Mary Kablan

National Training Network Director: Syria

Damascus, Syria

Contact Mary: mkablan@kidzatheart.org

I live in a family of 5 and second child out of 3. I was born and raised in a Christian family who spent their life serving the Lord and I know who God is and what he has done for me. Even though my life was all in the church I went through some times as a teenager away from God and was driven away by friend from school. My family didn’t agree about this lifestyle, so I had to decide either to stay at home or go to church. God was with me and was changing me during that alone time to be the servant I am today.

I have been serving in kids ministry for at least 6-7 years, as well as serving with youth ministry. At the beginning of my ministry with kids I was a teen who wanted to join my friend and start to help in Sunday school as both of our mothers were serving in Sunday school. Years later I found out that I am loving the kids, and loving that I can be the start of the seed that will be planted in their heart about Jesus.

I got to know KidZ At Heart when my church’s pastor informed me about this ministry, and I have been with KidZ at Heart since 2021.

In Syria, as a country that has been at war for more than 10 years, a lot of people have lost the main reason and vision of the ministry and have lost the intimacy of their relation with God , so as I know about kidZ at Heart, they have what we need to build strong relationships so kids can see God through us. I am looking forward to deliver this vision to people all over Syria during the upcoming years.