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When
I read the mission statement of the Little Sisters of
the Assumption, I found it expressed my own sentiments
when it said, "We bring together the least advantaged
and the privileged in a spirit of family to inspire
everyone to participate in creating a just society." I wanted to be a part of this process of change in people's
lives.
[Full Story...]
Philipp
Kappestein
Project Hope, Dorchester, MA
September '02 - February '04 |
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was great to be surrounded by people of great faith
and who are so caring and giving. Our faith has grown
and our prayer life has deepened.
Will and Franzi Koenig
Project Hope, Dorchester, MA
January '00 - April '00 |
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When
I decided to give a year of my life to work with youth
in the USA for an organization I'd never heard of and
in a country I had never seen before, many of my friends
thought I was wasting my time. They said I should study
at university; time was too precious. But I didn't feel
ready to go to University. I wanted to get a more complete
picture of this world before I committed myself to a
particular life path. [Full
Story...]
Lukas Oldenburg
Pernet Family Health Service, Worcester, Ma
September '99 - September ' 00
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Who
would have thought that God's love, which became incarnate
to me as I was loved by significant persons in my life,
could and would become embodied in my work and actions
with the children of East Harlem ? This was grace. This
was my call to come and follow Jesus into a poor neighborhood
to love and to be loved, to see Christ in the eyes of
a child. [Full
Story...]
Lourdes
R. Paredes
East Harlem, NY
January '96 through June '96 |
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My stay in East Harlem was the single most important experience of my life up to this point. It has prepared me to live without judgment, to seek hope, and to enjoy the rewards of kindness.
[Full Story]
Margie Joyce
East Harlem, NY
January '96 - June '96
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I
came to the program expecting only that I would do what
I was to do and that I would grow as a result in the
way that I should. I didn't know at all how specifically
that would happen; I only knew that it would be worth
it--and it was, beyond my wildest dreams. [Full
Story]
Anna Peterson
East Harlem, NY
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