Father Frans van der Lugt, a Dutch Jesuit currently in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, recently wrote a detailed letter depicting the extreme circumstances facing those still living in the city. The Syrians who remain are challenged by shortages of food and fuel, and even abandoned homes have no food left, according to Fr. van der Lugt. “Each one of us needs to do more and more to help each other,” said Fr. van der Lugt. “A person has to pay much attention to the needs of another, to the point of forgetting one’s own needs.” Read More…, Read European Jesuit Provincials Statement on Syria.