On September 22, Dar Manhal al Hayat (DMAH) and the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) celebrated an important milestone for Arabic theological publishing: the launch of five volumes from the NICOT and NICNT commentary series in Arabic.
This summer, Thimar’s church discipleship ministry Salt & Light hosted family conferences and children’s camps across Lebanon in collaboration with local church partners, providing spaces for people to come together for games, activities, and time for much needed rest and renewal.
A home rehabilitation project in Syria is helping families displaced by war return to their communities and neighborhoods.
Saturday, June 27 marked an important milestone for youth discipleship in Lebanon as Thimar-LSESD’s Dar Manhal al Hayat (DMAH) and Salt & Light ministries officially launched a new Youth Bible Curriculum, the fruit of nearly five years of development by author and Executive Director of the Lebanese Evangelical Society Toni Haddad.
For the past few months, Salt & Light has been supporting dozens of children displaced by the war in Lebanon. Through weekly programs that include worship, arts and crafts, games, and other activities, children find a sense of normalcy and safety amid the conflict.
Despite ceasefire agreements in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, fighting continues across the region. In the face of such hostilities and fear of renewed conflict, we continue to put our trust in the Lord. He is the one who guides and sustains us.
After years of disruption, students and staff at Beirut Baptist School (BBS) had finally begun an academic year with a sense of stability. Little did we know that little more than a month later, war would erupt once again. When it did, BBS quickly shifted into relief work for both the school community and the surrounding neighborhoods while simultaneously supporting students, staff, and faculty as they navigated the impact of the war on their lives.
Since late February, most of our posts have focused on the war in Lebanon, which has been, in many ways, a second front in the Middle East war. Though we continue to face challenges at home, we wanted to shed light on the stories of our partners and churches in the region and how they’ve been impacted by hostilities these past few months.
Here we are again. Another war engulfs Lebanon. But this one seems different. What is the church to do in this situation? How do we face the dark road before us? Within the Easter story, we find answers and hope.