The “Coffee Break” project at Saint Merri parish provides a welcome and a daily breakfast to vulnerable people.
These coffee break welcomes were initially set up at the start of the Covid epidemic.
Since then, it has continued every morning and an average of 70 to 80 people come every day, sometimes up to 100 people whenever the migrant camps are suddenly dismantled.
“The parish budget is under strain, but thanks to the generosity of the Rosalie Projects, which supplemented one-time donations from neighborhood merchants, and with the help of volunteers, we have been able to ensure the distribution of 36,000 breakfasts within the parish of Saint Merri.” – Sr. Danièle
“The people who beg in the neighborhood always greet us with a smile. Sometimes they like to have a little chat with us.” – Sr. Danièle
“Thank you, it’s a good thing you’re here!” Noelle tells us.
Ludmilla, a Ukrainian refugee due to the conflict with Russia, likes to sit at the piano and play now and then.
“It’s been such a long time since I touched a piano,” she tells us.
Papy (Grandpa), as he wants to be called, is very ill but does not want to be hospitalized. He prefers to be housed with a “friend”, even though it’s pretty unstable. “Just for now…” he said…
“Nafar sometimes comes to greet us. He is clean and well dressed and tells us that he landed a small job and a shelter.”
“Despite the negative reactions of certain neighbors, especially after an exceptional influx of African migrants forcing the ‘natives’ to leave, we are continuing this wonderful project with excluded very vulnerable people.”
Many thanks for your support alongside us!
Sr. Danièle Kogel, DC
Source: projets-rosalie.com
Thanks for sharing the information. Very good projects indeed! God bless your project. God will provide for your needs so that you can continue to feed the migrants! Greetings from Botswana.