by vf-editor | 2022/12/15 | English, News, Stories
“The 13 Houses project is much more than the provision of a house; it is giving someone a space in which they can feel like a child of God, a human being and a citizen who has the right to a place to call home.” M.F.S, 57 years old, widow, 3rd grade...
by vf-editor | 2022/10/09 | English, News, Stories
“Get on my motorbike” This story takes its title from the name of a beautiful love song by a famous band from 80s.In our caseit tells the story of a family – young parents and their two children- who, after living on the streets, now have a decent...
by vf-editor | 2020/10/27 | English, News, Stories
Peter’s eyes, milky with cataracts, searched my face for recognition. His toothless grin, widened when he saw Sr Rosemary emerge from the car. Having had a “safari massage” in the 4×4 car, jiggling from side to side, down the rutted sloping Rift Valley in Kenya,...
by vf-editor | 2020/09/29 | English, News, Stories
At the end of March this year we were told, all of a sudden, that we – Sr. Lucia, Sr. Dorothea, Sr. Zeituni and I – had to leave Kenya as soon as possible. The Corona Pandemic had spread unexpectedly quickly. The news took the four of us by surprise. Sr....
by vf-editor | 2020/08/13 | Beirut, English, News, Stories
On the 4th of August 2020, two major explosions rocked Beirut port, killing more than 150 people and injuring over 6,000. More than 60 people went missing. What happened on Tuesday is greater than the size of Lebanon in its current situation, adding to the economic...
by vf-editor | 2020/07/22 | English, News, Stories
Mary searched my face for judgement. She really wanted to tell me her story of homelessness without feeling a gaze of disapproval. Visiting Sundial House some years ago, my mind was full of nostalgia for my home city, and pride in what Depaul International had...
