Middle East Fellowship is launching its Damascus Summer Encounter, a one- or two-month service and learning program in Damascus, Syria, this summer.

Participants will volunteer with local humanitarian organizations, including schools, universities, orphanages and refugee relief programs and will meet with local community and religious leaders to learn more about current Syrian politics and culture.

Participants will also study Arabic for twelve hours each week at the renowned Berlitz School.  Each session will include a homestay with Syrian families.

Included are weekend excursions to Palmyra, Aleppo and other cities and sites of historical and cultural significance.

Only $1,680, the cost includes private accommodations in western style hotels, all meals, ground transportation, weekend excursions, Berlitz Arabic language course, translators and local guides. 

There are two sessions:  June 19 - July 17 and July 17 - August 14.  Participants may join for one or two months.

The purpose of the Damascus Summer Encounter is to create opportunities for friendship and partnership between the people of the Middle East and the rest of the world.  The program will allow participants to build relationships with the Christian and Islamic communities in Syria, to serve the local community through vital service projects and to interact with the people of Syria and learn about their history and culture.

For more information, visit www.MiddleEastFellowship.org.

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