{"id":11767,"date":"2015-12-03T07:57:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T07:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=11767"},"modified":"2015-12-03T07:57:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T07:57:36","slug":"syria-churchs-build-to-stay-programme-rebuilding-traumatized-lives-elianetambe-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2015\/12\/03\/syria-churchs-build-to-stay-programme-rebuilding-traumatized-lives-elianetambe-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SYRIA  &#8211; Church\u2019s \u201dBuild to Stay\u201d programme rebuilding traumatized lives &#8211; ElianeTamb\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Syria \u00a0 \u00a026.10.2015<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Aleppo, Syria, the Church is rebuilding lives\u2014quite literally<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abboud Banna is one of Aleppo\u2019s unlucky ones. The home of this 74-year-old Melkite Catholic was severely damaged in a recent bombing attack on the Christian quarter of Syria\u2019s largest city. Along with his wife Zakieh-Asmar (75)\u2014who suffers from Alzheimer\u2019s Disease\u2014and his single daughter Dalal and grandchild Lina, Mr. Banna now lives in a single room, hoping for better times. A hand injury is keeping him from doing any kind of work.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the local Church is giving him some hope. Under the aegis of the \u201cBuild to Stay\u2019 program, an ambitious initiative launched by Aleppo\u2019s MetropolitanArchbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart, work is steadily underway to repair the Banna family home. \u201cBuild to Stay\u201d provides training and funding for Christians whose livelihood has been destroyed in the country\u2019s now four-year-old civil war. Brick laying and more advanced construction techniques are on the curriculum in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>To help the Banna family cope from month to month, the local Church also gives them a modest stipend. Such is the commitment of the indomitable prelate, who is determined to ensure that Christians have a future in their country, even in the face of very long odds.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Banna is still shaken up from the \u201cbig shock\u201d of missiles landing on his home and that of his daughter. It sent him on a mad scramble to find appropriate shelter for Mrs. Banna. He credits his faith for surviving \u201cthis cruel stage\u201d of his life, proclaiming that he \u201cwas always confident that God would not abandon him and would <a href=\"https:\/\/orderingmodafinil.com\">order modafinil online<\/a> ease his pain and fatigue and anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is deeply grateful to the local Church, which responded so generously\u2014by letting the family live rent-free in the room, \u00a0making sure they had enough to eat and were receiving medical care. Even so, the family has to deal with \u201clack of electricity and water\u201d from time to time, said Mr. Banna, who is \u201cstill suffering from a fear of missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is praying today that Aleppo\u2019s \u201csecurity improves\u201d and longs for the day that he can \u201creturn to [his] house, and find a job to secure [my] family a better future\u2014with the help of God and the Church.\u201d Meanwhile, Archbishop Jeanbart\u2019s bold \u201cBuild to Stay\u201d initiative is keeping the Banna family afloat.<\/p>\n<p>More than 18 bombs since 2012 have struck and damaged the city\u2019s Catholic churches; five of the 12 churches in the diocese have suffered significant damage. The cathedral, the seat of Jean-Clement Jeanbart\u2019s Archbishopric, located less than 300 meters from the demarcation line in the old city, has been hit more than 20 times by mortar shells.\u00a0 The Archbishop writes: \u201cSix of these shells caused serious damage. One of the priests was seriously wounded. Miraculously he was saved undergoing five operations, although sadly in the end he lost an eye. He has returned to Aleppo to continue his mission with the youth there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aid to the Church in Need<\/strong>, thanks to the generosity of its donors, helped Archbishop Jeanbart of Aleppo launch the &#8220;Build to Stay&#8221; program with a grant of 254.000 Euro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0ElianeTamb\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syria \u00a0 \u00a026.10.2015 Aleppo, Syria, the Church is rebuilding lives\u2014quite literally &nbsp; Abboud Banna is one of Aleppo\u2019s unlucky ones. The home of this 74-year-old Melkite Catholic was severely damaged in a recent bombing attack on the Christian quarter of Syria\u2019s largest city. 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