In Chuquibamba, Peru our home for children hiked the tallest and largest volcano in Peru: Nevado Coropuna, sitting at 6377 m/20922 ft. The base of the volcano is only about a half-hour drive from the home in Chuquibamba. To hike to the top from the base camp takes 2-3 days, but the views and short hikes around the volcano kept everyone enthused. Coropuna, which comes from the Quechua coro meaning “cut off at the top”… Read More »Hiking Mt. Coropuna
In Ukraine, the houses of studies held a workshop on icon painting. The study of art elevates the culture and produces fruit in the different projects that our sisters will undertake. The course of Icon painting required materials and paints unique to icons, such as special brush fibers and homemade tempera paints with yolk and crushed natural pigments. The introduction to icon painting included the history and theory of icon technique. Help us continue to… Read More »Icon Workshops for a Culture of Art
June 24th, 2020 Bethlehem, Palestine This magnificent work of mercy so dear to us, that today gives a home to 35 children with disabilities, celebrates its 15th anniversary today. To all those who, by their daily dedication, teach us that “love is caring for the other and to be occupied with the other”[2], we give our most sincere thanks and congratulations because “this is how history is directed, even silently and secretly”[3].
Lausanne, Switzerland February 2, 2021 We have just opened a University Residence for young women. Through the residence we offer human, spiritual, moral and intellectual support for these young women who have come to Lausanne to begin or continue their education. The young women are coming from France, Switzerland and other countries. They said they have chosen this residence for its familial environment and the joy that is shared here.
27 of February 2021 During my days visiting my family in Argentina, I have had the opportunity to speak about our life in Tanzania. One of the expected questions is: what are we doing in Tanzania? My response, even if do well to mention all the most important things, it remains quite incomplete if I do not mention those things which we had not intended when we set out for Tanzania. We do much more… Read More »School in Tanzania: Standing “Up” and Standing “Out”
