SOIL is Born
Recently a small group of us met, outside in social distance space, to talk about the warnings of an upcoming food shortage crisis here in Lebanon. The prices in the grocery stores have tripled since our arrival eight months ago. Foremost, on our minds is the refugees who already struggle to put food on the table. Also, on our minds are the Lebanese, whom 56% of them are living below the poverty lin e. Clean water must be purchased to drink here, so dozens of empty 10L bottles are often piled around. In our meeting, we decided that these jugs would be prepared, cut, filled with dirt and a vegetable plant, and given to the refugees to grow on their little balconies (if they have them). While this will not fill tummies full, it is a start. If the project takes off, and we continue to have help, then we will expand to even more people. Many of the families at Middle East University are helping prepare these containers. Ideally, we would have our refugee friends prepare everything, b