Suena el timbre de la escuela anunciando el comienzo de las clases. Los alumnos se apresuran a ocupar sus puestos en largas filas alrededor del patio de la escuela. Luego saludan a la bandera y se dirigen a sus aulas. Poco después, las aulas de los edificios que rodean el patio se llenan de estudiantes, excepto un edificio construido con piedras antiguas; este edificio es el más antiguo de la escuela. Permanecerá vacío hasta que finalicen las actividades de rehabilitación y se retiren todos los efectos de la guerra, ya que permaneció en pie a pesar de los bombardeos y las explosiones terroristas durante los años de guerra en Siria.

Arzobispo Abdel Al Sater: Valoramos la gestión de las crisis por parte del Consejo

Las necesidades son cada vez mayores y nos preparamos para el trabajo

Una delegación del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, encabezada por el Secretario General, Dr. Michel Abs y el Secretario General Asociado, Padre Dr. Nicolas Bustros, visitó a Su Eminencia el Arzobispo de Beirut para los Maronitas Boulos Abdel-Sater en la sede de la Diócesis en Beirut.

Esta es una de las muchas visitas que el equipo de la Secretaría General está realizando a los arzobispos de Beirut para supervisar el Comité Ecuménico formado por las diferentes Iglesias de Beirut para socorrer a su pueblo tras la explosión del puerto de Beirut del 4 de agosto.

Hoy en día, las sociedades sufren un aumento del porcentaje de todo tipo de violencia, física, sexual, psicológica y social (...) especialmente durante el periodo de bloqueo impuesto por el Coronavirus y en medio de la exacerbación de diversas crisis.

Por ello, el «Departamento de Servicio y Ayuda–Diakonia», oficina de Beirut, organizó numerosos cursos de concienciación para mujeres y niños con el fin de formarlos sobre cómo afrontar la violencia y prevenirla.

Archbishop Abdel Al Sater: We value the council's handling of crises

The needs are growing and we are preparing for the worst

A delegation from the Middle East Council of Churches headed by Secretary General, Dr. Michel Abs and Associate Secretary General Father Dr. Nicolas Bustros visited His Eminence Archbishop of Beirut for the Maronites Boulos Abdel-Sater at the Diocese headquarters in Beirut.

This is one of the many visits the General Secretariat team is conducting to the Archbishops in Beirut supervising the Ecumenical Committee formed from the different Beirut Churches to provide relief to their people following the Beirut port explosion of August 4th.

The school bell rings announcing the start of classes. Students rush to take their places in long rows around the school yard. Then they salute the flag and go to their classrooms. Soon after, the classrooms in the buildings around the yard become busy with students except for one building that is built from old stones; this building is the oldest in the school. It will remain empty until the completion of the rehabilitation activities and the removal of all war effects as it remained standing despite the shelling and terrorist explosions during the years of Syrian war.

Nowadays, societies are suffering from an increase in the percentage of all kinds of violence, physical, sexual, psychological and social... especially during the lockdown period imposed by the Coronavirus and amidst the exacerbation of various crises. Therefore, the Service and Relief Department - Diakonia, Beirut office, organized many awareness courses for women and children in order to train them on how to confront violence and prevent it.

El Líbano está siendo testigo de una ola de crisis asfixiantes que están afectando negativamente a la vida del pueblo libanés y de quienes residen en el país. Por ello, el Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio se esfuerza por ayudar a los grupos más vulnerables y necesitados a diversos niveles. En el sector de la salud, el equipo del Dispensario de Nuestra Señora, afiliado al Consejo y situado en Sabtiyeh-Líbano, sigue proporcionando medicamentos, especialmente a los ancianos con enfermedades crónicas que dependen de esta ayuda al final de cada mes.

Lebanon is witnessing a wave of suffocating crises that are negatively affecting the lives of the Lebanese people and those residing in the country. Therefore, the Middle East Council of Churches exerts its efforts to help the most vulnerable and needy groups at various levels. In the health sector, Our Lady Dispensary team, affiliated to the Council and located in Sabtiyeh - Lebanon, continues providing medication especially to elderly with chronic illnesses who rely on this aid at the end of every month.

El Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio está aquí para ayudar a las pequeñas empresas afectadas a recuperarse

Diez meses después de la explosión del puerto de Beirut, los libaneses siguen sufriendo sus catastróficas repercusiones, que pusieron su vida patas p’arriba en una mezcla de crisis, especialmente la económica, que los agobia. Sus heridas aún no han cicatrizado y sus necesidades siguen siendo acuciantes a muchos niveles.

Those who walk in the streets of Aleppo can notice the impact of war on the City. Amidst all this destruction and amidst the war that has not ended yet, one can notice the strong determination of the population to restore their country and life with the help of GOD believing that His strength will support them to rebuild all that was destroyed by the hand of evil and war.

The Middle East Council of Churches is here to help affected small businesses get back on their feet

Ten months after the Beirut port explosion, Lebanese people are still suffering from its catastrophic repercussions that turned their lives upside down during a mixture of crises, especially the economic crisis burdening them. Their wounds have not healed yet and their needs are still dire at many levels.

The August 4 disaster did not leave one sector untouched, destruction affected small companies in Beirut whose owners are barely making ends meet.

"I rely on many assistances that allow me to eat and live, then I go back to the stairs on the next street to spend the night." Alas, this is the case of a women affected by the massive crises that hit Lebanon. She lives without a shelter to protect her and the Beirut explosion came to severely deepen her wound. Likewise, many Beirutis are passing through difficult living conditions and are affected by the August 4 disaster and by different crises.

Developing Cooperation and Working Together for the Service of Humanity

On Friday May 7, 2021, a delegation from the international humanitarian organization Tearfund visited the MECC headquarters in Beirut. The delegation included the Regional Director Mrs. Karen Sorensen, new Country Director for Lebanon Mr. Dani Tayyar, new Program Officer for Lebanon and Yemen Mr. Farah Bou Kher and new Person in Charge of supporting the Country Director in peace building initiatives and supporting fragile states Mrs. Manal Tayyar.

Amid the deteriorating living conditions and outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in Lebanon, the citizens’ needs are daily increasing. Therefore, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) continues its humanitarian relief role by supporting the most vulnerable and needy groups through distributing a new batch of aid.

Bringing life back to St. Mesrob Church and Ishakian School

Upholding Human dignity cannot be achieved in words but in deeds

We share together God’s resources

Amidst the deteriorating living conditions in the East, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) launches its new appeal in order to maintain the humanitarian and residency needs to directly affected Syrian and Iraqi refugees as well as host communities in Jordan.

MECC General Secretariat held its annual meeting today on 14th April 2021 with international and regional partner organizations and institutions on Zoom to discuss different opinions and share knowledge in order to develop the role of the council and improve work mechanism and cooperation in future projects.

In the framework of its efforts to support students to continue their education, MECC implemented remedial classes for 9th grade students in Aleppo and Rural Damascus Governorates.

The classes addressed all necessary information in the curriculum in order to improve the academic level of students to enable them pass the 9th grade official exams successfully.