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    • BMS World Mission

    Give a child the priceless gift of education this Christmas

    This Christmas, you can help Syrian refugee children in Lebanon in the most life-changing way – through the gift of education at a BMS World Mission-supported learning centre.

    For children like Lina and her brother, Ibrahim*, your kind support for this education centre could make an entirely different future possible.

    We were born in Syria, but we left when we were very young, after our father was killed in the war. We live in a small apartment. We have a room for my mother and us and there is a room for my grandparents. Before coming here, my brother never had an education. I studied a bit, but not in a real school. I used to go to someone’s house where some people taught me to read and write. It is our first year in the education centre. We very much prefer coming here to the centre than staying at home.
    Lina, aged nine

    For children like Lina and Ibrahim, your gift of education could change everything.

    The BMS-supported learning centre provides more than just an opportunity to gain an education, it also offers refugee children a safe space where they can heal from the trauma they’ve been through. Deeply rooted in Christian values, the centre also gives children the chance to experience God's unchanging love for them, some for the very first time.

    Your giving

    What your gift could achieve

    • £28 could help children like Lina receive the life-changing gift of education through the purchase of educational books at the BMS-supported learning centre in Lebanon.

    • £56 could provide every child at the learning centre in Lebanon with two weeks’ supply of healthy snacks.

    • £78 could help young adults find employment by paying for a vocational trainer to work with them for a month.

    Give now using the form below, or call 01235 517641. You can also send a cheque payable to BMS World Mission – please write ‘Lebanon Christmas appeal’ on the back.

    Your gift will be used to support education in Lebanon. If our appeal target is reached, your giving will be used to support other work with and for refugees.

    Share this appeal with your church this Christmas!

    Lebanon Christmas appeal resources

    Looking for content for a Christmas service? Download these prayer resources which feature the story of Lina and Ibrahim (names changed for security reasons), who were forced to flee Syria when they were very young, but have found a safe place to heal and grow at a BMS-supported learning centre in Lebanon.
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    *Names changed to protect identities.