Food distributions started our journey and remained a major component of our work. Over time, God truly multiplied our fives loaves and two fish, enabling us to provide monthly food assistance to over 10,000 families in recent years.

Liliane is an elderly widow who cannot afford food, electricity, and rent anymore. She lives with the fear of being evicted at any time. One of our partner churches in Beirut met her right after the port explosion and has helped her ever since: merathlebanon.org/2021/01/15/i-h…

Today, we invite you to meet Pastor Nehad. This story he once shared with us is a beautiful example of how the relief work of our partner churches helps build peace between communities in a context of increasing tensions merathlebanon.org/2021/01/11/we-…

For six years, MERATH has been supporting the rehabilitation of around 300 homes in several locations in Syria, enabling families affected by the war to stay in or return to their homes and providing much-needed work for local people.

Hamid has been living as a displaced person within Syria since 2012. He says that his family and him felt desperate and lost, until they were included in the “shelter rehabilitation” project. They can finally envision a brighter future! Read more: merathlebanon.org/2021/12/15/ren…

The vocational trainings we supported over the years enabled hundreds of participants to learn new skills, generate income, pay off their debts, and better provide for their families, while finding a new sense of purpose.

MERATH partners with two health centers in Lebanon by subsidizing fees for medical consultations, medicine, lab exams, and more. In both centers, the teams go beyond their way to make sure their patients’ rights are respected and that they are getting the treatment they need.

"This health center is the only one I trust my kids with. My 3-year-old son was constantly sick, in pain, and didn’t eat well. Here, the doctor fully examined him and the center paid for some scans, which confirmed that he needed an operation.” merathlebanon.org/2023/07/07/thi…

This month, around 1,600 children from 8 learning centers we support in Lebanon successfully finished the school year. We believe the impact of the education centers in the children’ lives and communities will help them be less vulnerable through the course of their entire life.

Jana is a 15-year-old Syrian refugee in Lebanon who just graduated from a partner education center. She wishes to continue her education but her options are very limited. She reflects on her time at the center and on what the near future looks like for her merathlebanon.org/2023/07/03/jus…

After two years of sowing and learning lessons, our sustainable #agriculture projects in #Lebanon are now helping the churches reap all sorts of fruit, and we are hopeful that they will soon become fully self-sustainable youtube.com/watch?v=4bQyYh…

Protecting vulnerable children is embedded in everything we do. This Christmas, we need your support to continue this work, at a time when children in our region keep becoming increasingly vulnerable. merathlebanon.org/.../protect-vu…

As we start a new year, we first want to thank God for the many ways in which He provided for people in need around us in 2023. Happy new year everyone! May 2024 bring peace, healing, and renewed hope to our region 🙏

"For 100 days southern Lebanon has witnessed near-daily exchanges of strikes.  Tens of thousands of families have fled their homes and a number of civilians have died." today.lorientlejour.com/article/136352…

In case you missed it, our latest impact report is out! merathlebanon.org/what_we_do/imp…

Looking back on a recent visit to the #ChildFriendlySpaces we support in #Syria. The needs keep growing and we welcome any help we can get to encourage them to continue the amazing work they've been doing #ChildProtection #PsychosocialSupport #PSS youtube.com/watch?v=7tKNgt…

MERATH conducted a workshop for church leaders and ministry workers from #Sudan. They were trained in the basics of designing, implementing, and evaluating relief projects in their local war-torn context. We were inspired by their courage, faith, and professionalism.

Pastor Abdallah leads a church in Aleppo, #Syria. One year later, he talks about how the #earthquakes affected the population, how his #church has been supporting affected families, and what keeps him going in these difficult times. Watch the video ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=aUtEbI…

#Lebanon is in its 4th year of severe economic collapse which has worsened the rates of #hunger, #unemployment, #poverty & #inflation. Our member @canadianbaptist is supporting MERATH in a 9 month emergency food assistance program. Join us in praying for this hunger

Our #PSS project for #WomenAtRisk in #Syria has been running for 3 years now. Just last year, it provided 1,100 women survivors of #GenderBasedViolence with awareness, #counseling, or #legaladvice. This is the story of one of them : merathlebanon.org/2024/03/08/emp…