Compare Jesus’s words in the book of Mark, tenth chapter, fourteenth verse, and echoed in Matthew and Luke, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,” to the words of a juvenile court judge in Beirut speaking of street children: “Why do you care? They come from the streets and they will return to the streets.”
We spent the morning at the Home of Hope Beirut, a ministry of the Lebanese Evangelical Society, which also oversees Blessed School, which we spoke of earlier in our trip. The words “home” and “hope” are linked together here in the most blessed way. Home of Hope is a one-of-a-kind ministry in the densely packed city of Beirut and its surrounding area. Abused children – sexually, physically, emotionally – who have been living on the streets, many trafficked, are placed by court order in their loving hands. There are currently nineteen here, ages 7-18.
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