Source: Mission Network News, October 27
Surviving another week is the goal of many in Lebanon. Others try to profit by hoarding handouts from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and selling them on the black market.
“There are [like] sharks around us, you know? They know that NGOs are receiving money, so they all try to get as much as possible from NGOs,” Nuna of Triumphant Mercy Lebanon says.
“Some commodities are not available anymore, so people can monopolize it, put it at the price they want.”
Triumphant Mercy demonstrates the love of Christ by meeting everyday needs. September “was the back-to-school month,” Nuna says.
TM Lebanon partnered with School in a Bag to distribute school supplies and children’s backpacks to needy families.
“That was such a relief; many people cannot afford a backpack with notebooks and pens, and all these [basic supplies] that they need,” Nuna says.
Grateful parents couldn’t stop thanking Triumphant Mercy team members. “We didn’t know how we could do this (get school supplies for our children), and then this specific help came,” parents told Nuna and her team.
Believers gladly shared the reason and source of their generosity.
“We keep on turning people’s eyes towards God, and I’ve never seen Lebanese people so open,” Nuna says.
“There’s so much pride in Lebanon; they did not need Jesus. But now everybody needs him, and that’s amazing; we’re seeing people open to receiving Christ.”
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