8 Months Later: Beirut Port Explosion

8 Months Later: Beirut Port Explosion

By Wissam Nasrallah It’s been eight months since the August Port Explosion and what has Lebanon seen change since then? LSESD’s COO, Wissam Nasrallah, shares with us his thoughts on Lebanon and the direction that it is headed in. Continue...
Desolation and Resurrection: Living in the Saturdays of Life

Desolation and Resurrection: Living in the Saturdays of Life

By Rupen Das Resurrection takes place in the country of death. The land of the living is obviously not a vacation paradise. It’s more like a war zone. And that’s where we as Christians are stationed…to affirm the primacy of life over death, to give a witness to the...
Prayer for BBS Teachers

Prayer for BBS Teachers

On March 9th Lebanon celebrated Teacher’s Day. This public holiday exists to express appreciation for teachers’ dedication to their work and contribution to society at large. This month, please pray with us for the teachers of Lebanon. Pray for: Creativity as teachers...
Light that Shines in the Darkness

Light that Shines in the Darkness

By Sophie Nasrallah 10 Years Since the Start of the Syrian Civil War It is hard to believe that the ongoing Syrian civil war started 10 years ago. This is an anniversary we all wish we did not have to commemorate. As the situation for families affected by the war...
Door-to-door Day to Shine

Door-to-door Day to Shine

By Daniella Daou Eyes still shining and hearts still warm, this year’s door-to-door Night to Shine had it all! With humbleness and gratitude, 15 SKILD volunteers prepared special parcels and visited 63 kings and queens with special needs and their families who...
Cast Out by Society, Welcomed by Jesus

Cast Out by Society, Welcomed by Jesus

By Emily Hoppin What do you do when everything you’ve ever trusted in has crumbled beneath your feet, and you have nothing left to rely on but the grace of God? Corrie Ten Boom is attributed with first saying, “You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until...
A Journey of Answered Prayer

A Journey of Answered Prayer

By Amy Daoud From War-Torn Syria to a Lebanese School When a team of doctors and nurses from Northern Ireland landed on Lebanon’s soil for an intense short-term medical mission in partnership with LSESD, they were able to tend to so much more than just physical needs....
Monthly Manna

Monthly Manna

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven By Julia Wallace Here we reach the eighth and final blessing Jesus offers in the Beatitudes. As we have mentioned over the past few months, the Beatitudes paint a rich...