EVS and SVS Partner Visits 2018
Ms. Kerstin Sommer, the newly appointed
chairperson of EVS (Schneller Society in Germany), visited JLSS from
Wednesday 31 October until Friday 2 November 2018. She had several
meetings with the director to follow-up on developments and see how EVS
can further
support the work in our school. She visited the various departments and
met with staff. She also visited workshops, classrooms, boarding homes,
and students of all age groups, both boys and girls. She also met the
ten women attending the Single Mothers' Program and followed-up on the
Syrian refugee programs.
She travelled back to Beirut on Friday where she attended the Schneller
Board meeting that was held in the National Evangelical Church in Beirut
at 12:00 PM. Also attending was Rev. Dr. Uwe Graebe who was also
visiting Lebanon.
Rev. Ursus Waldmeier,
chairman of SVS (Schneller Society in Switzerland) visited JLSS from 6
till 8 November 2018. He also was able to follow-up on work in JLSS and
especially the projects that SVS is supporting. He also discussed the
needs of JLSS with the director and how SVS can further support
different projects.
We thank Kerstin and Ursus for their visits, and
we especially thank them for the wonderful support both EVS and SVS are
providing to our school.