Every night was marked with several flurries of violence in the close neighborhood and most other parts of the city. We were lying on the floor praying, but lucky for us, only a few bullets flew inside. All the food is first sanctified before being stored in sealed containers and loaded into their trusty old Russian ambulance van. The hot porridge, stew, bread and tea are then driven to seven different locations in the city, where recipients gather to receive their only meal of the day. As the van pulls in, the hungry, mostly elderly Russian men and women, jostle to get the best spot in the long line, earnestly holding out their pots, pans, glass jars and plastic bags for their only meal of the day.
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Food for Life volunteers were caught in the middle of the Russian retaliation. He gathered a small team and entered Grozny amidst the chaos, and rescued the Food for Life volunteers, bringing them back safely to Moscow.