🌟STANDOUT SUNDAY🌟 In the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut explosion, Marina El Khawand who was a scout, stepped in to help. Amid the devastation, she found an elderly woman in need of urgent asthma medication and turned to Instagram when pharmacies had none. A single message on Instagram led her to the lifesaving drugs, and the woman survived. Today, Marina has turned that moment into action. She founded Medonations, an NGO connecting people across Lebanon with lifesaving medicine as the country’s

The Beirut explosion on August 4, 2020, was a devastating disaster that shook the city to its core. A massive detonation at the Beirut Port, caused by the improper storage of ammonium nitrate, resulted in: - 200 lives lost - Over 6,500 injuries - 300,000 people left homeless - Widespread destruction, equivalent to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake The blast not only deepened Lebanon's economic crisis but also sparked international outrage and solidarity. The Lebanese people suffered greatly, and the di

Massive explosion shakes Lebanon’s capital, Beirut

‎The Christians Of The East ✞ ن‎ on Instagram: "A moment that left the whole country emotional, Pope Leo praying at the site of the Beirut port. He then bent to touch a wreath of red roses placed at its base, lit a candle, and raised his hands in prayer for the victims. August 4, 2020, One of the darkest days in Lebanon’s history. The Beirut port explosion killed over 200 people, injured more than 6,000, and left hundreds of thousands without homes. Five years later, justice has not been served.