Esther in Beirut

Esther Gayfield left a business career in the hospitality industry in the USA to move to Beirut to serve those impacted by the Syrian Crisis. She has volunteered at the Life Center in Bourj Hammoud - the most densely populated neighbourhood in the Middle East - since January 2017 where she oversees the operations, communications and fundraising. As well as her blogs for SAT-7, you can follow her personal blog at esthersadventures.com. The Life Center is a Christian centre serving the most vulnerable populations from all backgrounds and nationalities in their community (visit lifecenterbeirut.org). It takes an holistic approach to serving by offering a host of programmes designed to meet educational, physical and spiritual needs.

Faith on fire – in Beirut and the Bekaa

I first met Abou Younes* when he came along to the Life Center Beirut looking for help with food. His journey to Beirut had begun with a harrowing escape from Daesh/Islamic State and involved selling the last of his possessions to pay a smuggler to take his large family across the Syrian border into Lebanon. They just had the […]

A world changer aged 12

There are only a few people that have the “it” factor. “It” being a characteristic that destines one for great things; sometimes as big as changing the world! To me, 12-year old Mahala* is one of those people. I first saw Mahala confidently marching to the podium of my church in Beirut. With perfect poise, she gave a 10-minute sermon […]

Esther in Beirut

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