriage was arranged by my uncles and stepmother at the time, […]
May 5, 2025
MEET AMINA We lost our home very suddenly in the war, as a shell fell on it and turned it into a pile of debris. We came out from under the rubble, in complete shock. We walked for a long […]