Opening the door to real hope
During the many years that Youssef lived in L’Arche Al Safina, Damascus, he used to like nothing better than sitting outside in the sunny courtyard,...
Read moreNot just #AsIAm – but who we could become!
L'Arche Australia’s latest publicity project: taking the web-documentary #AsIAm films on tour round selected towns and cities, Perth, Canberra, Sydn...
Read moreOne person’s goodbye, another person’s hello…
“I love L'Arche, but the hardest thing about community is when assistants leave.” said long time ago Linda Rees, a former member with learning int...
Read moreA flower of hope!
Strolling in the fresh air… unwinding from the tensions of the day… letting nature’s summer warmth refresh our whole being: some of us are lucky...
Read moreGenerosity – what’s that, exactly?
“Unpack your assumptions! Don’t take them in your luggage,” says Christine Bruggeman, “they will only weigh you down!” Christine, Director o...
Read morePlease come to my wedding!
Ally, an assistant in L'Arche Edinburgh, Scotland speaks no Polish; Agata, a lady with Down’s syndrome from L'Arche ?ledziejowice, Poland, speaks no...
Read moreThrough fund-raising to friendship
It is a fair question: why would a high-flying Irish lawyer spend a good part of her free time working to support men and women with an intellectual d...
Read more“Looks don’t matter.”
“Look strong. Act tough. Be perfect. A teenager soon learns that lesson. Especially if survival on the city streets depends on it. But then they com...
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