Mariapolis Newsletter 3/2019

Dear readers,

Some experiences enkindle fire in our hearts and leave their mark. I have lived such an experience  when I accompanied Maria Voce and Jesús Morán on their journey to Syria and Lebanon from April 30 to May 17. As the president and co-president said, they visited these two countries with the intention of being some source of hope to the Focolore Community that has lived and  still lives in very difficult conditions. But the opposite happened; families, youth and children who live there filled us with hope.

Articles written about this journey can be found on pages 3-6, but I suggest that you will not miss the opportunity - if you have it – to watch the last Linkup, the video transmission that brings together the Focolare community worldwide (http://collegamentoch.focolare.org). It was so touching to meet our Focolare family in Syria and Lebanon, to meet these people who share the great ideal of unity, of a brotherhood that knows no borders, of a love that is not hindered by pain and suffering.

I confess outrightly: these people stole my heart! Thank you, dear friends; these countries are blessed by your presence!

Joachim Schwind
Focolare Communications Office