Foi et Lumière

Foi et Lumière (Faith and Light) is a group of christian inspiration. There are about 64 branches in Lebanon. They organize all kind of activities for their “brothers”; this is how they call the disabled they work with.

Yesterday night we were invited to the last night (feu de camp) of the yearly camp of one group. In fact we got lost, but finally after 1 hour we reached the small village somewhere in the mountains.

Theme: The Peace of Christ. It was just amazing to watch the different sketches, evocations and folkloric dances they were performing: Scenes from the daily camp life, a parable from the Gospel and of course some food to share. 35 highly motivated people, a mixture of enthusiastic youth and well taken care of “brothers”. Pascal, The boy with Down syndrome I mentioned in a previous post, also attended this camp. Though this was his first time, he enjoyed it so much; he was beaming while showing me around and presenting me to his new friends, Rosy, Khalil, Kathryne…and of course Roni who brought him there.

This picture shows a bit the general atmosphere, while evocating the hymn: “My peace I give to you” (Click on the image to view full size).