On 4 August 2020, Beirut witnessed one of the the biggest non-nuclear explosions the world has ever seen. Lebanon is enduring a severe and prolonged economic depression, which, according to the World Bank, ranks in the top 10, possibly top 3, most severe crises globally since the mid-nineteenth century. In addition, Lebanon has the largest refugees-to-population ratio, with over one million refugees from Syria, Iraq and Palestine.

In this context, what does church and ministry look like? Amid chaos – power cuts, fuel and medicine shortages, runaway inflation, etc. - how can the churches and Lebanese Christians share the hope we have in Christ? And how can we pray for the churches and for Lebanon?

Wissam Nasrallah, Chief Operations Officer of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD), joins us from Lebanon to answer these questions. LSESD’s vision is to see communities transformed and churches flourishing both in Lebanon and in the wider Middle East and North Africa region for the glory of God.

For more information on the ministry of LSESD, and to read some of Wissam Nasrallah’s reflections, visit: Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development https://www.lsesd.org/author/wissam-nasrallah/  and Arab Baptist Theological Seminary: https://abtslebanon.org/author/wnasrallah/ 

The show co-hosts are Joel Veldkamp, Head of International Communications for Christian Solidarity International (Twitter @JoelVeldkamp), and Wissam  al-Saliby, Advocacy Officer for the World Evangelical Alliance (Twitter @walsaliby). 

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