Sunday July 11th, 2010.

Lunch in Debbieh, Shoof in celebration of Saint Sharbel's feast (next Sunday July 18th).

Attendees: Formar bishop of Saida & Shoof, His Excellency Tanios El'Khoury. I'm next to him. The Toufic Moussa (صاحب العزيمة مشكورا جدّا), my dad, my twin bro. father Miled, Abou Hicham Moussa, our pastor Fr. Maurice Zaydan & our formar pastor Fr. Nemir Semaan.

On Sat. the 10th, Msgr. El'Khoury celebrated the Divine Liturgy @ St. Mikhael, El'Wadi, Shoof. That was followed by a "testimony" about God's mercy & love by mr. Raymond Nader (from St. Sharbel Family), then a beautiful procession w/ the icon of St. Sharbel down the valley, to the bottom of the Boustan neighborhood, to the Shrine of St Sharbel, facing the old house of Mr. Toufic Mossa.

After the procession, Mr. Moussa provided free soft drinks, coffee, fruits & Petit-Fours for every one.

A new Saint from Lebanon, friar Stephan Nehme of Lehfid, Jbeil.

I took this picture Wed. July 7th, 2010 while visiting the tomb of the New Saint Stephan Nehme in the Monastery of Saints Cyril & Justin in Kfifan, Batroun, Lebanon.

This came a part of a family peligrimage, along w/ my father

& mother we visited the hometown of Saint Stephan, Lehfid, his parental house where he was born about 1887 & the water source that he dug out mircalously.

On our way we visited my grandmother Martha in Jbeil, then headed to Kfifan, where were recieved w/ great hospitality by friar Mikael Abou Abdo, a friend from our hometown: El'Wadi.

From Kfifan we drove up & down throu Mayfook, then Lehfid, then to Jej, where we spent the night @ my sister's.

The next day we drove by Annaya, visited the tomb of St Sharbel in the monastery of St Maron, then back home, after visiting a cousin in Annaya.

This is a picture of friar Stephen Nehme. He led a very simple life, was a working friar, who worked hard in the monastery's garden & workshop. He was well known for his love to fellowmen, compasion, and heroic virtuous life.