One 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...
Read more“Are you his teacher?”
Tina is in the bazaar in Alexandria, Egypt, with Mohamed, a man with an intellectual disability, member at L’Arche Mog AlHob (project). Together, th...
Read moreA story of L’Arche Zimbabwe
“When the new therapy project opens, I will be the receptionist welcoming any one coming through the door, and answering the phone too.”
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