As humanitarian organizations are temporarily unable to work in the embattled republic, Chalon currently leads relief efforts in Albania.
Armed rebels halt the convoy as it approaches a flimsy bridge.
Chalon Lee, a slender, blond American woman, jumps out of the lead vehicle. In fluent French, she explains to a Rwandan commander that the trucks contain food and supplies for thousands of homeless survivors gathered in a town 25 miles away. The commander reports that retreating government militia attempted to blow up the bridge. It will not be repaired until the next morning. Rebel soldiers are busy burying scores of civilians massacred by the militia.