Saydeh Younes

National Training Network Director: Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon

Contact Saydeh: syounes@kidzatheart.org

I am a member of Lebanon Bible Church, a founding member of the Council of the Evangelical Bible Churches of Lebanon and Syria.

I have 2 children, a girl (GaelNathania) and a boy (Samir). I was born in a Christian family. At the age of 4, my father started working with “High Adventure Voice of Hope” radio station. It was the first station in the Middle East to preach the Gospel. My father became born again and started teaching us about the salvation in Christ alone. At the age of 12, I was touched by a Sunday sermon, and I decided to dedicate my life to Jesus. I prayed asking the Lord to forgive my sins and accepted Jesus to be my personal savior.

I am now a bible club teacher, and I help in Sunday school, junior chapel, and youth ministries. I prepare and give the lessons and activities in the church children camps. I was a Math teacher at Beirut Baptist School for 18 years. Now, I work as an accountant at Kidsalive Lebanon, an orphanage and a school that provides holistic care for overlooked, unheard children and their families.

In September 2021, I was connected with KidZ through Mr. Youeel Tarabay to be the final editor of the Arabic translation of the 8 Transforming KidZ Ministry training modules. On July 17th, I became Lebanon’s National Training Network Director.

I am most impacted by the spiritual practices that Transforming KidZ Ministry emphasizes, and I am so excited to see our trainings transform leaders and children, connecting them to Jesus, and helping them become great people who love the Lord with all their heart, all their soul, all their mind, and all their strength.