From Syria with love, prayers and solidarity
An intrepid nun, who coordinates emergency relief in Syria, has responded to the coronavirus pandemic by sending a message of prayer and solidarity to friends and benefactors of a leading Catholic charity.
In an audio message sent on Friday, the 27th March, Sister Annie Demerjian, a leading Syria project partner of Aid to the Church in Need, tells the charity’s supporters: “do not panic” and “follow the instructions about healthcare”.
In the message Sister Annie says: “It is very painful what the world is passing through at this time. “In this situation of the coronavirus, do not panic about the news. Follow the instructions about healthcare.
Sister Annie, who warns of the impact of the virus on a Syria still reeling from years of conflict, said: “In Aleppo, our groups of volunteers are continuing, visiting homes where it is safe to do so and taking great care. We are helping the old people, especially because so many of them have no other support, and in Damascus our Sisters are helping some old people, buying what they need so they will not have to go out”.
Read the full article, and listen to the audio message here.
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