the red balloon of Beirut

the red balloon of Beirut, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

I’ve just got back from a week in Beirut – the first time I’ve been to the Middle East.

I’ve had an amazing week with some truly amazing people around the world – people who are willing to work together and are willing to make sacrifices to do so. The people of Lebanon are generous, kind, intensely welcoming and have a wonderful sense of humour. Despite everything that has happened to this nation and its people they are full of hope. It is humbling to meet them and to realise yet again how distorted our view of the world is.