The staff in the Bible Society in Lebanon escaped injury in the enormous explosion there recently. It could have been much worse. In comparison with the thousands of people who have been made homeless, they feel they have escaped lightly. Beirut is now facing an acute crisis of homelessness. Its medical systems have been totally overwhelmed. However, the task of clearing up the wreckage of the Bible Society building and disposing of all the broken glass has been tough. This is now a nation in crisis with a lockdown in place following a spike in Covid cases since the explosion.