EMOTIONAL REUNIONS * Prayer * April 2025

EMOTIONAL REUNIONS * Prayer * April 2025

Yes. Okay. We need to live in the present – neither get stuck in the past nor be hypnotised by the future. But the truth is that every time we have a reunion with former children of our Home, the “Resi”, remembering the not-too-distant past brings joy to our present...
DANGEROUS SLOPES * Prayer * March 2025

DANGEROUS SLOPES * Prayer * March 2025

In two roads in our town, Badó and Bonavista streets, there are a couple of amusing and artful wall paintings. Taking advantage of the fact that both streets go downhill, one shows a mother losing control of her baby’s pram. In the other one we appear to have the same...
A HISTORIC DAY! * Prayer * February 2025

A HISTORIC DAY! * Prayer * February 2025

This 23rd January 2025 will go down as an important date in the history of our Emmanuel Children’s Home. At just after 12 noon we signed off on the purchase of the plot of land located in the centre of Sant Just Desvern. This is where, God permitting, our new Home,...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! * Prayer * January 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR! * Prayer * January 2025

Preparing a short video means drawing up a little script, with its plot, dialogues and setting. Sending greetings for the new year 2025 is something we all do but, of course, any video needs an original touch. As children and teenagers in the context of Europe’s...
CHRISTMAS 2024 * Prayer * December 2024

CHRISTMAS 2024 * Prayer * December 2024

HE WAS BORN IN A MANGER, DIED ON A CROSS, LEFT AN EMPTY TOMB AND WILL RETURN FROM HEAVEN: M  A  R  A  N  A  T  H  A  ! M E R R Y   C H R I S T M A S ! ! ! PRAYER TOPICS We pray for the Christmas celebrations of each child with their family. May it be a meaningful time...
NEW SHOES * Prayer * November 2024

NEW SHOES * Prayer * November 2024

The expression “new shoes” (literally “a change of shoes”) in Spanish is a metaphor for any important step or transition in growing up. Our “new shoes” are our new car and new building. But their real value is the children in them. Each child is unique and...