Posted on 08/12/2021 6:36:48 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Beirut port explosion last year left people in the crisis-hit country badly shaken
Young adults and families say they are experiencing a spiritual revival in a Lebanese town near the Syrian border even as Lebanon is pummeled by multiple crises: an economic meltdown, mass unemployment, a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, and shortages of fuel and electricity — all made worse by the ongoing political paralysis and an unresolved probe into the devastating Beirut blast.
"Every week we intercede for Lebanon. We know that God is going to speak life over this country because many times Jesus showed us that this is in his hands," a 31-year-old Lebanese Catholic named Nesrine told Catholic News Service one balmy summer night.
"We feel that God is allowing what is happening in Lebanon. His heart is for salvation. Yes, many are now poor, others are battling coronavirus, but we see many Lebanese seeking the Lord, because he is the very last shelter they have," said the petite, raven-haired woman who was a civil servant and owned her own successful media business before entering lay ministry.
Both Nesrine and her husband, Elie, once an atheist, have experienced dramatic spiritual conversions. And so, apparently, have many others among the 200-plus attendees at the prayer meeting at The Land.
"About two-and-a-half years ago, I was suffering from severe anxiety and depression. I was far away from Jesus. I was doing everything I was raised to do, but I never knew a personal relationship with God," Nesrine explained.
One night, Nesrine felt great despair and cried out to Jesus: "If you are real, you have to heal me." She said it was the first time that she called out to God from the "bottom of my heart, because I never thought I could talk to him......
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Beautiful. It’s wonderful to hear of the Lord’s activities around the world.
The problem in Lebanon is the Christians hate Israel just as much as the Muslims. They blame Israel for betraying them in the Lebanese Civil War, and have since then have been close the Assad regime in Syria.
Sounds like it is more important to you that people love Israel than to love Jesus. Israelis are our allies and certainly deserve to exist in peace as a nation, but they are far from perfect.
Lovely post; thanks!
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