Dear friends,

For now, we see Beirut getting back to some normality after last weeks’ upheaval. People are returning to their homes and schools are opening again, expect for the Universities.

Our kids clubs are a real help for all of us. It gives us some routine in worrying times, it helps the kids to refocus and […]

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Today, Tuesday May 11, we decided to start activities for around 30 kids from the Palestinian Camp. Due to the current security situation most of the schools in Beirut are closed and, as a result of that, most children are at home. We felt that we can make a difference in starting a program for […]

Filed under: Weekly Update on May 13th, 2008 | No Comments »

Dear friends,
Today we are at the office to catch up with eachother and to make some plans for the coming days. Access to the office is fine. None of our foreign friends is staying in Beirut area at the moment.
Yesterday was a hard day with fighting going in the mountains and from our home we […]

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 Friday, 1.28 PM
Dear all,
just a short message to say that our friends Suzann, Blake & Marci, Mindy and John & Jamie are out of their area and having a coffee at our place to recover a bit and to make plans for the days ahead.
Rob

Filed under: Weekly Update on May 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Today, Friday May 9th, 10.36 AM,our friends Suzann, Blake & Marci and John & Jamie are trying to move from Hamra to another, safer, location. Due to the checkpoints they cannot move so far. Jonathan & Diana are also stuck in Hamra but are being asked to stay put
Gunfire is still going on in the […]

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