The Syrian civil war started as a brutal response to the Arab spring uprising. The United Nations estimate half a million people have died and millions have fled or been internally displaced. Many are in refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon where Open Doors Australia is one of many Christian organisations providing humanitarian relief.

Mike Gore CEO of Open Doors Australia provides an update on the refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley.

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Stephen O'Doherty

Stephen is a former broadcast journalist in radio and TV and a former NSW Parliament Member who served in Shadow Cabinet. He was the inaugural CEO of Christian Schools Australia and currently serves as a Director of Christian Media and Arts Australia (CMAA) and a representative on the Community Broadcasting Roundtable, and is passionate about the growth of Christian radio in Australia.

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