Aisha told me that she received a message through her e-mail inviting people to help and support the victims of the war in Lebanon. The message asks people to participate in a volunteering campaign held to collect and pack all kinds of things for these people. They are sending things like food, water, clothing, medicine, and so on. Aisha went to the place where this aid organization was to see for herself what was really going on. She said she could not imagine that we, young girls and guys, could play such a vital role in helping and supporting those afflicted people. Then when she got there she saw how wonderful the volunteers are . Aisha said in this aid camp girls of fifteen years old and guys in their early twenties are working together without any feeling of boredom. Even young children were there to help.

After this visit, Aisha made a decision that she will be one of those volunteers. She kept going there and helping. Before finishing her phone calls, Aisha invited me to go and help her and others do this good work. I accepted my friend's invitation and we fixed a time to go the following day.

On our way to the aid camp, I was trying to imaging what the place would look like. I imagined that there would be a few volunteers but I couldn't imagine they would have enough aid to make it all worthwhile. But the picture that met my eyes was a complete and wonderful surprise!

A large number of girls and guys, tons of aid, many organizers, and a lot of hands willing to help are exactly what I saw there. Everyone was working non-stop. This aid camp is like a small beehive. I cannot find the words to express my feelings while I was watching them move around so quickly, or when they happily handed the aid to each other to be stacked ready for transport. What a wonderful picture!. At that very moment, I decided to be a part of all this; to be a volunteer!

It is not enough to sit in front of the TV , following what is happening in Lebanon,

then pray to Allah to help them. We can help. We can work together and support them. That is the message I got from my visit. I felt how tiny I am, since "I" was the centre of my empty life. But now, I am so happy to have discovered that I can help.

I feel as if I were in Lebanon, as we are one team here in Egypt and in Lebanon – all working together. I will never forget these days. I am still working with this great team of young volunteers with one aim: "There is "no" stop in our work!"

I'm sending some photos with this message to Islamonline.net. I took them myself at the camp. I hope they are good enough to be displayed.

May Allah help us all to gain His satisfaction.