TFCC personnel have just returned from their International Conference in Aleppo, Syria. This was a great success, bringing together TFCC's supporters from America, the UK and the Middle East. As a result of presentations given at the conference by Father Nadim Nassar, Huda Nassar, Revd Serop Megerditchian, Revd Fa'eq Haddad and HE the Metropolitan of Aleppo, a new plan of action is ready to help support Christians in the Middle East and to publicise their plight.

After the conference, a band of intrepid pilgrims -- including quite a few from Holy Trinity Church London and St. Paul's K Street in Washington DC -- visited the great historical and religious sites of Syria, including Damascus, Aleppo, the ancient city of Palmyra, Lattakia, and Krak des Chevaliers. This was a rare chance to walk in the footsteps of St. Paul and to experience Christianity in its original and most fascinating context. Special thanks are due to Huda Nassar, who organized every aspect of the trip, shepherded the pilgrims and masterfully negotiated and bartered on their behalf!