Welcome to Gladys, Aboudi and Mariette who arrived from Lebanon Sunday 23rd and will be with us until Sunday 7th October. They will be visiting adult, youth and children’s groups, local schools and local ministers. They will be sharing something of the work of their congregation in Minyara. The religious and political situation in Lebanon and the effects of the recent conflicts. They will also have an oppurtunity to see something of the north east of Scotland.

Minyara Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Synod of Lebanon and Syria
Kemnay Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland 

PURPOSE OF PARTNERSHIP
The purpose of the Partnership is to seek the best for
each other as members of the Body of Christ by encouraging,
facilitating and supporting one another

Our twinning represents the spiritual journey together. It came about when Kemnay church were looking for making a further link with the world Church. The minister at Kemnay had visited Lebanon and attended the General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches and heard an appeal for Churches in the west to support the Christian presence of the Churches in the Middle East. The World Mission Council of the Church of Scotland were able to help us to make contact with Minyara Ccongregation


COVENANT AGREEMENT
This is a Covenant Agreement between the National
Synod of Lebanon and Syria (Presbyterian)
congregation of Minyara and the Church of Scotland
(Presbyterian) congregation of Kemnay
based on the principle of koinonia,
which Paul wrote about in Philippians Chapter 1 verse 6.
By this we mean, that because we have a common
desire to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ we will
work towards a mutual understanding, caring, sharing,
supporting and respecting of each other as in a marriage
covenant. 

PARTNERSHIP TIMELINE
 
2004       May           INITIAL CONTACT WITH WORLD MISSION COUNCIL TO
                                 EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP

               June          MEETING WITH CAROL FINDLAY TO
                                 EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP
 
               Oct           VISIT OF REV HADI GHANTOUS (MINISTER AT MINYARA)
                                 TO KEMNAY

2005       Jan             VISIT OF REV JOHN RENTON (MINSITER OF KEMNAY) TO MINYARA
 
               Mar           PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT MADE BY BOTH KIRK SESSIONS
 
               July/Aug    VISIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MINYARA TO KEMNAY

2006               PROPOSED TOUR TO LEBANON AND
                       VISIT TO MINYARA
                       PROPOSED VISIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
                       FROM KEMNAY TO MINYARA
                       POSTPONED DUE TO ISRAELI / LEBANION CONFLICT
 

PARTNERSHIP VISITS

VISIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MINYARA IN SUMMER 2005

Nadine, Fadi, Wafa          

Some of the young people from Minyara, Kemnay, Canada and Northern Ireland on summer Mission to Kemnay

PRAYERS FOR LEBANON 

Please remember our friends in Lebanon at this time. The following prayer items were requested by the Rev Hadi Ghantous.

• Pray for peace in the country
• Pray for the mourning from all sides
• Pray for all who are suffering from all sides
• Pray for the refugees who are suffering innocently
• Pray for the Lebanese people to keep up their hope for the future
• Pray their efforts for the future will be successful

MINYARA NEW CHURCH BUILDING                      The Congregation at Minyara are excited about their new Church building. These are the latest photographs we have received        (June 2007).