Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. salam hanna Archives

International Peacemakers visits go virtual as pandemic surges

Posted August 25th, 2021

While the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program had hopes to return to an in-person International Peacemakers program this fall, the pandemic had different plans.

Will you be an advocate?

Posted April 19th, 2021

The Syria-Lebanon Partnership Network (SLPN) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recently held a virtual gathering with 119 registrants from three continents, six countries and 10 time zones. The theme for the interactive Zoom meeting was “Aid Not Sanctions: Take the Knee Off the Newck of the Syrian People.”

What is happening in Syria and why?

Posted March 18th, 2021

What is happening in Syria and what can be done to help is the focus of the first virtual gathering of the Syria Lebanon Partnership Network (SLPN), set for noon through 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 13.

In civil war and economic collapse, Syrian ministers find hope in the Gospel, partnerships

Posted December 14th, 2020

At the Presbyterian Church of Latakia, Syria, the Rev. Salam Hanna ministers to people who have endured nine years of civil war and, recently, sanctions that have led to the worst economic crisis the nation has faced in a century.