{"id":2237,"date":"2021-07-21T13:42:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T13:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/witness-as-ministry-serving-god-and-refugees-in-beirut\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T18:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:32:56","slug":"witness-as-ministry-serving-god-and-refugees-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/witness-as-ministry-serving-god-and-refugees-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Witness as Ministry: Serving God and Refugees in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2021\/07\/ShmjPBpOFck-HD-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2021\/07\/ShmjPBpOFck-HD-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"thumbnail\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Witness as Ministry: Serving God and Refugees in Beirut<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/profile\/donald-e-miller\/\">Donald E. 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Lebanon has been wrecked by war and strife for many decades. More recently, there has been a flood of refugees from Syria and, in 2020, much of the city was leveled by an explosion in a port warehouse.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Bouchebel has spent years selflessly serving the hurting and desperate in his community of Beirut. He started &ldquo;Witness of Ministry&rdquo; to provide supplies and hope for the poor, the orphans, and the refugees, because he feels compelled by God to love those around him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Witness as Ministry: Serving God and Refugees in Beirut\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShmjPBpOFck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This video was published by Patheos and is part of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture&#8217;s <a href=\"\/topic\/engaged-spirituality\/\">global project on engaged spirituality<\/a>. It was produced with the support of the John Templeton Foundation and the Templeton Religion Trust. 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