Under the patronage and presence of the Maronite Patriarchal Vicar of Sarba, H.E Bishop Paul Rouhana, former MECC Secretary General, the Council’s General Secretariat organized a spiritual retreat presided over by the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs. The retreat was held on Friday, November 5, 2021, at the Saint Paul Monastery - Patriarchal Maronite Diocese, Vicariate of Sarba, Keserwan - Lebanon, which is newly renovated.

El Departamento de Servicio y Ayuda – Diakonia, oficina de Beirut del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, ha llevado a cabo numerosas sesiones de concienciación sobre la salud para un grupo de mujeres en el Dispensario de Nuestra Señora, afiliado al MECC y situado en Sabtiyeh – Líbano. Las sesiones han tenido como objetivo capacitarlas y desarrollar sus potencialidades.

Cuanto mayor es la corrupción de los grupos gobernantes, mayor es su hostilidad hacia quienes les confiaron la gestión de sus asuntos, y con sus propias vidas.

Cuanto más extremado sea el objetivo del gobernante, más feroz será en la protección de sus oscuros expedientes y «logros».

Sabe que el ojo de Dios le persigue hasta en su más recóndita intimidad, y el ojo de Dios es el ojo del pueblo. Es como el inseguro que casi dice: «llévame», porque el ojo del Creador, el Creador que distribuye los medios de vida y la riqueza, no deja de percibir nada.

The Service and Relief Department - Diakonia, Beirut office at the Middle East Council of Churches, implemented many health awareness sessions for a group of women in Our Lady Dispensary, affiliated to MECC and located in Sabtiyeh – Lebanon. The sessions aimed at empowering them and developing their capabilities.

The new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, presents the news of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs’ participation as a guest in an episode entitled “You are the salt of the earth” as part of the TV program “La Takhaf” on Télé Lumière and Noursat, in addition to the full video of the episode. As for the weekly message of Dr. Abs, it was entitled “Starving and bringing to kneels to Avoid Accountability”.

The greater the corruption of the ruling groups, the greater is their hostility towards those who entrusted them with the management of their affairs, and with their very lives.

The more the ruler goes to extremes in his aim, the more ferocious he will be in protecting his dark files and "achievements".

He knows that God's eye is chasing him even in his most secluded privacy, and God's eye is the eye of the people. He is like the dubious one who almost says, “Take me,” because the eye of the Creator, the Creator who divides livelihoods and wealth, does not fail in noticing anything.

Report: 16 to 31 October 2021

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Middle East region is on track to economic recovery. Yet similarly to the World Bank, it claimed that rising social unrest and unemployment are slowing down progress. The IMF’s statement comes during a time countries are adopting a more cooperative approach with one another and are receiving inbound investments. Hopefully, governments will heed such remarks for the welfare of the average citizen.

Amidst the daily pressures and tense atmosphere in Lebanon and the Middle East, which are negatively affecting children’s lives, the Middle East Council of Churches continues to support this category, which has always been sensitive to the different problems and crises.

Therefore, the Service and Relief Department - Diakonia, Beirut office, has recently organized sessions aiming at enhencing the well-being of children and supporting them in restoring their mental health, especially since crippling anxiety has affected their usual activity.

Report: 3 November 2021

Compared to the rest of the world, the Middle East at the epidemiological level is doing much better: Most of the ME countries are recording decreasing daily corona rates as entire continents such as Europe are reporting increasing numbers.

Stemming from the importance of providing a healthy school environment for students and due to the negative effects of inappropriate WASH facilities, both physically and psychologically, on students, which may cause them to hate or dropout of school; MECC rehabilitated the WASH facilities in six schools in Aleppo, Homs and Rural Damascus Governorates.

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs was the guest of an episode entitled “You are the salt of the earth” as part of the TV program “La Takhaf” (which means “don’t be afraid”) on Monday, November 1, 2021, live on Télé Lumière and Noursat and the MECC Facebook page.

A delegation from the Mennonite Central Committee – MCC visited the headquarters of the Middle East Council of Churches in Beirut, on Thursday, October 28, 2021. The delegation included the Representative for Northeast Asia Chris Rice and the Legislative associate for the Middle East and US immigration policy Hannah Markey.

MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, Director of the Theological and Ecumenical Department Father Dr. Antoine Al Ahmar and the Executive Assistant to the Secretary General Mrs. Seta Hadeshian welcomed the delegation.