Lebanon was once the beating heart of Middle Eastern Christianity. Christians were the majority. Beirut was called the "Paris of the Middle East." Lebanese Christians built a nation where faith and freedom coexisted.
Now they're being systematically erased.
Today, they're barely 30%. Hezbollah controls the south. Iranian-backed militias dominate the government. Christians are politically sidelined, economically strangled, and fleeing in masses. Over one million Lebanese Christians have emigrated since 1975, abandoning the last Christian-majority state in the Arab world.
Devastated Christian neighborhoods. Over 200 dead, 6,000 injured, 300,000 homeless. The blast destroyed churches, hospitals, and homes in predominantly Christian East Beirut. The government provided almost no relief. Christian families were left to dig through rubble alone while Hezbollah consolidated power.
Devastated Christian neighborhoods. Over 200 dead, 6,000 injured, 300,000 homeless. The blast destroyed churches, hospitals, and homes in predominantly Christian East Beirut. The government provided almost no relief. Christian families were left to dig through rubble alone while Hezbollah consolidated power.
Hit Christians hardest. The currency lost 98% of its value. Banks froze accounts. Electricity runs 2-3 hours daily. Medicine is unavailable. Food prices are astronomical. Christian families who stayed are starving. But the greatest threat is what's buried in the ground.
And unexploded cluster munitions from decades of war. Israel's 1982 invasion, the subsequent occupation, and the 2006 war left hundreds of thousands of explosives scattered across Christian villages in the south. Children are killed playing in fields. Farmers lose limbs working their ancestral land. Families cannot return to homes because the ground is too dangerous.
And unexploded cluster munitions from decades of war. Israel's 1982 invasion, the subsequent occupation, and the 2006 war left hundreds of thousands of explosives scattered across Christian villages in the south. Children are killed playing in fields. Farmers lose limbs working their ancestral land. Families cannot return to homes because the ground is too dangerous.
Cluster munitions on southern Lebanon during the final 72 hours of the war. An estimated 1 million failed to detonate. They remain buried, waiting to kill. Christian villages like Qana, Ain Ebel, and Rmeish are still contaminated. Nearly 20 years later, people are still dying.
Shepherds Shieldoperates demining teams in southern Lebanon. We clear explosives from Christian villages, making land safe for families to return and farm. We train locals in mine awareness, protecting children and farmers.
We provideemergency relief: food, medicine, and fuel for Christian families devastated by economic collapse. We support churches keeping communities together despite impossible conditions.
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