Lebanon Winter/Spring Update

“Syrian refugee children have experienced primary trauma from their own home and family as well as secondary trauma from what they see going on around them – the children wonder why they can’t have a nicer, calmer, more stable life like some other kids do.” - A relief worker in Zahle

Keep your eyes open for another opportunity in 2023 to give Syrian refugee kids a chance at healing and learning through Trauma- Informed Education at church-run schools. We are grateful that so many Hope Story supporters (and some new friends too!) responded generously in December’s appeals to provide emergency food and trauma care to both Syrian children and Lebanese children whose families now line up in food lines beside refugee families. The situation is almost unbelievable in its scope. Our partners tell us: “There’s a sense of helplessness - and young children who see what their parents and older siblings are going through see this helplessness and feel it too. Everything feels stacked against them.” But through our new partner True Vine Church, and through the church’s partner LSESD (faithbased organization Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development), together we can champion hope for vulnerable children in Lebanon and help children write hope into their story.