Fall Refugee Response Team

October 24th-November 2nd, 2008
Delegation to Syria and Lebanon

1 out of every 5 Iraqis have been displaced*. Almost 5 million Iraqis have become refugees.

Do something about it.

Middle East Fellowship, in partnership with the Middle East Council of Churches, will be bringing participants to Syria and Lebanon to meet with Iraqi refugees and humanitarian organizations who are working on their behalf. The plight of Iraqi refugees is a crisis that has received little media attention but has become a critical humanitarian issue throughout the Middle East.

Itinerary: We will arrive in Damascus on October 25th. Meetings and delegation visits in Syria will take place from October 26th-29th. Meetings and delegations visits in Lebanon will take place between October 30th-November 1st.

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Damascus Summer Encounter 2008

Damascus Summer Encounter is a 1 to 2 month service learning program in Damascus, Syria. Participants will volunteer with a local church or humanitarian organization, study Arabic through the Berlitz program, meet local community and religious leaders and explore the region with excursions to Palmyra, Aleppo and other cities and sites of historical and cultural significance.

                                                                                                

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Palestine Summer Encounter 2008

Check out the new Palestine Summer Encounter website:

www.palestinesummer.org

Where you'll find:

Dates and Prices

An Online Registration Form

Frequently Asked Questions

Downloadable Flyers

Web Banners

Palestine Summer Encounter is a one to three month service learning and cultural immersion program in Bethlehem, Palestine. Participants study Arabic in and outside of the classroom setting, live with a Palestinian host family, volunteer with one of thirty-seven participating nonprofits and organizations and meet with both Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers.

www.palestinesummer.org

                                                                                                

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