Easter Week is at the door and after a strict lockdown, the country is on the move again.
Sadly, the number of COVID infected people continues to increase as well as the daily number of deaths. Protestors block roads, burning tyres across the country after the Lira suffered a substantial drop, hitting a record low of 15,000LL. We also have a new wave of people committing suicide.
While the church is busy saving people’s lives with food and medical relief our politicians are in a total coma, totally absent and turning deaf ears and closed eyes on the suffering of their people.
We never imagined completing this newsletter under the current circumstances. We trust it finds you safe and well in these testing times.
When we ask Lebanese leaders about Lebanon’s situation and the future:
- The president answers: “to hell”.
- The minister of Energy: “to total darkness”.
- The minister of interior: “To total chaos”.
- Some politicians: “to civil war”.
- The minister of health: “to a medical catastrophe”.
- The minister of economy: “to starvation”.
And the list goes on…
Ironically and for the first time they are all in agreement.
How would you respond to this kind of situation? How would you plan or take action? We could spend a significant amount of time attempting to summarise the vast amount of effort, time and work that all the staff are devoting to help people each day in-spite of the lockdown that has not helped make life simpler. You may rest assured that we will continue doing so.
Friends, today we depend on your support more than ever before.
P. Said Deeb.