Manara Youth Center Summer Program

Manara Youth Center Summer Program

As music plays in one room, a group of teenagers rehearse a dramatic scene. Down the hall, colorful yarn is transformed into handmade scrunchies and hats, while young artists carefully add the final touches to paintings that tell stories words often cannot. Outside,...
MYC Mental Health Art Exhibition

MYC Mental Health Art Exhibition

Visitors wandered from easel to easel, pausing to admire one painting after another before turning to the young artist standing beside it. With every question came another glimpse into a personal journey.  On July 28, MYC hosted its third annual art exhibition,...
Faith on Canvas

Faith on Canvas

At Manara Youth Center’s second art exhibition on March 20, young artists used their canvases to embody a powerful truth: faith remains unshaken even as the world shifts around us. Their inspiration? Youth for Christ’s long-standing motto: “Geared to the Times,...
Not Your Average Summer Program

Not Your Average Summer Program

Welcome to the World of Manara Youth Center’s Summer Program. As you enter, a beehive of activity awaits you—the energy of the teens is palpable in every corner. In the outer hall, they compete in games of foosball, ping pong, or billiards. And within this wonderland...
Enduring Hope

Enduring Hope

In the heart of Burj Hammoud, where the narrow alleys weave through crammed houses like veins through a living, breathing organism, stories of resilience and hope emerge daily. From windowsills, young eyes gaze out, not merely observing but yearning—for a brighter...
The Hope of the Resurrection

The Hope of the Resurrection

This April, we seized the opportunity to share with youth the living hope we have in Christ’s death and resurrection, which lies at the core of our mission to reach every young person in Lebanon with the Gospel—every single day, all year round! We invite you to read...