Address others with gentleness
Address others with gentleness
11-20 February: Visit to the Holy Land
Viaggio all’insegna del dialogo ecumenico ed interreligioso e visita alle comunità dei Focolari. Passi di speranza, che seguiremo da focolare.org in viaggio con i giornalisti Roberto Catalano e Michele Zanzucchi.
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Subject : a former student of Focolare
Dear Focolare Team,
Greetings in Christ’s peace and unity.
My name Christopher Joseph from Pakistan,Karachi , I’m writing with a grateful heart. When I was a child, I was one of your students in your institution. Those years shaped me deeply. The spirit of unity, love, and “being one family” that Focolare teaches has stayed with me ever since.
I just wanted to thank you and let you know that the seeds you planted back then are still bearing fruit in my life today.and please lete know would you like to Work with me I am a Evangelist now and being Working in many children and youth ,
May God continue to bless your work of building fraternity around His hearth.
With gratitude,
Christopher Joseph