On sunday (14 Nov) the lebanese youth of the order and us visited a center of the order of Malta in a village called Roum, it is situated in the south of Lebanon. Together with 15 elderly, we left Beirut in the morning.The bus ride was a cheerful event as we danced and sang. In Roum, there was about 30 other elderly waiting for us. There, a happy mass was celebrated, lunch was provided and entertainment resumed again. The outing was a perfect opportunity to practice our Arabic and French. We think we've never mixed so many languages before but at least we could communicate with them. The elderly were full of life, they participated with so much joy, that even we had a lot of fun in dancing to arabic music. Before we left, we were given a tour of the centre. This center was restored by the order in 1987 after the war had brought thousands of refugees coming from the very south in 1984, into the area of Roum. At that time the order provided them with food, medicines and shelter. Since then they have regular activities organised as well as giving consultations and dispensing medications to them. iIt was an awesome day in the beautiful south with so joyful and grateful people.
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