Ch\u00e8re famille ADRA,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of you have children or grandchildren who are currently\nout of school. Perhaps they are learning online in their bedrooms. Perhaps you\nare teaching them from your dining room table or the living room couch. Perhaps\nthey are taking a break from school for a few days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter how you engage with your children and promote\nlearning from home, the truth is that many of us are figuring it out as we go.\nMost of us have relied for years on the school system, the wonderful teachers,\nthe convenient bus pick-up, and perhaps a hot meal or two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ongoing global health outbreak has changed all of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current disruptions make education difficult, but not\nimpossible. Many of us still have our computers, WIFI, and access to more\nresources than we could use in a lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It makes me think how blessed many of us are compared to\nthose who lack educational infrastructure and resources. In Lebanon, for\nexample, thousands of school-aged Syrian refugees have nothing. No books, no\nteachers, no classrooms. Certainly no WiFi and YouTube Kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADRA works to change that. In Beirut, we have a learning\ncenter that provides a space for refugee children to gather together, learn in\ntheir language, and even get access to psychosocial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eliane Abi Kheil is the ADRA Center Coordinator at the learning\ncenter in Beirut, and she sees every day the value of education for refugee\nchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe try to involve them emotionally, physically, and\neducationally,\u201d she said. \u201cThey like school a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During these uncertain times, nobody knows when \u201cnormal\u201d\nlife will resume. We make do with what we have in our home, and we venture\noutdoors when we must. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But during these trying times, think of the children who\nlost everything in Syria, and now must live in camps, shelters, and crowded\nhomes in foreign countries. Think of the children who beam from ear to ear when\nthey have the chance to learn in a classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our lives are disrupted, but before too long, things will\nlikely return to normal. Let us pray for those whose don\u2019t have that hope right\nnow. And let us celebrate with those who do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Mark, Jesus tells us: \u201cLet the little children come to\nme, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may be stuck at home with your children or grandchildren\nfor the coming weeks, but never forget they are a gift from God, and the\nkingdom belongs to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Que Dieu vous b\u00e9nisse tous.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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