PC(USA) - Worldwide Ministries: Lebanon


	Extra Commitment Opportunities There is a channel through which gifts can be designated for specific items that support the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s work around the world. These are called Extra Commitment Opportunities (ECOs). You can give directly to an ECO account online or by mailing your check designating the name and account number of the particular item you have chosen to: PC(USA) Individual Remittance Processing P.O. Box 643700 Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700 Your gift will go directly into the ECO Account designated, and you will receive a letter indicating that your gift has been received and will be used for the purpose intended. Below are some ECOs related to Lebanon. For a complete listing visit Mission Funding's Web site and type Lebanon into the search box.


	Disaster Response Disaster Response—Lebanon Gifts to this account supplement the One Great Hour of Sharing offering to enable a significant response for relief and disasters in Lebanon.

	DR000007		Goal: $1,000,000


	Education Development Associate for Interpretation and Support — NEST This ECO will assist with logistical costs for a mission staff person assigned to the Near East School of Theology in Beirut to assist the Middle East office in developing and implementing a theological education strategy with the PC(USA)'s partners in the region.

	051832		Goal: $12,000

	Lebanese American University (formerly Beirut University College) Tracing its roots in Beirut back to American Presbyterian missionaries in 1835, Lebanese American University is committed to academic excellence, student-centeredness, the advancement of scholarship, the education of the whole person and the formation of students as future leaders in a diverse world. Funds are needed for the updating of faculty and staff, student scholarship aid and library acquisitions.

	862609		Goal: $50,000

	Near East School of Theology (NEST) NEST, an interdenominational Protestant theological seminary in Beirut, serves the Evangelical churches of the Middle East. In recent years it has also accepted English-speaking students from Africa and is able to accommodate international students who have a special interest in Biblical and Islamic studies in a Middle Eastern context.

	862612		Goal: $300,000


	Mission Personnel Carol Dolezal-Ng — Development Associate for Interpretation/Support, NEST Carol was appointed in January 2008 to this position with the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in Beirut, Lebanon. She works out of her home in California but travels to NEST regularly to confer with administrators, faculty and students. These meetings enable her to communicate NEST’s mission more effectively to supporters in the United States. Founded by the PC(USA) in the 19th century, NEST trains ministers for Protestant churches in the Middle East and Africa.

	MI910003

	Rev. Dr. Nuhad Tomeh — Regional Liaison for Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq Nuhad Tomeh serves with the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and as the PC(USA) regional liaison with Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Gulf. As an associate general secretary of the MECC, he is in charge of the Iraq relief and rehabilitation program, which is part of the ecumenical relief services of the MECC.

	E200417


	Other Support Regional Liaison for Syria, Lebanon and Iraq — Expenses Funds will be used for operating, travel and administrative expenses for the work of regional liaisons in helping implement agreed-upon programs with partner churches and institutions; supporting PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries in direct mission involvement with partners; and giving practical, pastoral and culture/language transition support to other PC(USA) mission personnel serving in the region.

	051728		Goal: $15,000



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