Lebanon (MNN) — Hundreds of Syrian refugees opt to go back to Syria as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon. Earlier this week, 225 refugees were escorted back to their home villages as part of a repatriation campaign organized by the Lebanese General Security.
Millions of Syrian refugees remain in Lebanon in worsening conditions. According to the UNHCR, nine out of 10 Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty and need humanitarian aid to survive.
Heart for Lebanon’s Camille Melki says, “The hardships around us are many, and we do not celebrate the brokenness and hardships of people. But what we celebrate is the God-given opportunity to come in the name of Jesus Christ and tell them they are loved.”
Heart for Lebanon shares the love of Christ with refugees through medical clinics, kids’ camps, and aid deliveries like food and warm blankets. More about that here.
“Everything we do is given unconditionally. But when you do that, then questions arise. They have questions about religious differences and political differences, and we need to move those conversations into a Jesus conversation,” Melki says.
“When you go into a Jesus conversation, people are thirsty and want answers for their miseries. They want to know if God exists.”
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“It doesn’t matter who we were before Christ; what matters is who we are in Christ—messengers of His peace sent forth despite all the challenges around us, talking about love, forgiveness, and reconciliation and knowing that there is salvation only through Jesus Christ,” Melki says.
Header image courtesy of Heart for Lebanon.
