[MUSIC PLAYING]
Here's my restaurant.
It used to be.
Now I don't know
what to call it.
It used to be a bistro
style Indian fusion.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
So basically, we were inside.
And then one of the clients
outside just called and said,
"There's a fire."
We didn't hear a
blast the first time.
So we went all outside.
Even the employees followed me.
And I was like, I
looked at the employees.
I mean, we're all out.
We still have clients.
But thank God
everyone stayed out.
And then it took five to
10 seconds and the blast.
[BLAST]
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
We didn't hear the blast.
We saw the light.
It just pushed us, pushed us
like five, six meters, or so.
And it took us two, to three, or
four minutes to get conscious.
[SIRENS]
We've lost a lot
with this blast.
And we lost friends.
So it's sad.
It's just very sad.
It's very sad.
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The Lebanese people
now are very angry.
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Very angry and very sad.
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They don't have money to fix
their houses, to fix the glass,
fix the wood.
And also themselves.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
When we lose everything,
we say, "Lord, I
don't have anything anymore.
So I come to You as
a refuge for me."
And the Lord will use
everything for His glory.
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Now we can see the big clouds.
We can't see the sun
behind the clouds.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi.
My name is Bev Kauffeldt.
And I'm with Samaritan's
Purse International Relief.
I'm here in Beirut,
Lebanon, where,
as you can see behind
me, we are working
with our national
church partner to help
the people after the devastating
explosion here in the city.
We have tarps, solar lights,
hygiene kits, and food parcels
to be able to
distribute to people
who are in great
need of these things
after the destruction
of the explosion.
[KNOCKING]
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
The reason why we're
distributing these vital items
is because thousands
of homes have
been left without electricity.
Food is at a shortage.
And many homes have lost their
doors, windows, and roofs.
So these items are vital
for the community's safety.
And, of course, we're still
operating through a pandemic.
So all COVID-19 measures
are being adhered to,
to ensure everybody's safety.
[MUSIC PLAYING] God
is taking care of me
because this is
something I prayed for,
to have as I needed it.
And the Lord answered.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
I was very happy, especially
with the tarp because this
is something we need.
And just as Jesus multiplied
the fish and the bread,
this is how the blessing
in our houses is growing.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Samaritan's Purse, we go to
disasters wherever they may be.
Whether it's famine, disease,
war, tornadoes, hurricanes,
and even in this situation
with an explosion,
there are people
who are in need.
And that is the reason
why we go, in Jesus' Name,
to help them.
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When we get the
opportunity to help people
in situations like
this, it also gives us
the opportunity to share
the hope of Jesus Christ,
to pray with people, and to tell
them that they are truly, truly
loved by God.
Pray for the people
of Beirut as they
continue to pick up
their lives after
this devastating explosion.
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