Editorial – December Newsletter 2023
Editorial – December Newsletter 2023. When one has been a Christian for an extended period, it’s common to settle into a stagnant routine.
The Joy of Seeing Them Celebrated
Inside the hall of Saydet El Inaya church in Maghdouche, many families of children and adults with special needs and learning difficulties began to gather. Yet there was one family who caught my attention.
“Sometimes We Don’t Have Food at Home”
On an early Monday morning in Anjar’s MERATH-supported church-based learning center, young Mazen came in with his classmates for a SKILD-facilitated session on psychosocial support.
In The Spotlight: Night to Shine 2022
Night to Shine is an unforgettable opportunity to bring joy to the hearts of individuals with special needs and to remind them that they are royalty in God’s eyes. It is also a reminder for us that they deserve to shine on all days of the year, the mission that SKILD...
Royalty in God’s Eyes: Night to Shine 2022
By Sarah Jennings and Daniella Daou Typically a withdrawn young man, Andrew was dancing and laughing. His parents were shocked. Their son doesn’t often get to see people, especially after Lebanon’s economic crisis left him without schooling. Yet for one night, he was...
A New Frontier: Extending Inclusion to Higher Education
For most young people, finishing high school is just another milestone to add on the wall of family pictures. You likely had the chance to enroll in university to complete a degree in your favorite discipline. Then, all the sleepless nights of studying and research...
Celebrating Special Needs Parents
As SKILD enters its tenth year of ministry, we are proud of parents who defied their community, took a stand against its shame and honor culture, and fought for their children to be recognized as an integral part of society. By Daniella Daou Continue...
Christians in the Middle East
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a Christian in Lebanon? In this video, Daniella Daou, SKILD’s Partner Relations Coordinator, tells us what it is like to be a Christian in the midst of a unique and diverse consociational system. Watch...