We have all seen the horrific videos of this massive explosion but until we see the effect of it, the enormous range of the severe destruction, it is hard to really phantom the extent of it. Dr. Anthony Rahayel, who normally is a food blogger (awarded world's best in 2019), when not practicing dentistry, did a great job with his latest videos, showing the world the aftermath of this event. The following video links will give you a better understanding of this problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFBAQwx9KI8&t=3253s (I apologize for the political add embedded into this video, neither Anthony nor I had any say in the matter.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNKMOb2BVFM
Anthony has setup a website allowing anyone to "Chip In", as best they can, using PayPal to send the money, free of any charges. Below is the link to his web donation page.
https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8rsuZztQU6
Why did I select Anthony Rahayel for handling our (wife and I) donation? For one, he truly loves Lebanon and its people, being from Lebanon himself. We watched his Youtube videos for a number of years, and we got to know his character; we respect him very much.
Dr. Anthony Rahayel
Ordinarily, I do not become involved in fundraising of any kind but this is truly a special case, whereby Lebanon has extra ordinary financial problems; the Lebanese pound lost 86% against the US dollar. Their Politicians are corrupt to say the least; even the IMF will not touch them. Lebanon, like other countries, struggles with COVID-19, and to add insult to injury, a major portion of Beirut got virtually demolished. How can anyone ignore their plight?
It is hard to believe what Lebanon is going through since 1975. It is a miracle that the people are still smiling and thank God for what they got.
ReplyDeleteIn 1914-1918 they had a famine that wiped 1/2 of the population. Please let us help, so history does not repeat itself.