“The war anguishes me and, since there is always something selfish in these actions of generosity, I do it to combat this anguish and to give relief to the people who suffer”
Two Ukrainian girls who hold an image of Our Lady all the time, a 73-year-old gentleman who was a driver for a lifetime and got back behind the wheel. Ella and Giuseppe, the youngest and the oldest, in the midst of thirty volunteers who have been traveling from Milan for almost two days, without stopping for the night, with the aim of reaching theUkraine to deliver food and medicines stored in sixteen trucks.
“The war anguishes me and, since there is always something selfish in these actions of generosity, I do it to combat this anguish and to give relief to the people who suffer”.
Everyone has their own reason for being there but the sincerity of Alessandro, the manager of the transport company that made the trucks available, tells of a shared mood. “I’m here because the mayor of Gambolo ‘, the small town in the province of Pavia where I live, he asked me to come and see if the material collected by the Municipality reaches its destination “explains Natalia who is originally from Cernauti, the first Ukrainian town just crossed the Romanian border.
Even for Andrea, a lawyer, she is one question good for others but also for oneself. “It is a moment in which there is a need for few words and many deeds. So I took the ball and got on this train that does not pass every day and which, in addition to doing good, elevates the spirituality of those who it does”. On the road from Milan to Ukraine, many vehicles from humanitarian organizations run, from Caritas to the Red Cross, but there are also individuals who have stuck the ‘migration aid’ sign on their car.
In the Milanese expedition led by the Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of San Nicola, Avondios Bica, there is also the deputy mayor of Segrate, Francesco Di Chio, together with one of his municipal councilors: “We were looking for someone to help us get some crazy material that our citizens spontaneously collected in three days”. Luca is a geologist: “In everyday life I find it difficult because time is short to volunteer but here the call was too strong not to listen to it”.
The caravan that travels the “odyssey of peace”, as the Archbishop defines it, loses a piece at the Hungarian border at the entrance to Romania. One of the drivers has lost his identity card on the way and the customs officers do not give him the ok at the entrance only with a driving license. “For me the important thing is that the goods come in, not me.” So he leaves his van to someone else in the company and looks for a hotel in the area.
Gabriele is an anthropologist and teacher: “I have studied the failed returns of migration to Africa and it is a theme that has remained with me. After so much theory I wanted to do something practical, hoping that, in a few months, we will not be the refugees“The bus keeps itself glued through a group chat. Nobody has to go forward or lag behind.
“We are inexplicably in a war but we are also in an incredible ‘battle’ of solidarity fought with superabundant weapons of beauty and unity” is the thought of Carmelo Ferraro, president of the ‘M’impegno’ association, one of the promoters of the collection.
“The evening before departure – he confesses Bica, who ‘negotiates’ with customs officers to cross borders more quickly – Russian faithful came to church. They cried because they felt guilty about this war. But this is not a war between peoples and we are ready to do anything to bring our help to its destination. “Also to replenish the vehicles emptied of the provisions of people on the run.
source www.agi.it
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