Erbil – an ancient city on the old Silk Road
Erbil is maybe the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. It was born during the early Mesopotamian civilizations, around 10.000 years ago.
A Healing Garden for Dschamdschamãl
Today we skipt the plan to visit the center of Jiyan Foundation in Kirkuk because of safety reasons and went directly to Dschamdschamãl. It seems that last night the Peshmerga again killed or captured IS Fighters in Kirkuk.
Visit to Khanke – a refugee camp for Yezidis in Kurdistan / North of Iraq
Coming from Beirut I arrived yesterday late afternoon in Erbil. It’s the capitol city of the Kurdish state in North Iraq around 80 km south east of Mosul. Since 2014 EKHN is supporting the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights which is working with refugees in this region.
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Byblos – one of the oldest cities of the world
Yesterday we had a full day in Byblos which is today named Jbeil. A very impressive ancient place with a documented history back to 6.000 BC.
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Beirut – a city struggling with the past
I arrived Sunday late afternoon in the busy capitol of Lebanon. I’m staying in the Near East School of Theology in the Hamra Area of Beirut near to the Mediterranean Sea opposite to the huge area of AUB – the American University of Beirut. These days in Beirut are a mixture between holidays and keeping contacts to EKHN partners in Lebanon.
On the way to Beirut
Visiting my wife and the other pastors from my church and our neighbor church who are for a three month study time at the Near East School for Theology (NEST) in Beirut / Lebanon.
Ersthilfe für Opfer des Hurrikans in Haiti
Evangelische Kirchen in Hessen stellen 30.000 Euro bereit –
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Mit Bossey feiern: 70-jähriges Bestehen des Ökumenischen Institutes
An diesem Wochenende feiert das Ökumenische Institut im Château de Bossey sein 70-jähriges Bestehen mit interessanten Rednern und Redenerinnen, kreativen Gottesdiensten, Andachten und einer Buchvorstellung „The story of Bossey“. Höhepunkt war heute – Samstagnachmittag – der Besuch von Prof. Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb, dem Großimam und Scheich von al-Azhar al-Sharif Universität in Kairo.
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Mein Bild für Oktober | My Picture for October
