MCC, Syrian partners give light in a dark time

Jul 9, 2018 by and

Ibrahim Nseir, pastor of National Presbyterian Church of Aleppo, Syria, stands where his church once stood. The building was destroyed in Syria’s civil war in 2012, and the congregation rebuilt in a different part of the city. The church helps distribute comforters and relief kits from Mennonite Central Committee. — Emily Loewen/MCC

In the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Ibrahim Nseir stands on the pile of rubble that used to be his church. The building where his congregation worshiped is now broken stones and dust. It’s a sunny day, the...

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Hard to hallow

Apr 24, 2018 by

The World Together Blog

Richard Beck is a blogger whom I have been reading for quite a while now. He’s a psychology professor and “progressive Christian,” although he seems to have a level of distaste for the term that...

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The faith of Syrian Christians

Jan 26, 2016 by

The World Together Blog

How long, O God? Will you forget me forever? — Psalm 13:1 A few days ago, I arrived in Lebanon from where MCC staff work with a dozen partner groups in Lebanon and Syria. It has been several years since...

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