Agenzia Fides REPORT – Three Catholic nuns who work in collaboration with a group of Protestant laity left this morning for the border between Tunisia and Libya to assist foreign workers fleeing Libya. Archbishop Maroun Elias Lahham of Tunis reports: “The sisters departed this morning and will return next Tuesday, 8 March, then we'll see whether they should continue their work. The three religious belong to the congregation of the Little Sisters of Jesus, the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion and the Sisters of St Joseph. They are French, Spanish and Latin American. The sisters will take care of women and children,” Archbishop Lahham told Fides, “by integrating with a Protestant group that is composed mainly of men. The sisters also bring my financial offering to buy suitable things for the children and other basic necessities.”
On how Tunisia is experiencing a mass exodus of foreign workers (mostly Egyptians), on the run from Libya, Bishop Lahham says, “In terms of the social impact on Tunisia, the problem relates to the border area and Djeraba Island, where flights are departing to repatriate the thousands of Egyptian workers. Of course it is an economic burden for Tunisia to host the 100,000 people who have arrived suddenly at the border. As a Church we try to make our contribution, which is still a small drop in a sea of need,” concludes Archbishop Lahham.
On how Tunisia is experiencing a mass exodus of foreign workers (mostly Egyptians), on the run from Libya, Bishop Lahham says, “In terms of the social impact on Tunisia, the problem relates to the border area and Djeraba Island, where flights are departing to repatriate the thousands of Egyptian workers. Of course it is an economic burden for Tunisia to host the 100,000 people who have arrived suddenly at the border. As a Church we try to make our contribution, which is still a small drop in a sea of need,” concludes Archbishop Lahham.
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