JAY HOME, CEASEFIRE HOLDING

No connection between those two, but both matters for praise as far as Lebanon is concerned. Re Jay, his father wrote me yesterday: "Jay had a long day yesterday, but made it to Damascus with no problems. A man from our church, who needed to come to Beirut, was waiting and Jay immediately joined him in a taxi to Beirut. He arrived here safely yesterday evening at 6:40PM."

Re the ceasefire, keep praying as the Israelis move out of the south, the Lebanese army moves in, and Hezbollah doesn't go anywhere. Not a great recipe for stability, but I guess better than any of the achievable alternatives.