Presbyterian Mission Agency Rev. Joseph Kassab Archives

Aleppo’s Children of the World Medical Center addresses the Syrian city’s severe health care shortage

Posted May 7th, 2021

After 10 years of ongoing war in Syria, the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL) and the Presbyterian Church in Aleppo created the Children of the World Medical Center in Aleppo to address the scale, severity and complexity of the humanitarian needs in the country.

In civil war and economic collapse, Syrian ministers find hope in the Gospel, partnerships

Posted December 14th, 2020

At the Presbyterian Church of Latakia, Syria, the Rev. Salam Hanna ministers to people who have endured nine years of civil war and, recently, sanctions that have led to the worst economic crisis the nation has faced in a century.

Recent events ramp up daily struggles in Lebanon

Posted October 23rd, 2020

In February, the Rev. Elmarie Parker left her home in Beirut, Lebanon, to attend meetings in the U.S. She was not able to return until August 20. The Lebanon she returned to was very different than the one she left.