The brothers and sisters in Faith and Light communities are quiet, yet deeply present. They grow up alongside their parents from childhood, living intimately with their pain, their worries, their joy. They watch over their handicapped brother or sister with constant care. They eat at the same table, sleep under the same roof—sometimes in the same room—and follow every milestone. They join in the games, endure the tantrums and moods. They are acutely aware of how strangers respond: adults, classmates, other children. Their sensitivity to the outside world runs deep.
Every time I have met a brother or sister, I have found in them someone who could understand all at once: the friend, the parents (their own and others'), and the handicapped person (sibling or not).
They are truly, or can become, a bridge—a hinge connecting the three elements of a Faith and Light community.
Anne Françoise Marès — a friend