Urgent Appeal from NESSL for Lifesaving Emergency Response to Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon
Our mission network received an urgent appeal on September 25, 2024 from the Rev. Joseph Kassab, General Secretary of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL). Compassion Protestant Society (CPS), NESSL’s diaconal arm, is seeking financial support for a 6-month project to provide critical lifesaving support to people in Lebanon who have been displaced as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah positions in South Lebanon and Beqaa.
Click here to read the NESSL appeal document
Aid will be provided to families displaced by the conflict, particularly families whose homes have been destroyed. The focus will be on ensuring access to safe and dignified shelter, essential life-sustaining assistance, and education and psychosocial support for children. In response to the tragic events of September 23, NESSL opened the Zahle Evangelical Center to host displaced individuals, and they are preparing a comprehensive intervention to address both immediate and future needs. NESSL urgently seeks continued support from their partners to sustain this essential aid and provide long-term relief those affected by this crisis.
Rev Kassab writes: “Christian churches and NGOs are called to be vessels for God’s mission and reconciliation, to act and serve among those fragile families. The crucified Christ is embracing the pain of war-affect people from all parties and backgrounds. It is a time to cre with love and compassion. Waiting for sanity to prevail, we will do good in the name of Christ.”
UPDATE FROM COMPASSIONATE PROTESTANT SOCIETY
Amir Bitar, the Executive Director of Compassionate Protestant Society (CPS) shared an update on the situation in Lebanon as thousands evacuate from the south. The Learning Center in Tyre for Syrian children is now closed as all have evacuated. CPS continues to provide basic necessities as Lebanon continues to experience life threatening situations in various parts of the country. The update is dated October 19. The numbers of people affected have changed by now, but the report gives you a good idea of the impact and need. Click here to read the update.
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. SLPN is making some changes to our fiscal sponsorship. Providence Presbytery has offered to be the fiscal sponsor for this urgent request from NESSL-CPS. All donations will be combined and sent directly to NESSL-CPS.
Donate by check: Checks should be made payable to Providence Presbytery. Put on the memo line: Lebanese Refugee Appeal. Mail to Providence Presbytery, PO Box 2601, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Donate online: Click here to donate online through Providence Presbytery. Please note that for credit/debit card online giving, a 2.9% processing fee is required. We ask you to please consider adding this amount to your total donation to cover the processing fee, so more funds reach our suffering brothers and sisters. On the second page of the online donation website, you will see a box to check that says, "Contribute an extra $xxxx to help offset processing costs." (The $xxxx amount is dependent on the amount of the donation.)