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Memorial erected.
The World Lebanese diaspora will be showing their solidarity and love.
They will be displaying their unity as a world body and the Lebanese Message to the world.
They will be celebrating with their brother Australians, celebrating with those
Lebanese South Africans who have made Australia
their home.
A message that we want to have all our future
gatherings in a free, fair and democratic world.
T h a t w e a r e g r a t e f u l t o a l l c o u n t r i e s t h a t h a v e h o s t e d
us.
We will build and help build with them. (Gibran)
T h a t w e , a s a c l o s e l y k n i t s m a l l w o r l d f a m i l y w a n t s t o
give the “message” to the World.
Thank you God for giving us Pope John Paul II.
Thank you for his message.
M a y t h e s p i r i t o f P o p e J o h n P a u l t h e S e c o n d t o u c h
your hearts.
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