syria in crisis
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SYRIA. SYRIA IN CRISIS. How is the Church of the Nazarene helping?. Syrian Refugee Count Grows. 7000 to 8000 fleeing daily 1.3 million seeking refuge outside Syria Almost 4 million displaced inside Syria. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon . LEBANON. 2 million seeking refuge in Lebanon - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SYRIA IN CRISISHow is the Church of the Nazarene helping?
SYRIA
Syrian Refugee Count Grows
• 7000 to 8000 fleeing daily• 1.3 million seeking refuge outside Syria• Almost 4 million displaced inside Syria
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
• 2 million seeking refuge in Lebanon• Limited finances to cover their needs
LEBANON
Sin el-Fin Church of the Nazarene
• 300 Syrian children helped to attend school
Sin el-Fin Church Relief Efforts
“When the church starts giving,God starts giving back.”
Support from “Heart for Lebanon”
• Heart for Lebanon supplies food for 23 families• Baptists deliver 150 food packages monthly
Education Support from the Swiss
• English-speaking Syrian refugee tutor hired• Children at Nazarene school taught in English
Amman Gardens Nazarene Church
• Seeks to help refugee families in al-Mafraq• Contacted 300 families
JORDAN
Nazarenes Deliver Food, Prayer
• 4-yr-old no longer afraid after prayer• People dreamt about Jesus before team arrived,
then quickly accepted Christ
Children Struggle Because of War
• 1 million left Syria, 2 million displaced in country• Amman Gardens conducts Kids’ Club with 200
You Can Help!
• 10 Nazarene Middle Eastern churches are helping• Our offering goes to NCM Syrian Refugee Crisis• Make a donation at www.ncm.org
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40
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