“A great impact from the trip is my relaxed and rational mindset. I feel very calm and that anything is possible from schoolwork to other situations…”
– Senyo, funded volunteer 2008 More

“Yesterday we went to the mountains and the children made an enormous snowman…”
– Group 179, HCPT, funded volunteers 2008 More

“Going over to Lourdes has let me have a greater understanding of the people around me and more able to respect their views…”
– Piers, HCPT, funded volunteer 2008 More

“Thank you once again because I have met many people who have become influential in my life and for that I am very grateful and proud…”
– Denise, funded volunteer 2008 More

“Just when I think I've got it together my dad has a routine of coming over and giving me a hug telling me how proud he is I came, this makes me cry everytime…”
– Jenny, funded volunteer 2008 More

“When asked what has been the highlight and most moving experience of Lourdes so far. I began to reflect on mine. After giving it some thought I had decided that it was not an everyday experience but in fact a simple but yet incredibly deep conversation about experiences at the baths…”
– Holly, funded volunteer 2008 More

“Lourdes inspires an overwhelming sense of perspective; the enthusiasm and gratitude of hospital pilgrims, many of whom are suffering, cannot fail to lift your spirits…”
– Joe, funded volunteer 2007 More

" God Bless. Many, many thanks, Brenda..."
– Canning Town, Easter, 2007 More

"Another memorable moment was witnessing John Pope taking some of his first tentative steps after having been partially paralysed for some time..."
– Georgina, ARMF funded volunteer, 2007 More

“I believe that for the sick, time in Lourdes restores the dignity and respect that is so often taken away in everyday life....”
– Valerie Webster, Ampleforth Pilgrimage nurse, 2006 More

“When I went to Lourdes, I thought I was going there to give. But when I returned, I realised that I had received more than I could ever have given...”
– Grishma, ARMF funded volunteer 2005 More