His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received a delegation from the Presbyterian churches from the Outreach Foundation USA, at the Patriarchate in Bab Touma, Damascus.
The delegation was accompanied by Rev. Nuhad Tohme, Coordinator of the Synod of the Evangelical Churches in Lebanon and Syria, and Rev. Boutros Zaour, Head of the National Evangelical Church in Damascus.
His Eminence Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk and Kurdistan Region, and Very Rev. Raban Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director, also attended the meeting.
The members of the delegation declared that the reason of their visit is to offer support to the suffering Christians in Syria as well as to meet Church leaders and associations who are working closely with the people who are affected by the crisis.
His Holiness welcomed them and emphasized the importance of visiting the areas that were mostly destroyed. He spoke about the ways in which the church is helping all Syrians to recover from the crisis and enable them to work through opportunities and funding small initiatives.

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