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A Friendly Meeting of SAT-7 at our Church
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Chairman of the International Board Council of SAT-7, Rev. Habib Badr has invited the Evangelical churches in Beirut to meet at the National Evangelical Church in the morning of Saturday 15, December 2012.
Many Evangelical pastors and local religious workers in Beirut and its suburb regions came together to hear about the future vision of SAT-7 and to support the mission and the ministry of this TV channel. The hope for SAT-7 is, according to Rev. Badr, to be supported by local Evangelical churches and to share its burdens with the international partners, who are dedicated to run this channel.
Then, Mr. Naji Daoud, the Lebanese executive director of SAT-7, reviewed with the participants the vision and mission statement of SAT-7. SAT-7 has currently five channels: SAT-7 Arabic, SAT-7 Pars (Farsi programming), SAT-7 Plus, SAT-7 kids, and SAT-7 Turkey. The ministry and the aim of these channels are to show God’s love, give local churches a platform to educate and encourage their communities, correct the misconceptions about Christian faith in the region, work inter-denominationally, and foster bridges of understanding with non-Christian majority.
At the end, the friendly meeting was concluded with a breakfast and a blessings from Rev. Salim Sahyouni, the president of the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Churches in Syria and Lebanon.
► Advent at 'Helping Hand' Society
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With Christmas atmosphere and joyful spirit, 'Helping Hand' Society gathered together on Friday, 14th of December at 3:30 p.m. in Charles Saad Hall. The guest speaker was the director of Middle East Lutheran Ministry (MELM), Mr. Moris Jahshan.
Mr. Jahshan told us the beautiful story behind the famous Christmas hymn, Silent Night, which was originally written in German language. He called our attention to the richness of the Evangelical hymns which were handed to us.
At the meeting Miss Catherine Batrouni sang a wonderful Christmas song and Santa Claus visited the group. At the end, all enjoyed delicious Christmas cookies at the reception which was prepared by Ms Mouna Takla and the church ladies.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
► A Day For Spiritual Solidarity at Abai Town
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ADYAN Foundation organized a "Day for Spiritual Solidarity" at Abai town in Chouf area in the early of November 2012. Rev. Habib Badr participated in that gathering with other spiritual leaders from Lebanon. The spiritual leaders wanted to consolidate the reconciliation process and restore co-existence at Abai. Therefore, they wanted to enhance the return of Christians as well as the return of church properties.
► Potluck Dinner - Thanksgiving Day
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On the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, the Helping Hand Society in the church organized a potluck dinner on Friday 23rd of November 2012.
It was a time of joy and happiness to thank God for every blessing that comes from His hand, and particularly, for the generous service embraced by the 'Helping Hand' Society. Several people shared their thankful heart for the lovely spirit in the church.
The contributions will be set out for buying foodstuffs and distribute it to needy people.
Happy Thanksgiving Day.
