Um-Alzennar Relief and Development Center URDC team with all section managers and volunteers headed by the general manager Father Lukas Awad paid a visit to his Eminence Archbishop Timotheues Matta Alkhouri on Saturday morning 18th of May to congratulate him on Easter Season.

His Eminence has also congratulated the center for its 12th anniversary that coincides with Lady Mary Blessing for the wheat, and he listened to a detailed explanation about the relief and development projects during the past year in the areas of Homs and Hama and the rural villages in response to the earthquake, they also discussed the new partnerships especially with UNICEF and also the preparations for opening and starting the center in Hama city and the projects in progress there.

After that all participated in a special prayer in Um-Alzennar church celebrating her blessing for the wheat and his Eminence assured the importance of humbleness, service of others, and working in silence and eagerness to move forward towards a better life as the motto of URDC says. 

Then all group moved to share lunch together celebrating the start of the official website of the center.