Rocher

Missions in underdeveloped neighbourhoods   


Right now words like "ghetto" and "underdeveloped neighbourhood" keep popping up ... Poverty, problems in education, violence and difficulties are encountered by social services, which are all too often unable to cope ... Isn't it possible to bring Christian hope there ?
Mission Le Rocher
This is an example of how one can live in the heart of these neighbourhoods, go to meet the young people, organize educational activities for them in order to develop a social link with them. See the website:

From adoration to compassion
Missions in poor suburbs are built on more than just prayer and good works, they are built on a heart ; Christ’s heart. The contemplation of Christ our Saviour through adoration of the Blessed Sacrament changes the way we see the others. That is where compassion is born ; it is indispensable for any good work we wish to accomplish. Because of this necessity prayer is given the first place.

Working to help everyone
Most often the mission is lived on the street, in house visits and in welcoming houses to allow a real trust and foster confidence between the kids, the families and the missionaries. The missionary, as well as an evangelising role must also display educational and social values : we need to learn to live together, while respecting others and ourselves ; most importantly we need to discover hope !
Fighting unemployment, learning the importance of rules in society, discovering the meaning of beauty, the value of work and of personal talents… Many things become possible by a simply daily presence and by talking with one another.


To be and to do
Right in the heart of the world, the missionaries try to be witnesses to the Good News with their lives. They live with the people, side by side. They choose to fully embrace the Gospel by loving their neighbour through a care-filled service.
The alliance of faith and good works (James 2, 14-20) allows to love in truth and in deed, proclaiming aloud Christ’s message for all to hear.
The large Islamic presence in many traditionally Christian countries calls for inter-religious dialogue and new evangelization. This presence is an opportunity to give witness to a true Christian hope every day through the effort of volunteer and full-time missionaries.
The twofold goal of these missions is to participate in the development of justice in the world and to be witnesses of God’s love.