Monthly Archive

We participated in an awareness afternoon for local NGOs. I don’t know whether people did not come because of the “prophesies” of Michel Hayek or whether they were just suffering from the terrible heat, but fact is that almost nobody showed up, a very dissapointing experience.

Saturday we had a small party @ the end of the school year for the drawing class. The students received their first oil painting framed, a big event and as you can see, they are really talented.

The overall view of the paintings

Nur receiving her painting from Mrs. Jamila

Michail  was born on May 22. Unfortunately he was premature and needed an incubator. Since his parents (Lebanese father-Sri Lankan mother) did not have the means they went from one hospital to another in order to have the cesarean section done. Finally some people helped and there was little Michail. He has one sister Yvonne who takes ballet classes at Ayadina. She’s on the second picture, Mike is a beautiful sweet baby and growing well.

Last Sunday I attended the ordination of a friend of mine who became a priest. He’s a very solid guy, mature and knows what he wants. I do hope he will become a good pastor. The church was packed and it was a very profound ceremony. It’s good to see a man ordained who’s really “worth” it, who loves God and his people. This “being worth” is sung over a hundred of times in Greek (Axios) and Arabic (Musta7iq).

This is a pic taken from a mobile: It is when Nicolas makes the procession with calice.

I wonder why people are so aggressive lately? Is it because we’re all so tired, so fed up, so deeply exhausted because of the explosions and unstable situation dominating the country? It’s true that summer approaches and the heat is not easy to bear. But, we’re just starting the summer season…so this can not be the main reason.

At 7 AM people  are already so tense that they certainly do not behave like gentlemen in the traffic. I talk about 7 AM. One single word evokes insults, drivers getting out of their cars, threats and…

The kids I welcome at the center are noisy, wild and undisciplined. I mean, less than they usually are, coz kids are kids.

The mothers waiting for their children seem restless, uncertain, fatigued and stressed.  They all say: Will we have a summer like last year? inshallah no, coz we can’t take it anymore.

What can we offer them? We try to work out a summer day camp for children in the neighborhood. We want to offer them language boosting (English and French), educational games, a hot meal and snack, drama, drawing and singing.

Of course we are in great need of volunteers. So if you are available or know some who might be and lives in Beirut around Nabaa, feel free to join us.