“Let’s start from the least, from those who are rejected and abandoned by society.” This is how the “Chiara Lubich” Hogar Centre for the elderly began in the Peruvian Amazon. A place where, thanks to the generosity of a family, together with the Focolare community, they welcome elderly people who are abandoned, who need help, who need to be cared for, who need a hot meal or simply who need the warmth of a family.
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Luzia Wehrle, a Swiss Focolare member, served at the World Council of Churches (WCC) for four decades. She reflects on how she came to work at the WCC in 1969 at the age of 23; the visits of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement; and why she believes nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.
In this episode of What’s Up?, we broaden our horizons, sharing some experiences that have come to us from Algeria and Ukraine, featuring young people and teenagers of the Focolare Movement.
An international seminar on integral ecology, proposing concrete actions in the Season of Creation will take place from 18th-20th September, in Castel Gandolfo (Italy).
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