WE DID IT– Christmas programs will continue
I recently reported that the Christmas program was far behind in fundraising. The Lord answered our prayers!
Planning Begins – Christmas 2022
Planning begins for our 2022 Christmas for Refugees events! Inflation is creating a funding obstacle for all of the events planned this year. Donations made through December 1st will all be doubled!
Events in Syria – Highlights
4,550 children were reached by out Christmas for Refugees events in Syria this year. This report takes a look at some of those events, including testimonials from some of the children!
Christmas in Nigeria
Children at an orphanage in Nigeria enjoyed their annual Christmas for Refugees event this year. This is the first time the event was held at their new location after their old home was attacked by Muslim Fulani Herdsmen in August.
Christmas Events Begin – Lebanon
In Lebanon the Christmas programs will reach over 4,000 children, of which 2,435 are Christian refugees from Syria. Other children are from Iraq, and there are also some Lebanese children affected by the large explosion in Beirut and the collapse of the Lebanese currency.
Matching Fund Underway!
Every donation towards our 2021 Christmas for Refugees events will be doubled! Help us provide Christ-centered Christmas events for thousands of Christian refugees.
A Look Into Our Events in Lebanon
At one event in Lebanon, children were greeted by costumed characters. Then they heard a story as they watched a woman make candy canes. The children were told how the different colors of the candy can represented different aspects of the Gospel story. The children were then given their gifts.
Christmas for Refugees despite COVID-19
There were no large Christmas for Refugees events this year with hundreds of children celebrating the birth of our Lord except in Syria and Nigeria. The events may have been toned down, but they were still about Jesus. Instead of games and song, children received special gifts.
Christmas for Refugees Events Begin
Because of COVID-19, more Christmas events held this year in Lebanon for children than in the rest of the Middle East because the events will be smaller. In most instances children will walk through one at a time indoors, but because of local rules, some will be held outdoors.
Christmas 2020 Update
Our Christmas events normally range between 100 and 700 kids in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, and Bethlehem. But this year the Covid-19 situation will force me to arrange for smaller and therefore many more events. This will bring up the cost… can we do it?