What to say!?

Well I really don't know where to start today. I am tired and this is all just going on too long. Today I went with a friend down to the baptist school in Beirut. Last I heard there were over 700 people staying there and we went to do a program for some of the children. She goes down three days a week and I hope to be able to join her for at least two of them. We had over twenty five, 8-12 year olds. We did some singing and games with them, and then joined them in doing some puzzles or drawing. They were very happy to have something to do, although a number of them told me, they do the same puzzles each time. After a couple of hours with the kids, we went up to visit some of the families. It is amazing to go and see how these people are managing. 9 families in one classroom! That is between 35 to 40 people, trying to live, eat, sleep in a room that is probably no larger than 5 by 8 meters square. Nearly all the classrooms have that many in them. Thankfully, being in the school, there is some outside space where they can sit during the day and they have been provided with a couple of TV's so they can follow the news like the rest of the country. And these are the lucky ones. Most of them still hope they have homes to go back to when it is safe. Some were from southern Beirut, others were from villages further south. It just makes me very grateful. It was also wonderful to see so many people pitching in to help. From the Baptist churches, from local scouts, from the school. The Lebanese can pull together when necessary. And it is necessary now!!