Stories

A Unsure Celebration

December 11, 2024

I sit wrapping gifts as our team makes calls to the displaced people from the south. What’s the question? Have you returned to your home? If not, how ...

Stories

Coming in Cold

November 29, 2024

A shiver runs through me as I swing my legs out of bed into the cold winter air. The smell of rain is evident after the stormy night. I get out of my ...

Stories

Serving in the Shuffle

November 20, 2024

There are only moments of silence at the center now in between the rotation of people coming and going.  Displaced families from the south coming...

Stories

Hope in Chaos

October 18, 2024

I sit in the middle of the madness. On one side the head cook is giving orders to the team cooking. I can hear the sound of knives on cutting boards a...

Stories

Intensity Rising

September 27, 2024

The past week in Lebanon has been intense, with Israeli attacks marking an escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the militant group...

Stories

Learning Against All Odds

September 6, 2024

The teachers are there, the rooms are ready, and the excited anxiety hangs in the air as the first bus full of children rolls in. The silence is broke...

Stories

A Colorful Summer

August 30, 2024

Heavy breathing and sweaty faces lined up ready to go back to the air- conditioned center. They were sweaty but they were smiling. This was the last c...

Stories

Heat and Happiness

August 23, 2024

Small gentle taps on the glass are heard followed by a wave and a big smile from the child behind the door as he met the teacher’s eyes. The teacher m...

Stories

Hats in the Air

August 8, 2024

There was grinning across the faces of the graduates as they put on the cap and gowns. After the hours and hours of late studies and practice tests. O...

Stories

Hot Grill to Warm Smiles

June 14, 2024

There is an overload of the senses as the preparations began for the day. The heat from the sun on our skin, the smell of coals from the barbecue, and...

Stories

A Future Unknown

May 22, 2024

A thick heavy cloud of fear hangs in the air like the growing humidity as Lebanon moves into the summer. The Syrian refugees have closed themselves in...

Stories

Gone… All Gone

May 13, 2024

The laughter and chatter of the children died immediately when they rounded the corner and saw the black ground. Flat. The entire camp was gone and th...

Stories

From the Eyes of a Child

January 14, 2024

From the eyes of a child…The sound of excited chatting with the twinkling of the Christmas tree met me as I came in for the first day of camp. I saw m...

Stories

A Community of Joy

December 23, 2023

 The smoky smell of burgers on the grill wafts through the door as tic-tic of knives on cutting boards, Christmas carols and chatter fill the bac...

Stories

Giver of Good Gifts

December 16, 2023

We had a story written by one of our staff summarizing the special christmas gift, but then this testimony came in and we felt like our beneficiaries&...

Stories

More than Medicine

December 8, 2023

Marie hobbled in the door breathing heavily from the short walk, she was two hours early…Medication has become so expensive, and the price continues t...

Stories

That the Women “Wood” Work

July 7, 2023

“Teacher, I used to be scared to use the drill, but now I’m not scared at all”, one of our younger students exclaimed happily as she drilled a screw. ...

Stories

Healing Bodies

March 8, 2023

I stuff the rest of my breakfast in my mouth as I head toward the stairs, hearing my name being yelled for help from below. I weave my way past guys r...

Stories

The Senses of Christmas

December 16, 2022

The cool air flows through the open door as Christmas music blasts out to the street. The crinkling of bags and candies being organized joins the twin...

Stories

A Little Story

November 7, 2022

 We asked a few of our students to share about how TM has changed their lives. This is a story from one of our teenage girls Georgia who is 14 ye...

Stories

The New School Year

September 19, 2022

The school year here at the Triumphant Mercy Zahle Community Center has gotten off to a fantastic start! There have been a lot of new and exciting cha...

Stories

A Summer of Fun

August 19, 2022

One in the middle of the statue, another in a flower bed, another on the very tip of a tree branch and the clues were hidden. Over 100 questions are n...

Articles

A Merry Morning

July 1, 2022

The rhythm of the large drops of rain pound on my car as I drive to Ashrafieh. It worried me because all our ladies who were going to attend the meeti...

Stories

Across Border to a Future

June 20, 2022

 On May 27th, the grade 9 students were ready for their journey. They packed their bags and waited hours on the border between Lebanon and Syria....

Stories

A Letter from a Friend

March 22, 2022

The following is a letter from one of the ladies who has participated in our programs. She wanted to express her thanks and love and how Triumphant Me...

Stories

Meeting the Anxiety

February 25, 2022

Trudging with my stuff I weave through the crowd, “excuse me Madame… sorry Monsier,” just to get through the door. It’s more than half an hour before ...

Stories

From Freezing Snow to a Cold Muddy Mess

February 18, 2022

We knew the snow was coming, we knew for days and everyone was on edge hoping it wouldn’t be as bad as they feared. Alas, it did snow and it snowed a ...

Stories

The Smell of Open Doors

February 11, 2022

As I open the door the smell of fresh cut citrus hits me. I take a depth inhale of the sweet yet sour smell as I head into the bathroom. The guys in t...

Stories

A Dose of Hope

February 4, 2022

Mid English class there’s a knock that interrupts the quiet room and I go to the door to see what the man waiting needs. He’s there to pick up his med...