another voice..

so, i don't know this girl.. her name is rena.. i bet that if i saw her, i would know her.. but i got the link to her blog through zena's site.. here's the link.. she's in beirut right now.. and these are her words..

http://frombeirutwithlove.blogspot.com/

here's a part of what she wrote that really touched me because i know how true it is.. she is currently volunteering her time to help fill up bags of food for all the refugees..

"And we were no longer giving schools as the welfare of the government had kicked in and was helping the schools. The problem was with all the people living in normal buildings. A flat here, a flat there…and no one really knew where they were or the conditions they lived in. It is truly heart wrenching to go to these places when we delivered their bags and hear their offers to us of 'stay…have a cup of coffee with us'…and we knew they had nothing but they still were generous and typically Lebanese with their offers…the first time I went to deliver the bags…it was hard…I tell you…I am not one of those naturally eloquent people…and I do find it hard to say the right things….but in these situations…I found…nothing needs to be said really…you see it in their eyes…in the children's eyes mostly…"
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and readers.. this is what it is.. i know the news channels have reduced their coverage of this situation.. but the time is critical.. food is running out.. this is a fact.. gas is running low.. for example, the American University Hospital is running low on their back-ups.. the hours that there is no electricity they are using their generators.. gas runs these generators.. so just think.. and this is just one example.. and it is a hospital in the middle of beirut.. right next to the American University of Beirut.. time is critical..

nounou