http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com Stories and News Updates from Lebanon Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:55:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/kids-outreach/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/kids-outreach/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:55:49 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1545 ]]> The season is still on for MELM and many requests for our contact people come to ask for a program specially for kids. Therefore, MELM prepared a program for kids that come from different backgrounds where we showed the DVD ” Red boots for Christmas” and explained to them through discussion back and forth that the Ultimate Love of God was shown through the ultimate gift for us,  Jesus Christ. The kids enjoyed the movie a lot and were happy to receive the story book of the movie as Christmas gift so they can enjoy reading it at home.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/kids-outreach/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/christmas-musical-drama/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/christmas-musical-drama/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:58:14 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1530 ]]> The MELM with the help of many volunteers prepared a Christmas musical drama in which many actors and singers were voluntarily involved to bring back the first Christmas to the stage. Our target was all people from different religious backgrounds. Hundreds of people were invited and many had responded and enjoyed the drama which gave the message of the real Christmas when a savior came down to the earth in order to save the humanity from their sins. Jesus is the real present to our lives. The echoes of the drama and the songs were positive and people were touched and  blessed to know and understand God’s love through a theater play that explains the real story of Christmas.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/christmas-musical-drama/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/christmas-outreach-2/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/christmas-outreach-2/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:25:16 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1521 ]]> The MELM with the help of volunteers, prepared a reaching out  Christmas program to street kids in an orphanage. The program included Christmas story and games. The Orphans were very happy to have this program and to learn about Jesus the ultimate gift of love who was sent to them. Also they felt so blessed and happy to have the Christmas story “Puzzle Club Christmas Mystery” as a gift  to keep and read in their private time.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/christmas-outreach-2/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/christmas-outreach-in-egypt/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/christmas-outreach-in-egypt/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:55:36 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1502 ]]> The MELM  through  volunteers is continuing to follow up our contacts in Egypt.  Mamdouh Fawzi our previous employee in Egypt  had prepared an outreach program during Christmas season. therefore,  we sent our publication and Christian materials to Egypt to be displayed on the library shelves of the “Hadaiq al Qibba” church. In addition, we distributed our yearly calendar 2012, to all the people who responded to the program. The program included Christmas hymns, ceremony about the real Christmas , and drama. The Egyptians enjoyed the program, and were blessed to have a Christmas with the feeling that someone from outside the country is thinking of them, especially, among all the chaos that is happening in Egypt lately. Warm thank you  came from them to MELM filled with appreciation.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/christmas-outreach-in-egypt/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/christmas-program-outreach/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/christmas-program-outreach/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:46:10 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1481 ]]> The MELM represented by Miss Katia Sahyouni showed the “Christmas Is” movie to many kids coming from different religious background in Sehayle area- Lebanon.  The kids enjoyed the movie and learnt the true meaning of Christmas and the love of God who sent His only son to save us from our sins and give us the eternal life. Interactions, questions and answers took place  after the movie which taught the kids the meaning of the Christian message. In addition, we distributed to each one of them the Christmas story “Jesus is Born” in which they were very happy to receive and take home to read. The program was blessing to all of them including us.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/christmas-program-outreach/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/easter-newsletter-production-2/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/easter-newsletter-production-2/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:02:13 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1471 ]]> MELM designed and printed 1000 copies of the Newsletter that was produced specially for “Christmas” season. Most of the topics were about the first Christmas. Also many advertisements to our materials were included. The Newsletter was distributed to our contacts and our database people.
]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/easter-newsletter-production-2/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon mag2 001 magazine 001 http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/christmas-outreach/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/christmas-outreach/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:44:39 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1460 ]]> The MELM represented by Miss Katia Sahyouni shared in a program for Christmas for kids in Jal el Dib-Beirut. The program was full of activities for kids. Bible lesson, Bible stories, games, and craft, in addition to some animations. The MELM donated  a Christmas story ” Baby Jesus is Born” to every kid. The kids enjoyed the program and were happy to hear about the true meaning of Christmas and loved the stories they received.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/bookfair-outreaach/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/reaching-out-kids-in-kesirwan-lebanon/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/reaching-out-kids-in-kesirwan-lebanon/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:46:23 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/reaching-out-kids-in-kesirwan-lebanon/ ]]> The MELM represented by Miss Katia Sahyouni prepared a program for kids in Kiserwan area. The program included a Bible lesson that talks about “The Boy Who Gave His Lunch Away”(John 6:1-15) in addition to a drama that teach the kids that cheating in school does not please God. The kids were blessed and interacted well with the  message. In addition, every one of them was very happy to receive the Arch book story “The Boy Who Gave His Lunch Away”  and was so eager to read it as soon as it reached their hands.

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]]> http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/reaching-out-kids-in-kesirwan-lebanon/feed/ 0 lhmlebanon http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/melm-calendar-2012/ http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/melm-calendar-2012/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:40:39 +0000 lhmlebanon staff writer Kaita Sahyouni http://lhmlebanon.wordpress.com/?p=1279 ]]> The MELM yearly calendar for 2012 has a special theme that talks about when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples. “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet” (John 13: 14).  The calendar theme teaches us an example in humbleness from our master. In addition, it teaches about the love of Christ on the cross, and our need to be washed the whole of us from our sins through His forgiveness and salvation. The calendar also includes Bible correspondence courses enrollment track, and ministry and publications advertisement. The MELM is preparing to distribute this calendar to many Arab countries.

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