{"id":16193,"date":"2016-07-07T06:37:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T06:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=16193"},"modified":"2016-07-07T06:37:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T06:37:32","slug":"syria-vacation-bible-school-is-a-light-in-darkness-for-syrian-children-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/07\/07\/syria-vacation-bible-school-is-a-light-in-darkness-for-syrian-children-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"SYRIA &#8211;\u00a0Vacation Bible School is a light in darkness for Syrian children &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SYRIA &#8211;\u00a0Vacation Bible School is a light in darkness for Syrian children<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For children growing up in Aleppo, Syria, life is anything but easy. In a city devastated by war, bombings are common and death is never far away. But for some 350 Christian children in the city, there is a light amid the chaos: Vacation Bible School.<\/p>\n<p>The children gather under the motto \u201cBe merciful as our Father is merciful\u201d to pray for their country and to pray for the conversion of the jihadists. \u201cWe&#8217;re not afraid because every day we challenge the bombs and death with our joy of living,\u201d says Father Firas Lutfi , the priest\u00a0 in charge of the Vacation Bible School at Saint Francis Roman rite parish in Aleppo.<\/p>\n<p>The Vacation Bible School is made of up Catholics and Orthodox children ranging in age from 3 to 15. During school time they also sing, play and make friends. Fr. Lutfi said the initiative is \u201ca light for a martyr city of the Syrian civil war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Father Ibrahim Alsbagh, the pastor at Saint Francis church, observed that even in a partially destroyed Aleppo, Christians can manage to overcome their circumstances with the joy of being together and through an experience of life and friendship in the name of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activities-at-the-Catechist-centre-in-Homs-v1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activities-at-the-Catechist-centre-in-Homs-v1-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Activities-at-the-Catechist-centre-in-Homs v1\" width=\"471\" height=\"318\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYRIA &#8211;\u00a0Vacation Bible School is a light in darkness for Syrian children &nbsp; For children growing up in Aleppo, Syria, life is anything but easy. 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