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"12 years ago, I came here for a job interview. When I left I told myself that I would never come back. But I was here the next day at eight in the morning."
Teresa Neumann (November 8, 2007)
(Jerusalem)—Haaretz has published a touching article on Saint Vincent's, a home run by an order of Catholic nuns situated on a hilltop in Jerusalem for children and youth with severe mental retardation. It is, says reporter Ruth Sinai, a "hidden kingdom of grace, kindness and mercy."
According to the report, religion and ethnic background are not an issue. Currently, about two-thirds of the children are Arab.
Many volunteers help the nuns in their labor and "have caught the Saint Vincent virus," says the director of the residence, Sister Katerina Fuchs.
"The bond that develops between the residents and the volunteers is quite intense," notes Sinai. "The volunteers are really the people closest to the damaged children."
Galit Almodai, the administrative director for the home, said, "12 years ago, I came here for a job interview. When I left I told myself that I would never come back. But I was here the next day at eight in the morning."
To read more about the wonderful ministry in this home for disabled children, follow the link provided.
Source: Ruth Sinai—Haaretz
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