We will not stop
Come to me, all you that are weary . . .
and I will give you rest. –
Matthew 11:28
“I always
pray, God, please protect us today.”
Rima Absi is
speaking about the rocket fire in Damascus, Syria. She is telling those of us
from MCC who are visiting our partners about the participants and staff of the
Al-Safina community for people with disabilities who have to navigate the
shelling each day.
Al-Safina
was founded 22 years ago in the old city of Damascus. A house provides a home
for eight women and men with disabilities. And workshops in the morning and
afternoon provide work and activity for 60 additional people with disabilities
each day. MCC has been a partner with Al’Safina since it began.
The next
morning, we visit His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem of the Syrian
Orthodox Church. His Holiness tells us that the best way MCC can show its
support is to come and be with people in their struggle during the war here in
Syria, as we have done with this trip.
The
Patriarch shares his vision for Christians and Muslims living in peace after
the war. Living together again as sisters and brothers as they have done for
centuries.
Later in the
day, we visit with two dozen young people who are staff and volunteers for the
Charity Society for Sustainable Development (CSSD). CSSD is responding to the
needs of displaced families and other vulnerable people.
Many of
these young people were once displaced from their homes themselves. “We could
be in their place,” one young adult tells us, “And we can feel the agony and
suffering of the people.” “One day our children will ask us what we did when we
saw people in need,” says another.
“The needs
are great and we have so few resources,” responds another young adult. These
volunteers note that their work is sometimes dangerous and they find themselves
in risky circumstances.
They dream of
one day doing development work, not just providing relief. They want to focus
on making a better life for children and bringing out the gifts of young
people.
As I talk
with these young adults and see their enthusiasm, but also some apprehension, I
remember Rima’s words the day before about the Al-Safina staff: “We wake up
every day and we are tired. People are dying around us, even children.”
And then Rima
says, “But we are also a symbol of life and we have people coming here each day
and we will not stop because of the war.” We cannot stop because of the war.
None of us. God has promised to sustain us.
Ron Byler is executive director of MCC U.S.
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