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L'arche is not a service institution or a group home. it is a community that exists to reveal god's love. our people are given to the world to tell others about peace and forgiveness and celebration, to make them aware that in the midst of their brokenness, there is joy; in the midst of their wounded nature, there is healing.
-Henri Nouwen
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L'arche Is Not A Service Institution Or

Henri Nouwen
L'arche is not a service institution or a group home. it is a community that exists to reveal god's love. our people are given to the world to tell others about peace and forgiveness and celebration, to make them aware that in the midst of their brokenness, there is joy; in the midst of their wounded nature, there is healing.
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I wrote to my bishop, the archbishop of utrecht, holland, and explained that i wanted not just permission to stay longer, but a mission. he met me at the trosly l'arche community and we spent a few days together . . . i wanted him to get to know l'arche, to understand what i was doing there. afterward he said, "i understand now, henri. you have found a home for your self."
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