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Today in the Mission Yearbook: December 6, 2018
SYRIAN REFUGEES - As he and his small church help some of the thousands of Syrian refugees living in Tyre, Lebanon, to learn a trade to feed their families, the Rev. Amir Ishak has adopted the gazelle as the symbol for his innovative ministry.
That’s a reference to Dorcas, whose name is Greek for “gazelle,” whom the Book of Acts describes as “a woman full of good works and acts of charity.”
“She wasn’t a preacher or a musician,” Ishak told about 20 people gathered to hear about his work at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings. “But she was good at using her needle.”
Ishak and his interpreter, Dani Khayat, appeared in Wyoming and Montana recently as part of a partnership with the Presbytery of Wyoming. Presbyterians from Wyoming churches plan to visit Lebanon and Syria during 2019 ...
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SYRIAN REFUGEES - As he and his small church help some of the thousands of Syrian refugees living in Tyre, Lebanon, to learn a trade to feed their families, the Rev. Amir Ishak has adopted the gazelle as the symbol for his innovative ministry.
That’s a reference to Dorcas, whose name is Greek for “gazelle,” whom the Book of Acts describes as “a woman full of good works and acts of charity.”
“She wasn’t a preacher or a musician,” Ishak told about 20 people gathered to hear about his work at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings. “But she was good at using her needle.”
Ishak and his interpreter, Dani Khayat, appeared in Wyoming and Montana recently as part of a partnership with the Presbytery of Wyoming. Presbyterians from Wyoming churches plan to visit Lebanon and Syria during 2019 ...
• CLICK HERE to read more.
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