A letter from the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL)
SYRIA (PNS) Dear friends, We greet you in the name of Him who gives life and hope, Jesus the Christ. As our..
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Lifelong servant of the church, Elizabeth-Ann ‘Betty’ Nicholson, dies at 81
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Special Offerings to revise promotional campaign
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