Lebanon (MNN) — Lebanon is filing a complaint with the UN Security Council regarding Israel’s attacks this week in southern Lebanon, claiming they “targeted residential areas.” Israeli drone and air strikes killed a senior Hamas official near Tyre and a Hezbollah facility in the Bekaa Valley.
Living conditions near the border are deteriorating, and the war is also ruining Lebanon’s agricultural sector.
“A lot of the rockets being shelled at Lebanon have white phosphate, and this ruins the soil for a long, long time,” Heart for Lebanon’s Camille Melki explains.
“Farmers not only are dealing with [today’s] problem of not being able to plant and harvest their crops but also the potential loss of several seasons because of that white phosphate.”
Heart for Lebanon operates between Tyre and Sidon and in the Bekaa Valley. “We are located strategically to properly care for the families who have fled the recent conflict,” Melki says.
“Since October, Heart for Lebanon added 500 new families to our distribution list in southern Lebanon.”
“It starts with a food package, but that’s not our end goal. That’s just the beginning of a journey from despair to hope.”
(Photo courtesy of Heart for Lebanon)
Heart for Lebanon teams provide emotional and spiritual care to those affected by war, along with food and clothing. “It starts with a food package, but that’s not our end goal,” Melki says.
“That’s just the beginning of a journey from despair to hope.”
Heart for Lebanon teams can speak hope into people’s lives by meeting tangible needs.
“Food packages go a long way because they’re feeding the hungry and our way of showing Christ’s love. They are our opportunity to answer that question, ‘Why do we care?’” Melki says.
“[We can] lead them into a relationship of trust with our staff first, and then eventually invite them to our Bible study groups and discipleship classes.”
Help Heart for Lebanon continue this vital work here.
“Every family that we serve receives a food parcel worth $45. Maybe it’s nothing for a family in the West, but $45 is a lifeline for families struggling so much here,” Melki says.
Most importantly, pray. “We don’t take prayer lightly at all,” Melki says.
“The dangers, challenges, and worries are so real that we need every person in the kingdom of God to lift us in prayers for safety, wisdom, and discernment.”
Header and story images courtesy of Heart for Lebanon.
