YOU CAN COUNT ON ME! - "Stand by Me/CONTA COMIGO" - 2013 Edition.

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME! - "Stand by Me/CONTA COMIGO" - 2013 Edition.

Hundreds of people, more than 500, of which 400 young people engaged in
helping others,
asking and raising food in the neighborhood,
making repairs,
cleaning and organizing the library, the dormitories, the kitchen, and common areas

tiding the 1250 beds, and washing the clothes on the gigantic laundry...

A great demonstration of Love, Altruism,
And service to others,
Which are so necessary in the world today.

And all of That are happening where? In the big house that welcomes all people, called Arsenal da Esperança (Arsenal of Hope).

Faith without good works is dead.
Feeling Compassion it's not Enough! We must act.

"Once upon a time a homeless man
Begin to study in the School of Arsenal, rose again,
And became a Firefighter, a public server.

Another one, turned artist.
The other, turned writer.
Another, returned to his homeland and became a microentrepreneur,
enriched, and returned here
JUST TO SAY THANKS ... "

All this because of a place called
Arsenal of Hope, in São Paulo.

A holy house, which saves countless lives

A STRONG ARM AND A HAND EXTENDED,
for those who are fallen
for those who live on the street
for those who have no family
for those whom society has labeled and discriminated

A STRONG ARM, AND A HELPING HAND,
pulling off the alcohol,
Out of the drug
And up to God, to Jesus.

A HOLLY HOUSE 
Dedicated to Love, Charity
and Service to others

Here, They ask what is your name,
where you come from,
And not how much you have in your pocket ...

You are welcomed by the human being that you are,
and not by the gains you can offer...

A MISSIONARY WORK
Made by ASSINDES - International Association for Development
and the SERMIG - Young Missionary Service

THERE ARE 3 ARSENALS:
ONE ARSENAL in BRAZIL - The Arsenal of Hope, founded in 1996, by
Don Luciano Mendes de Almeida and Ernesto Olivero
In the THE OLD HOUSE OF IMMIGRANTS FROM SÃO PAULO,
where thousands of immigrants, Italian, Japanese and Europeans were received and welcome, in
1920s and 1930s;


ANOTHER ARSENAL in ITALY - The Arsenal of PEACE, opened in Turin inside an
old bomb factory.

and ANOTHER ARSENAL in the city of Madaba, JORDAN - The Arsenal of Encounter, a home for
women and children.
Promoting the Encounter and dialogue between East and West, 
So Needed...

Arsenal belongs to all peoples
All races
And all countries.

Arsenal belongs to God
and to all men.

Thousands of lives in three countries, Are Cared for, Comforted and Assisted
by the teams of the 3 Arsenals.

Thanks Arsenal,

May God reward you this good work!

Gratitude.