tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391307998762470892024-03-24T16:34:02.603-07:00Unbroken Are WeUnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-60315553726381461932023-12-08T13:08:00.000-08:002023-12-09T12:33:49.842-08:00The Gift of Peace and a New Understanding - 2nd week of Advent Reflection - Mission Post update<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Second Sunday of
Advent from Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w9_uf4IFB8QZs83LdoioZg3kt2XQQYjfifLL5vipaK0MWE-UHFVgcJQfw-vg5uYpJYGip9p0j-15DBtRUZzlNL0d9oXQ_yMlXaJ0R99a6eCE6eHevYLUYGlaUaskyxzmOaBSddr-8k5uRPTXs5hjH7JKUNtuIiHOROC0_IlEVqPjsNn9mSRxbMX5vRk/s296/jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="296" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w9_uf4IFB8QZs83LdoioZg3kt2XQQYjfifLL5vipaK0MWE-UHFVgcJQfw-vg5uYpJYGip9p0j-15DBtRUZzlNL0d9oXQ_yMlXaJ0R99a6eCE6eHevYLUYGlaUaskyxzmOaBSddr-8k5uRPTXs5hjH7JKUNtuIiHOROC0_IlEVqPjsNn9mSRxbMX5vRk/w640-h365/jesus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I confess this is not at all your normal picture for the Advent Season! <br />However, it is where my heart is! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">The Gift of Peace and a New Understanding!</span></span></b></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #800180;">Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and grant us your salvation.</span></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Advent season for me at Santa Maria Magdalena’s
home has been filled with many new and different blessings this year. And I
pray that this Advent season will be the same for you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we light the second
candle of our advent wreath this week and as we listen to the Gospel reading
this week may we be confident in the fact that John the Baptist is not calling
us to strike our breast or make harsh acts of atonement for our sins. But
rather it is an invitation to change our way of thinking and the way we look at
the Lord. <b><u><span style="color: #800180;">My friends there is nothing we can do to make Jesus LOVE US MORE nor
is there anything we can do to make him LOVE US LESS! </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The prince of lies
will tell you that you are unworthy and that you are unloved. But I am confident
Jesus wants us to see, know, and feel the immense compassion and mercy he has
for us all! Jesus wants us to recognize that he was born in a stable among animals and laid in a manger, that he hung on the cross not by three
nails but by his love for us! <span style="color: #800180;"><b>He loves us no matter how many times we fail, how
many times we commit the same sin, or how many times we turn our backs on him. </b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The conversation that
Saint Maria Faustina had with Jesus has been with me during my prayer time for
the last couple of days and I would like to share it with you in hopes that you
will find it a blessing for you and for all those you encounter. Because indeed
it is a message everyone deserves to hear! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>Let us know and be confident that the Lord Loves us and he will indeed heal us!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>He wants us !</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>He longs for us! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>He desires us! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>He is all we need! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>He will give us Peace and a new understanding!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>But only if we let go and let him! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and grant us your salvation.</b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Goodness of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“The mercy of God, hidden in the Blessed
Sacrament, the voice of the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of mercy:
Come to Me, all of you. Conversation of the Merciful God with a Sinful Soul.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jesus</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Be not afraid of your Savior, O sinful soul. <b>I make the first move
to come to you</b>, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself
to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with
your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on
you. How dear your soul is to Me! <b>I have inscribed your name upon My hand;
you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Soul</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Lord, I hear your voice calling me to turn back from the path of sin,
but <b>I have neither the strength nor the courage to do so</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jesus</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: I am your strength; <b>I will help you in the struggle</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Soul</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: Lord, I recognize your holiness, and <b>I fear You</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jesus</span></b>: My child, do you fear the God of mercy? <b>My holiness does not
prevent Me from being merciful</b>. Behold, for you I have established a throne
of mercy on earth — the tabernacle — and from this throne I desire to enter
into your heart. I am not surrounded by a retinue or guards. <b>You can come to me
at any moment, at any time; I want to speak to you and desire to grant you
grace.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Soul:</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Lord, <b>I doubt that You will pardon my numerous sins</b>; my misery
fills me with fright.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jesus</span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: My mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world. Who
can measure the extent of my goodness? For you I descended from heaven to
earth; <b>for you I allowed myself to be nailed to the cross; for you I let my
Sacred Heart be pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for
you. Come, then, with trust to draw graces from this fountain. I never reject a
contrite heart</b>. Your misery has disappeared in the depths of My mercy. <b>Do
not argue with Me about your wretchedness</b>. You will give me pleasure if you
hand over to me all your troubles and griefs. I shall heap upon you the
treasures of My grace.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">St. Maria Faustina, Diary: Divine Mercy in My
Soul<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">On this second Sunday
of Advent let us recognize that we are human, we are sinners, and that through seeking
Jesus we will encounter his love, mercy, healing, and help so we can become
what God has created us to be! </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, I feel we should
honor all the great things that the Lord has been doing at Santa Maria
Magdalena’s Home! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ALL SAINTS DAY CELEBRATION! </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1-t7MCvg8QOtAnUvaiZors0ikcK1UyJY14BC8vScB1EwZuafkAaTR4cu65xygxLsj3io3Jrf4aTtXxyBtUKPD7pHZUjuhUButhLKD0Mty93lnePkCUo-wqxBlW_v0z17LnKvCYhWA4WNbDhqZry5frykYWi4KSStNPDKQL68twGKg_WaV_pb-c1oR-E/s1280/397913527_644223837896593_4600953594728293116_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1-t7MCvg8QOtAnUvaiZors0ikcK1UyJY14BC8vScB1EwZuafkAaTR4cu65xygxLsj3io3Jrf4aTtXxyBtUKPD7pHZUjuhUButhLKD0Mty93lnePkCUo-wqxBlW_v0z17LnKvCYhWA4WNbDhqZry5frykYWi4KSStNPDKQL68twGKg_WaV_pb-c1oR-E/w288-h640/397913527_644223837896593_4600953594728293116_n.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"> Every Last Thursday of the month<br /></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"> I bake birthday cakes and we celebrate the birthdays of that </span>month.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6DyIM7IUPraY95hTR9T1Mp2ytI1gqFljt7oOf_zqvdrSzmNCiejI-2ZJgANmKIrB5xr9X7WiF3Q5vkDv4Pr1U-OFSThLfvYXuJKt6KnySwShz26wbf7hVaMvz8QARSCCYPT9j4sawUXFPB7x75MZK3GyF-5s0h7j1QjrFNQd5b9kjR3oOJHAvxd9bNg/s3264/IMG_20231130_115238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>We beg for your Help! </u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>With confidence, I ask in the name of Jesus and his poor whom this home serves for you </b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;">to pray about becoming a monthly mission partner with Santa Maria Magdalena's Home!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We need monthly mission partners. Our 1st financial goal is set at </b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;">$3000.00 per month</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><b>Take to prayer and ask Jesus if he is desiring you to serve the poor here. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Together</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> let us radically love all those who he sends to this home! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We love you all and pray for you everyday! </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Karen and Gabriel </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpmAJ6pgDlejmgOP6cWmML4Wb9lU13S_Lc4mTJPhW6zfkaTeDiGbnAZGdkXGglREXZpkQNzDHP4hZnXBmFKrO650sAWTqlDhV5FvMcKwEAbDvQ7nr6ysir3Hs_GISql5ZRhGA22D1p_mewfu4t51kn_qhPLnM3w-DkUiMMr7QtC3jRNJZPjMB6wmClbo/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpmAJ6pgDlejmgOP6cWmML4Wb9lU13S_Lc4mTJPhW6zfkaTeDiGbnAZGdkXGglREXZpkQNzDHP4hZnXBmFKrO650sAWTqlDhV5FvMcKwEAbDvQ7nr6ysir3Hs_GISql5ZRhGA22D1p_mewfu4t51kn_qhPLnM3w-DkUiMMr7QtC3jRNJZPjMB6wmClbo/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuPcLklFWzFf-sFWX6hy6ij2Awf3_luDe0rBRqR6ZnVxaXonV9xTCS1yZlUYVzOiKTVRE_reYglFWWzFp81pBiyuQtEVw3qGZiVzeIc0E0fFb6LfKO5P78EToJBT790ANWsOeemI9cCcr2jwfLInAPelFoImXyvbqQco2r8nA9fXwDfKiUrYeYY0vxxg/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuPcLklFWzFf-sFWX6hy6ij2Awf3_luDe0rBRqR6ZnVxaXonV9xTCS1yZlUYVzOiKTVRE_reYglFWWzFp81pBiyuQtEVw3qGZiVzeIc0E0fFb6LfKO5P78EToJBT790ANWsOeemI9cCcr2jwfLInAPelFoImXyvbqQco2r8nA9fXwDfKiUrYeYY0vxxg/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mission Post: </b></span><b style="text-align: center;">Santa Maria Magdalena's Home </b></div></b></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Caserio Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-8103691704457699222023-12-03T10:51:00.000-08:002023-12-03T10:51:56.919-08:001st Sunday of Advent- Hope <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1st Sunday of Advent Reflection
from </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>A home for abused and abandoned
Mothers and their children. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjqKrzpJCyTSXEXCobmd4kRKB2x1EDZwJbMabApzBK-7ejlwFVZ0_s2u0O5j0BrMU356BsbNCKnVM2urTwCFsFcQZTvWf6yCQVKVCgzx4xF7FQYxovUnFpJboDWmRrqfuGDGvaseXSkUCU3RdEH-Wwj1EQJOd7jAO-1bFdBteDHFMO5yPNRYwnP8EoZc/s1829/IMG_20231203_131400_1~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1829" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjqKrzpJCyTSXEXCobmd4kRKB2x1EDZwJbMabApzBK-7ejlwFVZ0_s2u0O5j0BrMU356BsbNCKnVM2urTwCFsFcQZTvWf6yCQVKVCgzx4xF7FQYxovUnFpJboDWmRrqfuGDGvaseXSkUCU3RdEH-Wwj1EQJOd7jAO-1bFdBteDHFMO5yPNRYwnP8EoZc/w640-h514/IMG_20231203_131400_1~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Let all who hope in you rejoice,
triumph for ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will shelter them and they will glory
in you”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Perhaps the 1<sup>st</sup>
Sunday of Advent this year has a very new meaning for me. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As we celebrate the 1<sup>st</sup>
Sunday of Lent and as we light the 1<sup>st</sup> candle in our advent wreath
here at Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home, I cannot help but reflect on this morning's
prayer from Psalms 5 which was titled A morning prayer for help! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">It is so fitting for
this Sunday and for this home. <b>With such injustice, mistreatment, and cruelty that
has been experienced among those who gathered in the sala this morning, it is
this Hope in the coming of the Lord that gives us all strength. </b>That gives us something
to look forward to. If not the mundane, cruel, taunting, and wicked world would
just get the best of us all. But instead, here at Santa Maria Magdalena’s home
this morning it is as if we gather in hope, with confidence that the lord hears
our voices, that he hears our prayers, and our cries. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>The home has become a
refuge </b>for so many in the past months, they come, and they go; but they all
have something in common. They all have experienced pain, heartbreaks, and
terrible physical and emotional pain. But somehow this home brings them peace
and hope. <b>They want to believe; they desire to find the one responsible for
this hope and joy they experience while here</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Today after morning prayer,
I was walking with one of the women today, together we were admiring the flower
gardens, and listening to the birds while her children played, running about
the grounds of the home. <b>She asked me why everything was so pretty, and why I
allowed her to stay so long</b>. <b>I told her because Jesus helped me many years ago
in the same way by sending people to my rescue. I also told her the reason that
the home and the grounds are so beautiful is because Jesus built this home for
women and children just like her and I and that Jesus desires her and her
children to be happy, to have hope in Him. I affirmed with her that Jesus
wanted to love her radically and this home is one way he shows His love for her.
That he wants her to see Him in all its beauty in the birds, in the flowers,
and in the sound of the river running by the home. </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I wanted to say thank
you to all of you who support this home because this morning’s prayer nor this
morning’s conversation with this mother would not have been possible without
your help, without your YES! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is through the
mission of the home, It is through your prayers your donations that allow these
women and children and the surrounding community to experience hope and love! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>If you’re not already
partnered with us, please prayerfully consider becoming one! So many good
things are happening here. Incredible miracles and healing of hearts and souls!
It is easy just follow the link <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>https://www.familymissionscompany.com/santa-maria-magdalenas-home/</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Psalm 5<br />
A morning prayer for help<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It is you whom I invoke, O Lord. In the morning you
hear me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Let
my words come to your ears, O Lord:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>hear my sighs.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Listen
to the voice of my crying,<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>my King and my God.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">As
I make my prayer to you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lord, listen to my voice in the morning;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>in the morning I will stand before you and await you.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">You
are not a God who loves evil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The wicked cannot stay near you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">the unjust cannot remain in your presence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">You
hate all who do evil –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">you destroy all who speak falsehood –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">the Lord abominates the bloody and deceitful man.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>But
in the abundance of your mercy you will admit me to your house:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>I will worship you in your holy temple, with fear and
reverence.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lord,
guide me in your justice, protect me from my enemies:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">let me see the path I must follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For
there is no truth in their mouth – their heart is a bottomless pit –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">their throat is a wide open grave – their tongue
seduces.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Punish
them, Lord,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">and let their own plans destroy them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">On
account of their crimes, thrust them from your presence;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">for they are rebels against you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Let
all who hope in you rejoice, triumph for ever.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>You will shelter them and they will glory in you.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">For
you bless the just, O Lord,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">and your good will surrounds them like a shield.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Glory
be to the Father and to the Son<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">and to the Holy Spirit,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">as
it was in the beginning,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">is now, and ever shall be,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">world without end.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -24.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Amen.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -.5in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It is you whom I invoke, O Lord. In the morning you
hear me.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p>We pray this Advent season will bring you closer to Jesus! May he hear your cries and your prayers! May we have HOPE in HIM!</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p>WE LOVE YOU ALL</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b>Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </b></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b>Mission Post: Santa Maria Magdalena's Home </b></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Caserio<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> de Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru</o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PCGwGXG0rcC2LwYL1Gst_0d-8bmvuroSV5rruKUQvKos28YgxTMLq8ePT9e6RqjihHCUSRmoSbypZsu4Y5R3IuG2HTWo9azXq5BJCj6bzbeMTLvoFjLsiM5tPxEPbsyHnl66gYInMdpBP8DUBvKkLpb02mlG5iMt0okntV9D0rMOrgsaF7jS7ShJ1uI/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PCGwGXG0rcC2LwYL1Gst_0d-8bmvuroSV5rruKUQvKos28YgxTMLq8ePT9e6RqjihHCUSRmoSbypZsu4Y5R3IuG2HTWo9azXq5BJCj6bzbeMTLvoFjLsiM5tPxEPbsyHnl66gYInMdpBP8DUBvKkLpb02mlG5iMt0okntV9D0rMOrgsaF7jS7ShJ1uI/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSgJF2OUqetZXLpdHjxzd45l10WlmM3v-17DP3Vr7_f4gLe5-NHzfsq55y6VeNk-mfMCiPhK1jgCpkyJybWH5g4lrv9pduZgGqKVJm3KRVHfvzGRq9emqiN6fM8XwyZLT0VHYRAplASxlhR2vwi6jtmqol28UsZ-GfYFMKL0iRYkUxQcX2B_5BJ7qh3Y/s320/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSgJF2OUqetZXLpdHjxzd45l10WlmM3v-17DP3Vr7_f4gLe5-NHzfsq55y6VeNk-mfMCiPhK1jgCpkyJybWH5g4lrv9pduZgGqKVJm3KRVHfvzGRq9emqiN6fM8XwyZLT0VHYRAplASxlhR2vwi6jtmqol28UsZ-GfYFMKL0iRYkUxQcX2B_5BJ7qh3Y/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-8088193485753227632023-09-24T10:13:00.010-07:002023-09-25T13:33:32.403-07:00Become poor like the poor you serve! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9OsjP9Z_FKhQw5Aa1uAAoAfiae1dwdnEv2k2oJ2OxJCPNktB1o3clm_AwZd1qTAGLfJt8YsNSfVxybmn6G9cmvOk8qRfKbihT9A2szT5eAjPm8PBgAGJvrw8USk2QCdnp0TlzOV5h_pO50QDIE_RJA06AI9OD2K08iiMnC7SFxk5A6YxUED7-37EIP0/s972/liz%20and%20me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9OsjP9Z_FKhQw5Aa1uAAoAfiae1dwdnEv2k2oJ2OxJCPNktB1o3clm_AwZd1qTAGLfJt8YsNSfVxybmn6G9cmvOk8qRfKbihT9A2szT5eAjPm8PBgAGJvrw8USk2QCdnp0TlzOV5h_pO50QDIE_RJA06AI9OD2K08iiMnC7SFxk5A6YxUED7-37EIP0/w458-h640/liz%20and%20me.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Blessings to you my brothers
and sisters:</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt; text-align: start;">September
marks six years of Gabriel and I living and serving as full-time lay Catholic
Missionaries here in Peru. As Gabriel and I praise Jesus for his radical love and
faithfulness for us, we have also taken a moment to reflect on the past years and
wanted to take a moment to share with each of you some of our experiences.</span></div>
</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">The
call to serve as full-time missionaries has been an experience that has kept us
most of the time on our toes and the other half on our knees praying. Begging for
the needs of others, our own needs, for wisdom, for strength, for miracles, for
new friendships, for help in fighting off creatures and insects, and the learning
of local customs, and language. It has been raw; it has been intense, and it
has been full of many glory stories and moments of thanksgiving. Nevertheless, we
should be <b>careful not to glamorize full-time mission life, it is far from a vacation
to a remote location that can be shared on social media simply for a few “likes”.
Rather I would say it is quite the opposite. </b></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">In
fact, there is a sense of being forgotten or unremembered that comes with the call
to full-time foreign missions. I do not share this with you, for you to have pity
on us or to say that we have been totally forgotten about. <b>However, there is a
truth about missions that perhaps is not foreseen prior to selling everything and
saying goodbye. </b>We are out of sight and out of the minds and prayers of many because
of the nature of the vocation. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">There is
no denying that we have left what we have known since birth to serve Jesus's
poor in a foreign land. We will always be foreigners in the mission field no
matter how much we learn the language and customs or how many years we have
served in our post. We will always have family in the States, graduations,
birthdays, celebrations, and holidays missed due to our call. <b>For us the world
we left is engraved in our hearts the way we left it so many years ago; yet months,
years, and time just keep their normal pace, and the memories that we had engraved
into our hearts and minds have slowly become very distant to the reality. </b></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">With
that said I have been reflecting on the fact that I once struggled with the meaning
of living in solidarity with the poor, after all, it is a term often loosely
used today by many, so the real meaning and significance of the word can be distorted
at best, and maybe even used for propaganda. However, over the last six years,
Jesus has really shown me the true meaning and important significance of the phrase
to live in solidarity with the poor. Perhaps this call means something different
to those of you reading this, and that’s okay. But for me, in this season of life, Jesus has
revealed to me that to really live in solidarity with the poor, we must be united.
Perhaps JP II said it best when he calls all missionaries to, <b>“immerse themselves
in the culture to whom they are sent.”</b> <b><i>REDEMPTORIS MISSIO </i></b></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">§</span> 53.<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">That
means we must recognize and understand the life and culture of the poor in
order to immerse ourselves in the culture. Indeed, there is a harshness to the reality of
the life and culture of the poor. Sure the 1<sup>st</sup> things that come to
mind for many is the injustice, lack of material goods, housing, and Gospel poverty.
However, being forgotten and unremembered is so real among the poor. <b>The
culture of the poor is forgotten, they are often than not unremembered. </b>Alone with
no one to share with them the hardship, injustice, and unforgiving realities of
living in their ruthless environments, they go without knowing the love that Jesus has
for them because there is a lack of the Church, lack of priests, sacraments,
preaching of the Gospel and laity willing to join the mission.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><span> </span>Let's be honest the poor
in whatever country are really <b>out of sight and out of mind</b> until a special
collection is taken up on a rare Sunday, or the Church as a whole brings them
to mind once a year on the, World Day of the Poor, or when summer rolls around and the youth
go on a mission trip. Do not get
me wrong these are all great things, but the question arises is this unity? is
it solidarity? Maybe it is for a short moment in time, maybe perhaps there are
the few that hold the poor in their hearts and in their prayers for more than a short moment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Which brings me to reflect on the fact that as I have immersed in the culture and have
been living among the poor full-time for the past six years, I have become starkly
aware of the fact <b>there is nowhere to deviate my eyes, nor road to cross or
activity to occupy my time that allows me to avoided or that can remove the fact I live among the poorest of
the poor. </b></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Solidarity
is unity, solidarity is sharing goods and materials, education and knowledge,
sufferings, and joys, it is the act of living, the act of praying, and making sacrifices
for one another. <b>Once you think you have
given everything you have, you are asked to give even more.</b> Sacrificing until
it hurts and then offering even more just as Jesus did for us as he died on the
cross.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Pope
Francis has urged us to <b>“become poor like the poor we serve”.</b> So, as I reflect
on the last six years here living in solidarity with the poor, I firmly
can say we live together in unity in the abyss of the unremembered and forgotten.
For Gabriel and I this has been our
hardest struggle over the last six years. However, we are so thankful that in our daily prayers, <b>we are always reminded
by a whisper from the Holy Spirit that we are not forgotten or unremembered and
we confidently take this same message to the poor we live among</b>. With the
intercession of all the missionaries who have gone before us, it is in
solidarity with the poor that we serve, and it is our lives we give to those we
live among in the hope that we will be worthy enough to enter one day in Heaven.
But the only way to heaven is the cross and we cannot do this without becoming
poor like the poor we serve often than not who are forgotten and unremembered.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">And
for all of our mission partners who have become poor like the poor that we together
have served over these last six years; <b>we honor you and thank you for your
missionary hearts and all the sacrifices you have made.</b> The mission here would
not be possible without you and your YES. Together we have labored in the
fields so that the poor can confidently know that they are not forgotten and
far from being unremembered. Because of you, we have been able to live in
Solidarity with them and bring them Jesus.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Together let's encourage others
to remember the call to live in solidarity with the poor that can truly only be
achieved by becoming poor themselves. </span></b><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>The
call to missions is not glamorous but indeed it is glorious</b>, and together I am confident
that we one day will hear <b>“Well done Good and Faithful Servant”</b> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>Matthew
25:23</b></span><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">And
all this to say;<b> Let us agree</b>, as did the Apostle Paul, <b>to always remember the
poor!</b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"> <b>Galatians 2:10</b></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out the pictures below to see what's been going on here?</h1><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </h1><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Disclaimer*😏</h1><div><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am terrible at taken pictures, I rarely have my phone with me and my camera on my phone, well it has seen better days! With that said I pray you will enjoy the pictures and I hope it gives you a glimpse into the life here. </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long-term mothers - Small homes </h1><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had enough funds to get started but not to complete the 1st of 3 small homes at the back of the property for the long-term mothers who will be joining us. This house is already spoken for. However, we do not have the funds to complete it. We are roughly $3000.00 short. </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYUSFBsHJS-CGFWHZEAcDTGaWkegUQPRYHwaNEZmk0ktRAUd0DHnbWEvjYyFzp-s56a_l-l9Hn-ZwJbMKYU4MsVogu4THrSR0UfqK_QbwTesJhf1FTDsoUcbHXmIk-bdnJh41POqCTcRonvW0Nw3nCFCYsClb-3-kP4JRjvUk4EZFC6UM7YjyoR8ilkE/s1600/IMG-20230922-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYUSFBsHJS-CGFWHZEAcDTGaWkegUQPRYHwaNEZmk0ktRAUd0DHnbWEvjYyFzp-s56a_l-l9Hn-ZwJbMKYU4MsVogu4THrSR0UfqK_QbwTesJhf1FTDsoUcbHXmIk-bdnJh41POqCTcRonvW0Nw3nCFCYsClb-3-kP4JRjvUk4EZFC6UM7YjyoR8ilkE/w640-h288/IMG-20230922-WA0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">School anniversary</h1><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We helped Jasmine our neighbor and friend construct a lantern for the parade that the school had for their anniversary. It is the Inca man below in the picture. She won the entire contest, and she is so shy, but she was grinning ear to ear. </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-zAVwj2jfEh6vkrAAGgNywBHJh2ucPEyvQfnM3YTWkbdoQubF1g1YCBOdN4qKnQuyAh6Qf7pc9H16e2-ggovNYSEPRzo1VgwAWEBllNfsrEdiGKfTO2NZopt7Sc3D5XOk2e1HLHdwktqC9s8AXXZzUKIgbYMOPgtMgKVRIH-AobpajZWRAWzySvW1lA/s4096/20230815_205941_mfnr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-zAVwj2jfEh6vkrAAGgNywBHJh2ucPEyvQfnM3YTWkbdoQubF1g1YCBOdN4qKnQuyAh6Qf7pc9H16e2-ggovNYSEPRzo1VgwAWEBllNfsrEdiGKfTO2NZopt7Sc3D5XOk2e1HLHdwktqC9s8AXXZzUKIgbYMOPgtMgKVRIH-AobpajZWRAWzySvW1lA/w640-h360/20230815_205941_mfnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJrzLUURfjfpzXvsUlnACtpbXQosuiLGe7Xw9EOHP-6PHonQKDtS1BQIXTbDv5pellaCNcvN61sIosU-rGrwKwBhTJhxDw0yTueKyZmlHrBvjt6rK-GWLZfoM2HVPr92dFInmoDRJijFNT-RvW5M975KapK5mr3qtBYfbpO0bl0Gq2uiyQH91Tt42xIM/s4096/20230815_204647_mfnr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJrzLUURfjfpzXvsUlnACtpbXQosuiLGe7Xw9EOHP-6PHonQKDtS1BQIXTbDv5pellaCNcvN61sIosU-rGrwKwBhTJhxDw0yTueKyZmlHrBvjt6rK-GWLZfoM2HVPr92dFInmoDRJijFNT-RvW5M975KapK5mr3qtBYfbpO0bl0Gq2uiyQH91Tt42xIM/w640-h360/20230815_204647_mfnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9lA-o39SEi_UZoaKhKII1DEUxwbXYi1z5DdBtN3Fz3vK-_Mp_RCNZq6OmVPqHA6qn0NgOg5TJeWct9WkzUn3bKM6rzCBxqI8yVwViK9IrouLr0ZIUmgwjthaX5046m5Wk9WFHKg1x059flk_3XiOmSBSk2Xv8VwU2EUXPkUSI5IMy_EAYQBiYgD3wVI/s1280/IMG-20230923-WA0026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9lA-o39SEi_UZoaKhKII1DEUxwbXYi1z5DdBtN3Fz3vK-_Mp_RCNZq6OmVPqHA6qn0NgOg5TJeWct9WkzUn3bKM6rzCBxqI8yVwViK9IrouLr0ZIUmgwjthaX5046m5Wk9WFHKg1x059flk_3XiOmSBSk2Xv8VwU2EUXPkUSI5IMy_EAYQBiYgD3wVI/w640-h288/IMG-20230923-WA0026.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This picture does not do the lanterns justice. I am amazed how they all have candles in them yet not one catches on fire! 🔥</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Priest retreat</h1><h3 style="text-align: center;">Thanks to everyone who donated to the retreat for the priests here. It was a blessing for them to have a time of retreat, rest, and formation. If it wasn't for you, they would have just had formation all in one day and returned to serving. </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifBT2-ia1rHRX-zDl8g7KJ-y938vdOPgl1LT6xVubnkwf_vydSRwjQD98ThAG2F32nevflmzCHIxzooRINhmLtP73VYBRoQvJ50GkEMyYHas936xW5GPTSXAWeihau1bUkK5ZfUVIwSL1YpmFSBxIAJXw3D3uDc9HctGLVMhiUBMy8FfPpUZAyyqI4Hw/s4096/20230805_081734.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifBT2-ia1rHRX-zDl8g7KJ-y938vdOPgl1LT6xVubnkwf_vydSRwjQD98ThAG2F32nevflmzCHIxzooRINhmLtP73VYBRoQvJ50GkEMyYHas936xW5GPTSXAWeihau1bUkK5ZfUVIwSL1YpmFSBxIAJXw3D3uDc9HctGLVMhiUBMy8FfPpUZAyyqI4Hw/w360-h640/20230805_081734.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gift bags with little candies and a drinks</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He looks up to so many of them. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAinj5nxo4HqrqtGmvGGb7-OxeFZLmJHJ6bzH805AfHdRSANZsrRRwqJuY8jaLJ6TPipzxcQPmCfLAVunsFy1NjmglV3gBZfCUOpL4D2PEPy2uDoyOWg0SOztiv7Ml0D0fZvhJpVaT4Gk3bZ-lO46Kx40aGxFXkypzgszvNS3xlmjRA78b6lNbrMgKDCU/s1600/IMG-20230808-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="738" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAinj5nxo4HqrqtGmvGGb7-OxeFZLmJHJ6bzH805AfHdRSANZsrRRwqJuY8jaLJ6TPipzxcQPmCfLAVunsFy1NjmglV3gBZfCUOpL4D2PEPy2uDoyOWg0SOztiv7Ml0D0fZvhJpVaT4Gk3bZ-lO46Kx40aGxFXkypzgszvNS3xlmjRA78b6lNbrMgKDCU/w296-h640/IMG-20230808-WA0000.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bishops and Father Burgas celebrated their anniversary of their ordination the week of the retreat. So of course, we had to celebrate them with a cake! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0CznbMKHbkvIbpiGqhlTsnQ1HMNd3aN5irGMoBOk7kZW3X7xQtzWA7S8ucGfE_mDcEEL_whSlvQX3RiUAWDZADjoDjTROOZXAGx7D0fEyvIjNW_fLwwfHUNNK_n9IbnS-GYxWTOl979mOHem3iBkD1oVjQWR_9gN1sEXu31VzVvp4SSP5meZgVeN8jA/s1280/IMG-20230808-WA0012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="1280" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0CznbMKHbkvIbpiGqhlTsnQ1HMNd3aN5irGMoBOk7kZW3X7xQtzWA7S8ucGfE_mDcEEL_whSlvQX3RiUAWDZADjoDjTROOZXAGx7D0fEyvIjNW_fLwwfHUNNK_n9IbnS-GYxWTOl979mOHem3iBkD1oVjQWR_9gN1sEXu31VzVvp4SSP5meZgVeN8jA/w640-h294/IMG-20230808-WA0012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX_En8QOKYYY5FzHpAH4pdYOp-hwyHxO2DnVOQBZrzsx6YbMbC4Y0T24Lzu_yU3kQbBNfpAkzTmGGEWPKlDbi4Mb-RHEpOSW_Eyp1VodUZLwNY76WFb5M6rn5JaYenoai4vs9Ugtar2pF5zPZ6_gUD_v8AwLWLt56TXXwXGv7yNm2LM0rrSYM4fK0bRA/s1600/IMG-20230808-WA0024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Please continue to pray for them as they are now asking questions about the Catholic Church and the sacrament of marriage.</span></h2><h2><span style="color: #444444;"> Often in missions, we have to take a lot of baby steps and then wait and pray. It is an incredible experience to watch it all unfold. </span></h2><h2><br /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTfnbjQs60tiaM4tlMY1FfEQDDBka6bs1BJSpOzK9YH-jxaieFuj4zCQASHUfEcGGy0WJxUjMfkCP7GiiLPEP8ufgQ3BnILUQwz5UvxywV1-_THYd8u3qgGv6nCmjLMW2OohdjnBVcO-NonYD154_EjtolWzwyszqMMF37ri2JWg8bhdMuFi7U8fSauk/s1600/IMG-20230923-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTfnbjQs60tiaM4tlMY1FfEQDDBka6bs1BJSpOzK9YH-jxaieFuj4zCQASHUfEcGGy0WJxUjMfkCP7GiiLPEP8ufgQ3BnILUQwz5UvxywV1-_THYd8u3qgGv6nCmjLMW2OohdjnBVcO-NonYD154_EjtolWzwyszqMMF37ri2JWg8bhdMuFi7U8fSauk/w640-h288/IMG-20230923-WA0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8vVr4yHidI4CTW5-vauwGfSP-HwMZ7i0QZqmec9OhEyuDHNXViOXRR6JlEN8GjRIQ2HNFtdIulpngxsQV8hCfO7mDWWHPzCpMCbdM9sfS-n-hPC11tscxCvv4OJBziBtyQCO-5S6gGXt18h5qcVHwDRW8PnM0MP9dyOyXVY8Lwc8Vs0r8-QhNqeKU2U/s1600/IMG-20230923-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8vVr4yHidI4CTW5-vauwGfSP-HwMZ7i0QZqmec9OhEyuDHNXViOXRR6JlEN8GjRIQ2HNFtdIulpngxsQV8hCfO7mDWWHPzCpMCbdM9sfS-n-hPC11tscxCvv4OJBziBtyQCO-5S6gGXt18h5qcVHwDRW8PnM0MP9dyOyXVY8Lwc8Vs0r8-QhNqeKU2U/w640-h288/IMG-20230923-WA0009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVHAdWLH-X8rFnm1BdjOKJaGwcfIRDsmyWVRpwHSZiVuqluiBBfKt5HDVsq3czOc6LIydPM7PuE5FwaRAc8R3B3cFTDeS9QCMr79z9tOH_JVN8X40EzvXqhZnkI3Xn0irMXmqmyK2eYhqm3_B25ytlpCdvbR5TrGXAriqQ_uDkJEKi2KWWe7H_FVNb5s/s1600/IMG-20230923-WA0011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVHAdWLH-X8rFnm1BdjOKJaGwcfIRDsmyWVRpwHSZiVuqluiBBfKt5HDVsq3czOc6LIydPM7PuE5FwaRAc8R3B3cFTDeS9QCMr79z9tOH_JVN8X40EzvXqhZnkI3Xn0irMXmqmyK2eYhqm3_B25ytlpCdvbR5TrGXAriqQ_uDkJEKi2KWWe7H_FVNb5s/w640-h288/IMG-20230923-WA0011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz1QgMlfAPn2rD-q2AyVZHMMfikvZTaBBwBYyVD0sNrCUSwHNY6408TQojJs-j5l73nKEHlHJcIaP3LsrTsOB4YTTX1MVj3iAEesrM6rMAgmsiROemec4KGtwxWSO4U5uSRIYNvSAuvPeGvM2l15_5u99KF4VwzAyvlIPCyhAAzb0NtK4Wwjyiwupri0/s1600/IMG-20230923-WA0013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="719" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz1QgMlfAPn2rD-q2AyVZHMMfikvZTaBBwBYyVD0sNrCUSwHNY6408TQojJs-j5l73nKEHlHJcIaP3LsrTsOB4YTTX1MVj3iAEesrM6rMAgmsiROemec4KGtwxWSO4U5uSRIYNvSAuvPeGvM2l15_5u99KF4VwzAyvlIPCyhAAzb0NtK4Wwjyiwupri0/w288-h640/IMG-20230923-WA0013.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd5mUNn4Z75Cv7puDBxWuYZvrzc-orSEjRMD3in9PkU7bG5WGbxp_B_CBsTxXl8aTQCTKBS2nT-4yKnu7V2cJq9eDf-xYYtTaWHb1Ma3R-z7sjg0wUiUBo_kkNl0Zpi_gWHKqceclSgnaY_s1mS-DCiuxam3m8dIV7K1rUEkc8jIgmpi7du9A3UaMrkM/s1600/liz%20and%20me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="719" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd5mUNn4Z75Cv7puDBxWuYZvrzc-orSEjRMD3in9PkU7bG5WGbxp_B_CBsTxXl8aTQCTKBS2nT-4yKnu7V2cJq9eDf-xYYtTaWHb1Ma3R-z7sjg0wUiUBo_kkNl0Zpi_gWHKqceclSgnaY_s1mS-DCiuxam3m8dIV7K1rUEkc8jIgmpi7du9A3UaMrkM/w288-h640/liz%20and%20me.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Birthdays!</h1><h3 style="text-align: center;">It is easy to recognize a community living in solidarity with one another when it seems that all we do is celebrate birthdays! 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His Grandmother who raised him since he was 2 died on his birthday this year. Please pray for her soul and for Jose's loss and healing! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ-odc3cwUw08h-tNgiSO0Rn70eCtUYrYqfKzBjfaE2NIGA7C7ho-XYBBzaqUqnJSJn1wurSiIZq23qe56SfYPojOcJ8ubnu0wT8m2-0tPj5yR_VywJMvdEgK9qQ4KkbEYtuImY6kHk7EPUqaQVDnsNBHhM15CZyoV16pYT38EpMB4PjxxGuq8lw7BOI/s4096/20230901_162636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ-odc3cwUw08h-tNgiSO0Rn70eCtUYrYqfKzBjfaE2NIGA7C7ho-XYBBzaqUqnJSJn1wurSiIZq23qe56SfYPojOcJ8ubnu0wT8m2-0tPj5yR_VywJMvdEgK9qQ4KkbEYtuImY6kHk7EPUqaQVDnsNBHhM15CZyoV16pYT38EpMB4PjxxGuq8lw7BOI/w640-h360/20230901_162636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF6lb-1iKVQ0tCNcDyRCwRipnafQIMztoxEm5yQwP9wL52Cqn8ZekPvOa9WnCbI1cJtHUhZEYoLuoNWjPmFAQd8CfMoeMFMedkVE8vTYqLLwcsLqPags2ftI1xitU-462GkdYMDV7FgwvWDIFroiEjbo-AamVCrY8ACqJQ7GcWpOP3VS7TIxdA78KuoI/s4096/20230901_162926_mfnr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF6lb-1iKVQ0tCNcDyRCwRipnafQIMztoxEm5yQwP9wL52Cqn8ZekPvOa9WnCbI1cJtHUhZEYoLuoNWjPmFAQd8CfMoeMFMedkVE8vTYqLLwcsLqPags2ftI1xitU-462GkdYMDV7FgwvWDIFroiEjbo-AamVCrY8ACqJQ7GcWpOP3VS7TIxdA78KuoI/w640-h360/20230901_162926_mfnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRkIzkepW1x56RJW16ex0N97N0lXyXmqdHtK3uzPYK8Lov8uCSiB2Xrf97L7XAk-MLEBMu7laYqnPOIJTtseBUsTlrFOWBElhzDvKqOTbXvuZU5fjfijgp0e_GPF4QuJkIInX5C9zp2nUcYYZ0JZpCaG8uxJTCOjfW5HD9uE7FHByI_7MEPOMLs9-RCo/s1280/IMG-20230924-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRkIzkepW1x56RJW16ex0N97N0lXyXmqdHtK3uzPYK8Lov8uCSiB2Xrf97L7XAk-MLEBMu7laYqnPOIJTtseBUsTlrFOWBElhzDvKqOTbXvuZU5fjfijgp0e_GPF4QuJkIInX5C9zp2nUcYYZ0JZpCaG8uxJTCOjfW5HD9uE7FHByI_7MEPOMLs9-RCo/w288-h640/IMG-20230924-WA0000.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>David's 4th birthday </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n6xSc0HCkE2nWuqZBP5FIZbM54KSlKu_9DzYkDNJQkoNW2E7Edy7kJKLDaUNR2LzLif4dYTjzPR5T3EjiGfkqf0dE-kevQM0LYD6Bv56kfn633VGSmzendMLQ4VVczV-K5GL1lDiCJyY3cPTSKM_Cmz2jSCyUDRSgy_Yg_u9OpBTk3S0V_7M8E8pjrc/s1280/IMG-20230613-WA0021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n6xSc0HCkE2nWuqZBP5FIZbM54KSlKu_9DzYkDNJQkoNW2E7Edy7kJKLDaUNR2LzLif4dYTjzPR5T3EjiGfkqf0dE-kevQM0LYD6Bv56kfn633VGSmzendMLQ4VVczV-K5GL1lDiCJyY3cPTSKM_Cmz2jSCyUDRSgy_Yg_u9OpBTk3S0V_7M8E8pjrc/w640-h480/IMG-20230613-WA0021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My 49th birthday </b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h1>Funeral</h1><h3>Jose was raised by his Grandmother! She passed away on his birthday this year. She was loved by many. It was incredible to see all the people who stopped everything they were doing to celebrate her life. </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHriYCPQSFXQPfmiKMIsP9xQkJ10XvS5eg4Zo7bOvT33EhX515I47SZ1mWF9qLoDSS1rWOmtDpG-HtB2eyP8GtL1WsNjLZuEJyhhoND-2hZQLSdWzu34fzNxW3pjU3C2QDGvsTZl6SrJmB4Zm5vmX4CM1xkt_kQNXe61AMRcfG6iSg_fYz5b6P1GeuYM/s1280/IMG-20230924-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHriYCPQSFXQPfmiKMIsP9xQkJ10XvS5eg4Zo7bOvT33EhX515I47SZ1mWF9qLoDSS1rWOmtDpG-HtB2eyP8GtL1WsNjLZuEJyhhoND-2hZQLSdWzu34fzNxW3pjU3C2QDGvsTZl6SrJmB4Zm5vmX4CM1xkt_kQNXe61AMRcfG6iSg_fYz5b6P1GeuYM/w288-h640/IMG-20230924-WA0003.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adoration Night! </h1><h3 style="text-align: center;">Thursdays are adoration night, and it is safe to say the attendance level is growing. What a blessing and of course after we share what we heard the Lord speaking to us, have some coffee and cookies and play games! </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbIx-wNyfeXLmCfedl33XdQus4aIDumeJUddsZ9R-jDTY91YZORALn9FFwyYsbtB2XUNE43RVIIl5La7XHi5NvlpNDq5IyQOm9qjlpKQg8_mCoer1uo5voB-K6B_La1soZmZSVZxqNp4HSSBWpg5qx95Zs3HCxmHaozprI6kOjjGUTzimt_rqrJSodNY/s4096/20230921_203331_mfnr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbIx-wNyfeXLmCfedl33XdQus4aIDumeJUddsZ9R-jDTY91YZORALn9FFwyYsbtB2XUNE43RVIIl5La7XHi5NvlpNDq5IyQOm9qjlpKQg8_mCoer1uo5voB-K6B_La1soZmZSVZxqNp4HSSBWpg5qx95Zs3HCxmHaozprI6kOjjGUTzimt_rqrJSodNY/w640-h360/20230921_203331_mfnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But no one at the Church or the Priest can confirm if it really does. </b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h1>Visa time </h1><h2><span style="color: #444444;">To live in Peru full-time, we must obtain a religious visa. Not hard, but not easy and they must be renewed every year. </span></h2><h2><span style="color: #444444;">Since we have been here 6 years; The migrations office has advised/suggested to us that we need to obtain a religious visa that allows us to stay longer without having to renew each year. </span></h2><h3><span style="color: #444444;">So, Gabriel and I had to make a trip to Chiclayo Peru to have Interpol take my fingerprints, one of many steps to obtain our new visas. </span></h3><h2><br /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwZenXRMOcfm_0BVZjhVcC6rcNpC8dVb7DazQ0Ylz8qpkWxNAMuIH6_khAgPbUXf4RzyivcA7Axi3Ii9goAUZOhDQCn4uJMQSlpapRcQ9WmBX4w5eeW-_VrhFueaINSa-aQrIqw7PfIBXfa-6mgf02LpaUy6_l8UayZl4VmSeG4M0TMn9OFYGeIqBJx0/s1600/IMG-20230827-WA0010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwZenXRMOcfm_0BVZjhVcC6rcNpC8dVb7DazQ0Ylz8qpkWxNAMuIH6_khAgPbUXf4RzyivcA7Axi3Ii9goAUZOhDQCn4uJMQSlpapRcQ9WmBX4w5eeW-_VrhFueaINSa-aQrIqw7PfIBXfa-6mgf02LpaUy6_l8UayZl4VmSeG4M0TMn9OFYGeIqBJx0/w640-h288/IMG-20230827-WA0010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: start;" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-49987818425911096642023-07-28T11:47:00.008-07:002023-07-28T12:08:42.950-07:00Greetings of Grace and Peace to you!<p><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hgh2ycysLl5PfQNYujoeo4ub69iV7gVUyIqXzxEwJ9OG8RcORi5BtEMCh2b-bsMScKV1k459uxbgLJvAUpaug14vqh7-2d-huJLYRkddPEi83kEk6b23uIfCi3IrwSdBKk9nrVPL7JHBVx2-BipU7cIPTrtITn2ONLmRxoC7WAqwtCD8SK8a6KwsOmI/s4096/adoration.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hgh2ycysLl5PfQNYujoeo4ub69iV7gVUyIqXzxEwJ9OG8RcORi5BtEMCh2b-bsMScKV1k459uxbgLJvAUpaug14vqh7-2d-huJLYRkddPEi83kEk6b23uIfCi3IrwSdBKk9nrVPL7JHBVx2-BipU7cIPTrtITn2ONLmRxoC7WAqwtCD8SK8a6KwsOmI/w362-h640/adoration.jpg" width="362" /></a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Adoring our lord for the 1st time in the chapel of Santa Maria Magdalena's home <br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>"God is all love.
This gentle Savior pleads with us from the Host: </b><b>“Love Me as I have loved you;
abide in My love! I came to cast the fire of love on the earth, and My most
ardent desire is that it should set your hearts on fire.”</b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;">We welcome this
new season!</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span> </span>Last Saturday
was a very Holy and Blessed Day. It was the day that Santa Maria Magdalena’s
home was officially opened and the day of the blessing of the Chapel and the 1<sup>st</sup>
mass to ever be celebrated here. There has been a great physical change here of
course with the completion of the home, gardens, chapels, drive, and rock wall.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there has also been a spiritual
change that can be noticed by just walking through the gardens, having prayer
time in the chapel, and just by being here. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> <span> </span></o:p></span></b><b>Saturday on the
feast day of Maria Magdalena the Bishop installed the Eucharist in the chapel
which is a gift like no other. With that said it is as if the Lord and all the
saints are walking about the property. The sounds of his creation have come
alive more than ever, the birds sing louder, the river keeps a constant tempo
throughout the land, and the flowers and other plants are thriving as never
before.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span> </span>Father Robert
had the day videoed, so I hope to share the day with you soon. The bishop's homily
was incredible and such an encouragement, honor, and testimony, to Family
Missions Company, to each one of you, and the Yes that so many of us have said
to the Lord in order for this home, this chapel, and His mission to come alive
here.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span> </span></span>Through my prayer time, Jesus has encouraged
me to plan our 1<sup>st</sup> women's healing retreat here. Gabriel and I are
wrapping up our other ministries which we still have down the mountain so we
can focus on serving those Jesus brings to the home. We had our 1<sup>st</sup>
adoration night last night. And will soon have a weekly worship night and
potluck dinner.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span> </span></span>Our 1<sup>st</sup> mission is to serve and
walk alongside the mothers and children that he sends here but the second is to
also disciple them and show them a healthy and holy community and allow them opportunities
to serve the Lord within the surrounding community.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span> </span>This new season
has my heart full and overflowing! It was the gift of Fortitude that served and
allowed us to complete the 1<sup>st</sup> initial phases of this mission here. Because
with this virtue came opportunities to exercise courage, perseverance, patience,
and meekness. I cannot wait to see what the Lord unfolds next. I am sure he intends
to grow us and stretch us in all the things we struggle with. It is all but
certain that he desires to give us opportunities to grow in our ability to love
like him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has not revealed all of his
plans to us, but we know whatever he has planned is going to be even more amazing
than the past year.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lord's many miracles </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span> </span>The Lord has
indeed performed many miracles here and he has multiplied everything from
rocks, grass, and funds in order to complete the 1<sup>st</sup> phases.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span> </span>But we still
need monthly donations to operate each month and funds to build the long-term
homes at the back of the property. As the community house will function for short-term
mothers and healing retreats. We have redesigned and replanned the one-room homes
in order to optimize funds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that
said the material cost is estimated at $5,000.00 for each home and roughly
$5,000.00 in labor, so a total of 10,000.00 for each home. We desire to build
at least 3 to 4 homes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span> </span>If you feel
called to partner with us monthly, it can be as little as $5.00 a month. If Jesus
is calling you to help build these homes, please feel free to make a monthly or
a one-time donation to the project by following this </span></b><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/santa-maria-magdalenas-home/" target="_blank"><b>Donation link</b></a></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="ES-MX"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/santa-maria-magdalenas-home/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home |
Family Missions CompanyFamily Missions Company</span></b></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> <b>or copy and paste the following into your browser. </b></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.familymissionscompany.com/santa-maria-magdalenas-home/
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> <span> </span></o:p></span></b><b>We also would like
to extend the offer to those who feel called to come here and help us build the
homes to reach out to us in order to plan a visit. If you have a desire to work with your hands and
want to experience mission life, we welcome and encourage those of you who have
heard the call to act on the impulse.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">💓💓</span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I must confess
to you that it is humbling to know that Gabriel and I are just merely conduits
connecting Jesus’s resources with those who need them the most, His beloved
poor.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is not easy
to ask for support/ funds because it is not my strong suit, I was raised to be self-efficient
and not to ask for help; it was a disgrace to do so. But Praise God that the
courage comes from him and that Jesus has whispered countless of times telling
me “You are asking for me”! You are asking for my beloved poor” You are
inviting others into the mission and giving them the same opportunities, I am
giving you to serve, so be bold and trust in me.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Maybe I have
shared this with you already, but I was reminded of it just a few weeks ago and
well Mother Teresa is my hero and a saint that I look up to and pray to often. I
ask her to intercede for me often in the fundraising department. This article shows
how bold she was for the poor and I desire to do the same! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>So, if you want
to be encouraged take a few minutes to read it! You will not be sorry. Just click and follow the link : </b><a href="https://guideposts.org/prayer/bible-resources/deepen-your-faith/a-faith-lesson-from-mother-teresa/" target="_blank"><b>Learning about living boldy in faith from a beggar for the poor</b></a></span><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Another inspirational
act was the following story of her boldness, mercy and love for the poor <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">One day, Mother Teresa was asking a
baker for some bread to feed the hungry children in her orphanage. The baker
was furious with her request, not only did he turn her down, he spat at her. In
response to his outrageous actions, Mother Teresa calmly reached deep into her
pocket, took out her handkerchief, wiped the spat off, and said "</span><i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">That was for me, now what about some bread for my poor children.</span></i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">" The baker was touched by Mother Teresa's love and
greatness, complied and thereafter provided bread for the children in the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> 💓💓</o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I know asking may offend some, but I can only pray
that the cries of the poor can be heard louder than the groans and pains it may
cause when I ask. I ask nothing for myself or for Gabriel and only ask for the
poor whom Jesus desires us to serve. So I pray you will have Christ-like mercy
on us and those we serve and invite you to become partners with us! </span></b><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b> Just a few of the pictures </b></span></o:p><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I was able to take at the luncheon that followed the mass. I will share with you the video when it is ready. </b></p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRmXXv2Jb6rUkVQqjq0Khc2WeZKAc8BSKH6hxnWEwyCVDQYRZMzpw5OugUB81QRNMnCRLkwpSCMv4_9AT9S5CwKCG7HCalt2d6Rmb0Ey_mE4Dy6SK1R_MiddEy-Y45fpT6G-1UNBMRh20RH_0lMVLOpzp_dL8dTRIluqKp_Ui4DPw9KS3WPVgiVLnXvs/s4096/20230722_150214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRmXXv2Jb6rUkVQqjq0Khc2WeZKAc8BSKH6hxnWEwyCVDQYRZMzpw5OugUB81QRNMnCRLkwpSCMv4_9AT9S5CwKCG7HCalt2d6Rmb0Ey_mE4Dy6SK1R_MiddEy-Y45fpT6G-1UNBMRh20RH_0lMVLOpzp_dL8dTRIluqKp_Ui4DPw9KS3WPVgiVLnXvs/w640-h360/20230722_150214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mrVFQVqbYvyunJvbuu0ccWbZnZ7KXNocKVHmcmgYXFR98P2ybqbs_xDJRQKOWnK61zwz7zoxGGHHYUme3chtXAl1zFbOphBE6TP1kxeHjQyELKlwT3GXdCvsm5DSS_rYEERSrlWkFYm_m2lLrFu-c9p7qjsfWo0_k7LEgxKea6HIrCH9GKFI5YszWuA/s4096/20230722_150138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mrVFQVqbYvyunJvbuu0ccWbZnZ7KXNocKVHmcmgYXFR98P2ybqbs_xDJRQKOWnK61zwz7zoxGGHHYUme3chtXAl1zFbOphBE6TP1kxeHjQyELKlwT3GXdCvsm5DSS_rYEERSrlWkFYm_m2lLrFu-c9p7qjsfWo0_k7LEgxKea6HIrCH9GKFI5YszWuA/w640-h360/20230722_150138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_llmAHe9R266iKVR_BskS518dTDyzQQ0BwLoypeBc8CuwuN1zL4-iE7MGjutqpWdh6YRdy6aNn_7vRpLQII9mkTYKPU3t69qA9d8yu0ScZvGtQE0w5HAkgqj4VrWs6NyiieJicS9AEiXVLnI-k1wVFGqpmJfxt7aa56ThXbzbu0ebMBmRQry2Oa5g2nY/s4096/20230722_150124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_llmAHe9R266iKVR_BskS518dTDyzQQ0BwLoypeBc8CuwuN1zL4-iE7MGjutqpWdh6YRdy6aNn_7vRpLQII9mkTYKPU3t69qA9d8yu0ScZvGtQE0w5HAkgqj4VrWs6NyiieJicS9AEiXVLnI-k1wVFGqpmJfxt7aa56ThXbzbu0ebMBmRQry2Oa5g2nY/w640-h360/20230722_150124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ilQu40nl_XQjob1wuwhyUJKSNOR7EDF5LDr_w39lkjjabyA5JZzfxK6P7UrPWhROWAky3Pst5KWCjoiJxaUUMoBPH2oGJlY8uKDY0PgtaH8QcLRNnVrSL-tG6QXOuqUZ30TdUComdcJPet9S913rc5oT16v_dVrvWZ_pcV0-9S4xqqtRtWWmn3MSLR0/s4096/20230722_150045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ilQu40nl_XQjob1wuwhyUJKSNOR7EDF5LDr_w39lkjjabyA5JZzfxK6P7UrPWhROWAky3Pst5KWCjoiJxaUUMoBPH2oGJlY8uKDY0PgtaH8QcLRNnVrSL-tG6QXOuqUZ30TdUComdcJPet9S913rc5oT16v_dVrvWZ_pcV0-9S4xqqtRtWWmn3MSLR0/w360-h640/20230722_150045.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXgkV4le5MGMgAThM6aTQGRiYmz1MHpRmadZjffZr4UZRpafvAn9miflhLRcvLH545XY4WfSGbexLBYR4qYCKcq7qWsZsuhvsTt1tL8DOA5YnCr0ICX0m6zac_hQqYEdQxR0UwcDt6fnSxJ5cGy4vFOiFkR22Dmm3afosCVJtvCSEKoS7B2rpYIj2XCI/s4096/20230722_144858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXgkV4le5MGMgAThM6aTQGRiYmz1MHpRmadZjffZr4UZRpafvAn9miflhLRcvLH545XY4WfSGbexLBYR4qYCKcq7qWsZsuhvsTt1tL8DOA5YnCr0ICX0m6zac_hQqYEdQxR0UwcDt6fnSxJ5cGy4vFOiFkR22Dmm3afosCVJtvCSEKoS7B2rpYIj2XCI/w640-h360/20230722_144858.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b></span><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Mission post : </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru - </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Maria Magdalena's Home </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI56Io-G_rf3Uh4wlJkGZHQDJR5rEEeM_AJzdzE5zm9QaZi10KC113qR5xpUl-Uk9eNKGen0szdJ3psCq-Z991Ody179Lw--1vUywmbB9t-PnNEywAmsz8atA4O5D4yOWYVEXTsmxtQPRz9lOosro_R9LUhwsm6B4sIOUr7mWRPXl5ygerS99Sba8gH_A/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI56Io-G_rf3Uh4wlJkGZHQDJR5rEEeM_AJzdzE5zm9QaZi10KC113qR5xpUl-Uk9eNKGen0szdJ3psCq-Z991Ody179Lw--1vUywmbB9t-PnNEywAmsz8atA4O5D4yOWYVEXTsmxtQPRz9lOosro_R9LUhwsm6B4sIOUr7mWRPXl5ygerS99Sba8gH_A/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81qlUJiG64hHHnjDBv-CqQ3Dpii-Ou-KcR2EVyHvRYx8Ic7gfaBB5nuzIjFMcbSCJpCpXedBLFrZ9kzqsxlEj_N8uTAUhnX_S1Gge4Bq-F5UQATt6kP-OqIQyuzyXs-m-h8bDanR_LdgH4-6eHpzKapbTBarBQLyYyXMiWBscj00M4wNsSl-2jP_97TA/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81qlUJiG64hHHnjDBv-CqQ3Dpii-Ou-KcR2EVyHvRYx8Ic7gfaBB5nuzIjFMcbSCJpCpXedBLFrZ9kzqsxlEj_N8uTAUhnX_S1Gge4Bq-F5UQATt6kP-OqIQyuzyXs-m-h8bDanR_LdgH4-6eHpzKapbTBarBQLyYyXMiWBscj00M4wNsSl-2jP_97TA/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-61913966978077348552023-07-01T16:21:00.003-07:002023-07-28T11:38:32.036-07:00A place where heaven and earth collide<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJKhPRk-QxVpfFXKgSYYdPz4c9dNOA8FpIZ3ua6rR64ZfvZuSidwrsbZiyW66Ck_BnZzKjnz7yGl3lYAQyvMp_jFYf1WZQ2SmP2CEgVj7LigoXc-o6-MzWUIkX8Dy84t7Q1wRnyvLedZeYOYF-7K3FcchIRShIzPLmr1aAS-DiDei6QnW7az_IQYPbhE/s1600/Chapel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1600" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJKhPRk-QxVpfFXKgSYYdPz4c9dNOA8FpIZ3ua6rR64ZfvZuSidwrsbZiyW66Ck_BnZzKjnz7yGl3lYAQyvMp_jFYf1WZQ2SmP2CEgVj7LigoXc-o6-MzWUIkX8Dy84t7Q1wRnyvLedZeYOYF-7K3FcchIRShIzPLmr1aAS-DiDei6QnW7az_IQYPbhE/w640-h482/Chapel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><u>It is almost time
to celebrate! </u></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>We are 21 DAYS away from the dedication mass of the chapel, and the blessing and opening of
Casa de Santa Maria Magdalena, BUT WHO'S COUNTING! <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>On July 22<sup>nd</sup>
at 11 pm we will host the Bishop and the priests of the Dioceses of Chachapoyas
and together we will celebrate Mass and what the Lord has done here. The priests,
I have heard through the grapevine, are very excited about the mission of the
home and all that Jesus desires of this place of refuge. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>We are finishing the
many small details of the main house, chapel, its gardens, and the property’s
fence that will provide safety for these mothers and their children. It has
really been an honor watching the Lord design this home and the chapel. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><u>Novena to Santa Maria Magdalena</u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please join us 7/13/22 as we
begin this new mission with a Novena to Santa Maria Magdalena. You can follow
the following link, </span><span lang="ES-MX"><a href="https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-mary-magdalene-novena"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-mary-magdalene-novena</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> to pray the Novena and also you may sign up
for daily reminders. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Special Mass intention
of course will be for the mothers and children that we will be serving, but we
also will include each of you, our benefactors, in the intentions during this
incredibly special mass. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b><u>A Place where heaven and earth collide</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The pictures of the
home and chapel and its gardens do not come close to doing them justice. The
chapel was designed with no walls in order to allow the presence of Jesus to be
found through the gardens, the songs of the birds, the view of the mountains, and the sounds of the river in the distance. Having no walls also symbolizes Jesus’s
desire to restore and make disciples of the women and children who will encounter
him there. In real
life, Santa Maria Magdalena’s home is stunning, majestic, and divinely designed
to move one’s soul towards our Lord and I am so grateful for each of you who
have made so many sacrifices to make this become <span style="color: #990000;">a place where heaven and earth
collide.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J1N-akkQpGwxGDr_R7SmcyijzhwjFl0yqF3MOpVYXJ5-XtZu8NZ_OEb800sUYkYLzmJkX8i-ty5lKCEAXAVlkvMRBaw6xYfSqrgO0kcSuJG74Lz_NHAlSO502anYd1sFtEMzIKuZUGNcxD4KeW-ysx8EIoAal0TtUsOEoEpcizNxysi9SLeIN4230jY/s1600/Chapel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1600" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J1N-akkQpGwxGDr_R7SmcyijzhwjFl0yqF3MOpVYXJ5-XtZu8NZ_OEb800sUYkYLzmJkX8i-ty5lKCEAXAVlkvMRBaw6xYfSqrgO0kcSuJG74Lz_NHAlSO502anYd1sFtEMzIKuZUGNcxD4KeW-ysx8EIoAal0TtUsOEoEpcizNxysi9SLeIN4230jY/w640-h482/Chapel.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2179OH_0G1De0RKp8_O4CRB_gt5_BPuukciAjPYRj5Bs1fkeEXTmB8vOlbsMMYwL5tC-r3dx-YNyDcbC9JIF0HeyjeerBkh1ImoKLcXb8ficgbq8_VksEl0eFIJ5pUoroY_DMcuzvW7p6cZg_pYy6iia7cG2CEuLBHP5pJ_X2qtDgGzqUPjgxgZ-G8w/s1280/Picture%20Casa%20De%20Santa%20Maria%20Magdalena.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2179OH_0G1De0RKp8_O4CRB_gt5_BPuukciAjPYRj5Bs1fkeEXTmB8vOlbsMMYwL5tC-r3dx-YNyDcbC9JIF0HeyjeerBkh1ImoKLcXb8ficgbq8_VksEl0eFIJ5pUoroY_DMcuzvW7p6cZg_pYy6iia7cG2CEuLBHP5pJ_X2qtDgGzqUPjgxgZ-G8w/w640-h288/Picture%20Casa%20De%20Santa%20Maria%20Magdalena.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Other Ministry News
</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>Though the construction
of home and chapel has been the main mission that I have been writing about, I would also like to share with
you the other details of what’s been happening lately at our mission post. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b>We have been asked to host
once again the annual retreat for the Priest of Chachapoyas this August. We are
short roughly $1500.00 Dollars to make this happen. If we can pull together the
funds, we will be able to,<span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">rent a local hotel in its entirety. (Priests will lodge, dine, attend talks, and experience fun
activities all at the hotel), provide 3 meals and snacks for all Priests and provide a guest Priest to help lead the retreat. So please keep us in
your prayers as we continue to fundraise for this incredible opportunity to
serve our Priest here. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtcqoufnE607b6PZ2uhq3CRGWQzw4mxRpguvw6mjxh57s_4SfQ8HmpDBpive3ohdcQZ4S1PNSRmbZRqhTofx91WFvt9GXh6qp0Jzo0xuRFlkEjN55JsAHXKS6LYFTI9N9A2E1HB0QRrIOd4lP2yWlWd9_-JDLWWlEkbVxM_7kGmAi2YYNOZe4brAQ1bU/s2000/2022%20Priest%20Retreat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtcqoufnE607b6PZ2uhq3CRGWQzw4mxRpguvw6mjxh57s_4SfQ8HmpDBpive3ohdcQZ4S1PNSRmbZRqhTofx91WFvt9GXh6qp0Jzo0xuRFlkEjN55JsAHXKS6LYFTI9N9A2E1HB0QRrIOd4lP2yWlWd9_-JDLWWlEkbVxM_7kGmAi2YYNOZe4brAQ1bU/w640-h512/2022%20Priest%20Retreat.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Gabriel is teaching English classes
on Friday! <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNue3tNB0zq5TBr6DdNzUCEerca-vpUB10x0lqqmA2A0qajP8Ga7TqVFtKUxFWq6QLxd5IEU15DhoztFaZUn2uPixzpy_Ud12iqIT3GzWuM-_fpQvpELe0HD0yfYSrHZJ3OxsBz2cWKeusaPZuWcDmpKuNDn9992tfXBGe7XB7stmc53u13-hro-E5kmA/s1280/IMG-20230625-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNue3tNB0zq5TBr6DdNzUCEerca-vpUB10x0lqqmA2A0qajP8Ga7TqVFtKUxFWq6QLxd5IEU15DhoztFaZUn2uPixzpy_Ud12iqIT3GzWuM-_fpQvpELe0HD0yfYSrHZJ3OxsBz2cWKeusaPZuWcDmpKuNDn9992tfXBGe7XB7stmc53u13-hro-E5kmA/w640-h288/IMG-20230625-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Titianna and Jasmine</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Gabriel and I still celebrate the Liturgy
of the word in Paraiso each Sunday, and it has been an honor to bring the Eucharist
to them each week. The little remote town is about an hour away from us. And we
are preparing two young ladies to receive the sacraments this year Diana who is
15 and wants to receive her Baptism, 1<sup>st</sup> confession,1<sup>st</sup>
communion and confirmation and Antonella who is 14 and who desires to receive
Jesus in the Eucharist for the 1st time.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>And we are celebrating these three
young ladies who have been helping Gabriel altar serve for the last 3 years! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please pray for Alejandra, Kendra, and Angie
that they may continue to find true happiness in their ministry. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvbACnfriE_QqzKNYgEhZnY-uhAALlDcvp56B8raX82aYvIBYdKQCjmzxF1QkTmzQaI85NuH1KwYNX4ABcLzNhCZNaOumU5SU92CChT6CoUMTckvqD1EdrbNM-s-F4J5k4grnGiXETretY1DPZjCgzvVzpanqmwVol78w9e4zxBzlxXWGGxkcNR7Esus/s1600/IMG-20230627-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvbACnfriE_QqzKNYgEhZnY-uhAALlDcvp56B8raX82aYvIBYdKQCjmzxF1QkTmzQaI85NuH1KwYNX4ABcLzNhCZNaOumU5SU92CChT6CoUMTckvqD1EdrbNM-s-F4J5k4grnGiXETretY1DPZjCgzvVzpanqmwVol78w9e4zxBzlxXWGGxkcNR7Esus/w640-h288/IMG-20230627-WA0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Maritza is going to officially move
here to the home at the end of the school year and before than in August while
the children are on break, they will be staying with us temporarily. Please
pray for her and the children as they begin preparing for their move. Also pray
for Maritza’s sweet daughter Alondra, she just had a growth removed from her
chest and the tissue was sent off to test to see if is cancerous or benign.
Please pray that Jesus may continue to Support and bless this family with the
funds they need to not only survive everyday life but also now for Alondra’s medical
care. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Is9aEsLaDaX8UlP2fg55Ox2FYQhgF09gV27-VIrx2aBpH3kgYBHh4USnvtzUbffkllKMgaRNu7t9IzEYXrDXb-6CzVVmqENwnk-LW3OXycTu6GgmD66XplYRhpFuTTJaO8ERhv6-0TqoKRspxITgGk58BLGGfb6NVy0ySH5I0DDxcD8pBtvPsEIkok8/s4096/20230627_080606.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Is9aEsLaDaX8UlP2fg55Ox2FYQhgF09gV27-VIrx2aBpH3kgYBHh4USnvtzUbffkllKMgaRNu7t9IzEYXrDXb-6CzVVmqENwnk-LW3OXycTu6GgmD66XplYRhpFuTTJaO8ERhv6-0TqoKRspxITgGk58BLGGfb6NVy0ySH5I0DDxcD8pBtvPsEIkok8/w360-h640/20230627_080606.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those shoes and her gown! </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7-o4T0PhcWZTM25PkW8nf9aavArLow2CQ_gjQwZcUGxl2oAH-SyPHLt40Q1Uk935WVZCkHcVxFpPy1PG1GilbFdBNo8_M8JK3wtQzx2jlFyFOeReibyWw0SEc3AGR02rkVCpi-ZYzrUEsb9xyMk38o7ZIveQ5wr72YCd74uWQVp2tG-QDAhRmF_m5I0/s4096/20230627_082001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7-o4T0PhcWZTM25PkW8nf9aavArLow2CQ_gjQwZcUGxl2oAH-SyPHLt40Q1Uk935WVZCkHcVxFpPy1PG1GilbFdBNo8_M8JK3wtQzx2jlFyFOeReibyWw0SEc3AGR02rkVCpi-ZYzrUEsb9xyMk38o7ZIveQ5wr72YCd74uWQVp2tG-QDAhRmF_m5I0/w640-h360/20230627_082001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for surgery </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8iM3ECKm4M5zAhjNvO-BAogvTOKkW6H19SZY2t_JDWDkxuCmS9rRy61fzEPI_xMtl6Atpij6-jArppu5Zyxmm52LjR8l570C172dLUQOKDGz2Zo72IDZfhaQVWiqAKcJNE7OIdByo3INKqrXhG5kBwA6jH7iJbp5Pkj4gX5U_ONWknbTjguMowsGcLc/s4096/20230627_121625.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8iM3ECKm4M5zAhjNvO-BAogvTOKkW6H19SZY2t_JDWDkxuCmS9rRy61fzEPI_xMtl6Atpij6-jArppu5Zyxmm52LjR8l570C172dLUQOKDGz2Zo72IDZfhaQVWiqAKcJNE7OIdByo3INKqrXhG5kBwA6jH7iJbp5Pkj4gX5U_ONWknbTjguMowsGcLc/w360-h640/20230627_121625.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martiza praying over Alondra as we wait for her to wake up from anesthesia. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><u>Current needs of the home and other minsitries </u></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">It is not easy </b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"><b>being</b></span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> in the trenches, as you can </b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"><b>imagine</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">. The poverty and struggles that we </b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>experience</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> every day in the mission </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px;"><b>field have</b></span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> become ingrained in our hearts and minds as long as we have been here, sometimes its all we can see all that we know. </b><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">I am so thankful </b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>for our</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> mission </b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>partners</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> who join </b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>us by</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> supporting everything that happens here, without you there would be </b><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b><u>NO MISSION</u></b></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"As I am just the mediator seeking to connect </b><u style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: bold;">His people</u><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> and </b><u style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: bold;">His resources </u><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">with </b><u style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: bold;">His plan.</u><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">" With that said it is only right and just to share with you the needs here in the mission field because I truly believe that Jesus desires to furnish all the needs for the poor here. So once again I am asking on the behalf of our Lord </b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>and</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> the poor here, please pray and consider making a vertical gift by moving some of your earthly gifts to your heavenly bank account.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Here is what our current fundraising needs are. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>With all the initial
phases completed with the home and chapel, we are now actively fundraising for
the last phases of the construction of Santa Maria Magdalena’s home, which is
building three small one-room homes, 2 for long-term mothers and the other for
the visiting priest who will be supporting the ministry of the home. (Roughly $20,00.00
USD) We are also trying to raise the funds for 20 bunk beds for the dorms
($5000.00 USD) or at least funds to purchase 40 mattresses which we could just
place on the floor ($2200.00). <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Lastly, we are trying to raise
monthly support for the operating cost of the home. Our goal is set at $2000.00
to $2500.00 per month. This will cover everything the women and their children
will need while staying with us (medical expenses, food, school uniforms,
clothing etc.) Of course, this is our initial </b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>goal,</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> and we may need to be
adjusted as the Lord reveals more to us. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We also feel called to help supply the roofing material for the Chapel in a nearby town but of course we need your help in doing so. The community had to tear down their chapel because of the state it was in. The adobe walls were crumbling and making it terribly unsafe. Along with the Catholic Community of this town we have been pitching in with the labor as well as holding raffles to raise money. The brick walls are almost complete, and they are planning on using the old pews and altar (which are in good shape), but they are still short funds for the metal roof. The cost to purchase the metal roof is $3000.00. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6Cx2e3woFI9xAKhN0iqZygoLJpwHIOMLjKhCdogin5YcK9zKrohsv8ASBmq2F74MPT4AHnq5RUbZ7pKabQTafqbne0e_QzGzdhfIwWIZQ73NGlJLmRulWmnpyOgfJ8CLCl3opa9xoRpugSAvpBz7iZNieAfjUS1A4p3Knu7-QKwvmKD2A-6SbVYsbK8/s1600/ROOF%20NEEDED.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1600" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6Cx2e3woFI9xAKhN0iqZygoLJpwHIOMLjKhCdogin5YcK9zKrohsv8ASBmq2F74MPT4AHnq5RUbZ7pKabQTafqbne0e_QzGzdhfIwWIZQ73NGlJLmRulWmnpyOgfJ8CLCl3opa9xoRpugSAvpBz7iZNieAfjUS1A4p3Knu7-QKwvmKD2A-6SbVYsbK8/w640-h482/ROOF%20NEEDED.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><b> Follow this link to </b></o:p></span><b>donate: </b><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/donate-maria-magdalena/">Support Maria Magdalena's Home | Family Missions CompanyFamily Missions Company</a> *In the comments add a note letting us know what you would like your donation to be used for. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><u>Current Prayer
Request </u></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please continue to
pray for all those who support the mission here.</span></b></li><li><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For the mission of Santa
Maria Magdalena’s Home</span></b></li><li><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For Gabriel and I,
that we may not grow tired. That we may be steadfast in prayer and that we
trust that the Lord hears our prayers and needs.</span></b></li><li><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please pray for our team
members Mallory and Sarah as they are currently stateside.</span></b></li></ul><div><b><br /></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35r-HBGz5Wn8XTvYrqwP7yc2I_qHVyrWCWdoqzO1aWdrV3wjBVWea-rAltIF4kKLQyDykogpG7r1KlIlZhEBjCB-ZzFFCcvK-Myxn5aP2VbPocilZ7FGjwD-R-_JWUjMOpjFFMBLZE4UyHASkCri7hNi4dS3Stzr35wW-irW_v9JqRn8fjq6sdlWLpQ4/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35r-HBGz5Wn8XTvYrqwP7yc2I_qHVyrWCWdoqzO1aWdrV3wjBVWea-rAltIF4kKLQyDykogpG7r1KlIlZhEBjCB-ZzFFCcvK-Myxn5aP2VbPocilZ7FGjwD-R-_JWUjMOpjFFMBLZE4UyHASkCri7hNi4dS3Stzr35wW-irW_v9JqRn8fjq6sdlWLpQ4/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">We love you all! </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Mission post : </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru - </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Maria Magdalena's Home </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahXy2vNlOj7_59hcSs-t6IMb49AkLhyXhT47da71OGNRtCEx19OLRYYXbkLTB0-V_pnRG5TGbMFftD7DBmsOBCKysXlT3II201lfp_4Rjtvnv0mmqUiC9RydbSzxDAE1iiHmT5ZiS55iSpqYmezH6xO5-T35MutTkj9nk5Ri-iLt4GUNCqa4KI__45pw/s320/logo.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahXy2vNlOj7_59hcSs-t6IMb49AkLhyXhT47da71OGNRtCEx19OLRYYXbkLTB0-V_pnRG5TGbMFftD7DBmsOBCKysXlT3II201lfp_4Rjtvnv0mmqUiC9RydbSzxDAE1iiHmT5ZiS55iSpqYmezH6xO5-T35MutTkj9nk5Ri-iLt4GUNCqa4KI__45pw/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span><p></p></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div>
UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-83010795909160481692023-05-14T08:27:00.001-07:002023-05-14T08:27:12.414-07:00Motherhood and Piglets !<p> </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">Happy Mother's Day </span></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDOBa9__GCNB8N--RC7DnwpQM5grYsBytEb5fPZzBHEnhVY7rCXlSKQ7_2K5SdJsF-U2YguDIB8DGp03eB7b6fgow3D8gI5bxgTzqfaIMdyFLR8hB3d_78IP_kWdmMoeeWiPt6gR-EQbLGQpoxhabozw6ZmRIKdtcIvp9KdU4UYyC9MGjeEja7cQC/s1280/IMG-20230513-WA0072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDOBa9__GCNB8N--RC7DnwpQM5grYsBytEb5fPZzBHEnhVY7rCXlSKQ7_2K5SdJsF-U2YguDIB8DGp03eB7b6fgow3D8gI5bxgTzqfaIMdyFLR8hB3d_78IP_kWdmMoeeWiPt6gR-EQbLGQpoxhabozw6ZmRIKdtcIvp9KdU4UYyC9MGjeEja7cQC/w288-h640/IMG-20230513-WA0072.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I often wonder if I have lived
in Peru a bit too long because some of the rarest, most simplest things fill my
heart and make Christ’s presence known in such a real way to me. Perhaps it is
not a bad thing, but I ask this question after spending the day yesterday with
my dear friend Maritza. It was a wonderful day and it even got better right
before we were about to leave. See one of the pigs properly named Negra that we
bought Maritza a few years back was about to give birth to her 4<sup>th</sup>
set of baby piglets. We had been keeping an eye on her off and on during our
visit and decided to check on her once again before heading out. When we
arrived at her corral, we saw that Negra had already given birth to one baby, but
it had not survived. Maritza tried to save it and she was in tears that the
baby piglet was dead. But her tears turned to joy a few minutes after because
here came the rest of the piglets. One, two, three, I was amazed at how quickly
they were coming, and Maritza so lovingly took each one, removed the protective
sack that they came out in, cleaned them, and returned them to their mother so
they could eat. Negra gave birth to a total of 12 baby piglets. Her body, so perfectly
designed and equipped for the job of motherhood. Maybe it is weird to say but watching
Negra give birth and Maritza take such good care of her and her piglets made my
heart full. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQM5r9Y5WxOfo3LmXfQr8xGHDcah9--XvjqU-HDHCEuG6p8foupbgoWhD7SkrLj0lF3uqUrNfn4t_m8awP5Bq_tyS8p85vLQFg04_bn1Zm3amKMdjd5CVCnj6KMHW4JeRvxn15M29Lpq3QfRHzK7WN6E_4z6FXyAImqwpn97FwSx_jfaX9457Vijp/s1280/IMG-20230513-WA0114.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQM5r9Y5WxOfo3LmXfQr8xGHDcah9--XvjqU-HDHCEuG6p8foupbgoWhD7SkrLj0lF3uqUrNfn4t_m8awP5Bq_tyS8p85vLQFg04_bn1Zm3amKMdjd5CVCnj6KMHW4JeRvxn15M29Lpq3QfRHzK7WN6E_4z6FXyAImqwpn97FwSx_jfaX9457Vijp/w288-h640/IMG-20230513-WA0114.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We all know that pigs have a bad reputation and oftentimes
are not the most desirable animal and just the same I find that unwed mothers are
thought of in the same manner. Throughout the Bible, we are given many symbols
of a pig. The Symbol of Uncleanliness, <b>Leviticus<span style="color: #222222;">
11:7. <em><span style="font-style: normal;">“And the pig, though it has a divided
hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. As Symbols of destruction
and punishment, we can find in Psalm</span></em> 80: 13, <em><span style="font-style: normal;">“Boars from the forest ravage it and insects from the
fields feed on it.”</span></em></span></b><em><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal;"> They are even used as a symbol of rejected worship and
sacrifice as we find in <b>Isaiah 66:3</b> “<b>whoever makes a grain offering
is like one who presents pig’s blood, and whoever burns memorial incense is
like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and they
delight in their abominations.”</b> Pigs are even a symbol of foolishness in <b>Proverbs
11:22 “A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s
snout.” </b>Luke even writes of the prodigal son wherein he writes <b>“So he
went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his
fields to feed pigs</b></span></em><b><span style="color: #222222;">.” Luke 15:15
</span></b><span style="color: #222222;">And who can forget the story of Jesus casting
the demons out of the two men and into the herd of pigs found in <b>Matthew 8:28-34
“</b></span><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></sup><span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">He said to them, </span><span class="woj"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“Go!”</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> So they came out and went into the pigs, and
the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.</span>”</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, we can find many associations
in the bible where pigs are not mentioned in a positive light. A quick search
on the internet about pigs and motherhood will give you the sight of a grim
world we live in that believes that cruelty to pigs is allowed and gives us a
snapshot of how pigs are beneath man. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With that said, I find here in Peru and in
my personal experience in the USA as a single mother that often than not unwed
mothers are treated just as harshly. Outcasted, kept at a distance,
undeserving, not equal to, shunned from church communities because their marriage
failed, left to take all the blame, abandoned, and stripped of all dignity, and
the list goes on. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, on this day I could not help
but notice my dear friend Maritza taking such gentle care of her pig Negra and her
piglets. Maritza made sure her children were by her side, and she carefully explained
and taught them how to care for each piglet upon their arrival into this world.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb0TL58ON2QXrqYZ215qro-ifX5vUjzECPgC9U5pnDYklOHPAr6UOGpuNcBND12c5fyPIj6_cdxJ_92iVH2aqFZw3B7ooKjXE4XZE76dub5bKiTcfixnZlMoNtyEuua1x3z8zdx0ennGYBzbkfr3bagUvpRY1Bi8f-jys73UHTLqnapOkHRRVyd2P/s1280/IMG-20230513-WA0089.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb0TL58ON2QXrqYZ215qro-ifX5vUjzECPgC9U5pnDYklOHPAr6UOGpuNcBND12c5fyPIj6_cdxJ_92iVH2aqFZw3B7ooKjXE4XZE76dub5bKiTcfixnZlMoNtyEuua1x3z8zdx0ennGYBzbkfr3bagUvpRY1Bi8f-jys73UHTLqnapOkHRRVyd2P/s320/IMG-20230513-WA0089.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also took in the fact that this unwed
mother finds self-worth and dignity in caring for all of her pigs and piglets. This
so-called filthy, unclean animal allows her to provide for her family. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maritza, an outcast many would say,
treats this unclean pig with the utmost respect and love. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What I feel many people forget about
Pigs and Unwed Mothers is the fact that both are creations made by God. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite the chocolates and the flowers, we
brought Maritza for Mother’s Day, Jesus gave Maritza possibly the best Mother’s
Day gift ever, 11 piglets, a gift that would allow her to carry her cross of
being a single mother just a little easier. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Yesterday I was delighted at what the Lord
had to show me in Maritza and Negra, two loving Mothers, both deserving of respect,
love, and compassion. Both ready and willing to serve Jesus in the way only
they can fulfill here on earth. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May our hearts be moved to compassion
and love for all the unwed single mothers who are hidden in the shadows of the
outcasted, abandoned, and forgotten, who so bravely carry their crosses daily
in hopes to one day hear, <b>“well done good and faithful servant”. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .2in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0.2in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-3734418769499495242023-04-20T09:33:00.009-07:002023-04-20T09:37:35.818-07:00What is Love?<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfmD_F40hBC473TDdZ0vVEwDDRgcGoYOKQQVX5XqbIXXwu8NCd1iINLiG3x9Q-MqF4SumJhDU0l4-dMIEc8CxxVb-shfx1x6bT7QdbXCWUmXB5hElpOXStyzfhv9X88ytF24RONXdmjdQaNg82XwNMAV-HZJnS3yHZVs5oFcqIavfBOo9vqu5Zaqt/s2000/what%20is%20love%20blog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfmD_F40hBC473TDdZ0vVEwDDRgcGoYOKQQVX5XqbIXXwu8NCd1iINLiG3x9Q-MqF4SumJhDU0l4-dMIEc8CxxVb-shfx1x6bT7QdbXCWUmXB5hElpOXStyzfhv9X88ytF24RONXdmjdQaNg82XwNMAV-HZJnS3yHZVs5oFcqIavfBOo9vqu5Zaqt/w640-h512/what%20is%20love%20blog.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Just a small reflection
on today’s Gospel that I wanted to share. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The verses that
have penetrated my heart during prayer today are the following two <b>“he does
not ration his gift of the Spirit”</b>, and that, “<b>The Father loves the Son
and has given everything over to him.</b></span><b>”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We, humans, have
such a funny idea of what love is. Is it a feeling or emotion that we
experience? Is it an overwhelming desire that we have for something or someone? Most of us can all relate to someone or something we love, perhaps many of us love ice cream on a hot day and it makes us happy when we get a chance to eat some. </span><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">🍨</span></span><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Perhaps this is Love as we know it but divine love is so very different, and I
feel that the Gospel today makes that very clear to us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We see that the
Father gives <b>“everything over to the Son”</b> And that word <b>“Everything”</b>
has a huge and very divine meaning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Father gives his everything out of Love for his Son, his being, his personhood,
his essence, and his whole divine self and asks nothing from us in return. It’s
a radical Love indeed! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Definitely, this
is deep and Mystical, but it also serves as a challenge for us to Love in the
same way. To give everything away, careful not to hold anything back. We are
called to give all of ourselves, our talents, our possessions, and our lives
away to others without counting the cost and excepting anything back in return.
We must not “<b>ration” </b>our love, talents, or possessions, instead, we must
give everything away!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It’s a challenge
indeed, and we will more and likely fail many, many times throughout our journey
here on Earth. However, one thing is for sure, Jesus is merciful, patient, and
loving and with his help, we can perfect the love that we have for those around
us. We must be confident that by practicing this radical love and by persistent
prayer our hearts will become more docile over time, and we will find that we
will become animated by the Holy Spirit to not ration our <b>“everything”</b>
to those who need our love the most!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Also, I find it
fitting to share this <u>video</u> that Gabriel has made of our sweet friend Maritza! </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='467' height='388' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx70Up3TZihvm5kjYUVnUvpAQahc2Rlk61DkODAxtqCApnrRH5RO2lBQLih-IoYhkXQbyVXCABAtvVmgYkrLw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>I must say thank you to all those who have helped us Love her in such a radical
way!</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We are so
excited to see how Jesus brings others to us to love in the same way! Our
hearts are docile, and we are ready to give our lives to those he brings to
Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0be55f;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 20px;">The <b>feast of Saint Maria Magdalena</b> is right around the </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">corner,</span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 20px;"> and we are working around the clock to prepare the Home, Chapel, and Grounds for the <b>Bishop's visit and </b></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>inauguration</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 20px;"><b> mass</b> planned for <b>July 22</b>! </span></span><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> </span></span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>So many of you have asked about the home's progress and what items we still need before we open in July and here is the home's current needs or </b></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>Wishlist</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">!</span><span style="color: #363936;"> </span></b></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjchvX7qYqiVCjRfIpTBrPIqTKJmJd2NltR-SGxua6Z9R5zXqeUaiLPfRJpp_SaNTtYspVAzhzuAv74aIQ94jNrBZ7r_ckIbJFJAQkIOk4e2Ubt-MImk1pWIUDyPz9XeZWdhvnB3G-Mhx5ZueS7uS_REoBfjhuHP_rPhfSds7TnnKef8RFfkk196ND0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="947" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjchvX7qYqiVCjRfIpTBrPIqTKJmJd2NltR-SGxua6Z9R5zXqeUaiLPfRJpp_SaNTtYspVAzhzuAv74aIQ94jNrBZ7r_ckIbJFJAQkIOk4e2Ubt-MImk1pWIUDyPz9XeZWdhvnB3G-Mhx5ZueS7uS_REoBfjhuHP_rPhfSds7TnnKef8RFfkk196ND0=w667-h321" width="667" /></a></div><p></p>
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entire Gospel reading for today</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">“The one who
comes from above is above all.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15pt;">The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks
of earthly things.</span></div>
<span style="background: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">But the one who comes from heaven is above all.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15pt;">He testifies to what he has seen and heard,</span></div>
<span style="background: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">but no one accepts his testimony.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15pt;">Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that
God is trustworthy.</span></div>
<span style="background: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="background: white;">He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.</span></b></div>
<b><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="background: white;">The Father loves the Son and has given everything
over to him</span></b><span style="background: white; font-size: 15pt;">.</span></div></b></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,</span></span></div>
<span style="background: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life,</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">but the wrath of God remains upon him.<span style="background-color: white;">”</span></span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">John 3:31-36</span><span style="color: #363936;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><b>We love you all! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: 26.6667px;"><b>Karen and Gabreil Del Castillo </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script;"><b><span><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Mission post : </span></span><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru - </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: 26.6667px;"><b>Santa Maria Magdalena's Home </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Yp0WSk7kNHS2IQGQv0JsKQ9IR8gXUUBKUhKJ2qF6vFNcpHb-xh6121MlfT4lEdUiuG6WfPfcMdKzXqUHyewWenwaUHEIvkQYIzg4XukwLDCkqn5K3KU7QcaSIfWBPO2GJHAkDfRMiEg0La07P9xz7zWdpeTazhea1T2P9Y8_Q1oVMofUwtaCgiXy/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Yp0WSk7kNHS2IQGQv0JsKQ9IR8gXUUBKUhKJ2qF6vFNcpHb-xh6121MlfT4lEdUiuG6WfPfcMdKzXqUHyewWenwaUHEIvkQYIzg4XukwLDCkqn5K3KU7QcaSIfWBPO2GJHAkDfRMiEg0La07P9xz7zWdpeTazhea1T2P9Y8_Q1oVMofUwtaCgiXy/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQtfV6LiYdEnERLzXWiboWkO3pCq5lpnWXzxj3AZlxhQbHgdVq7LSS8h16QXf346_OAtm1KvmEJeyJFsgTUwQA8lgdvqXdC3BAboGTOaDFxiUyq-nOkYEWqQZQRD6toskhgKZ2vT68yC3B-0URdsuvF9bpUPP23re6kap5GkHF46i99-E_jhLA3Hm/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQtfV6LiYdEnERLzXWiboWkO3pCq5lpnWXzxj3AZlxhQbHgdVq7LSS8h16QXf346_OAtm1KvmEJeyJFsgTUwQA8lgdvqXdC3BAboGTOaDFxiUyq-nOkYEWqQZQRD6toskhgKZ2vT68yC3B-0URdsuvF9bpUPP23re6kap5GkHF46i99-E_jhLA3Hm/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #363936; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-91078150968799455572023-03-28T07:53:00.001-07:002023-03-28T07:53:45.348-07:00Bitter and Sweet Coffee Harvest <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzRAaL2rgybU9gMETtUMCaRaNo0xdkoELLziIE-BCnNvsYoYUiHTYbDx8x4U7O9MOXdzQSWUC7KlJffzJYiZzDbS10xFvdCAW9rgANG2hJM4b6f3u2pEVJwaOpEp_-rqCiQ3mh1jlHnNVPHMfrjRsCvY36v1WizWjSJb8P75ScQ86ZSOEEQRZcPhT/s1280/IMG-20230310-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzRAaL2rgybU9gMETtUMCaRaNo0xdkoELLziIE-BCnNvsYoYUiHTYbDx8x4U7O9MOXdzQSWUC7KlJffzJYiZzDbS10xFvdCAW9rgANG2hJM4b6f3u2pEVJwaOpEp_-rqCiQ3mh1jlHnNVPHMfrjRsCvY36v1WizWjSJb8P75ScQ86ZSOEEQRZcPhT/w640-h288/IMG-20230310-WA0007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> A few weeks ago, the 1<sup>st</sup> harvest of coffee
at Santa Maria Magdalena’s home was ready to pick. And before I had a chance to
pick the coffee; I was made aware of the fact it was time to harvest it, by
many different people who always walk up and down the small gravel road in
front of the home. Many stopped to ask if I would hire them to pick the coffee,
others wonder if I was leaving it to rot, and perhaps most believed I have no
idea what I am doing when it comes to picking coffee. And to be honest the latter is very true. Short
of realizing that every time I gazed out an open window or walked outside I
could see the huge amount of small bright red fruit hanging on the coffee trees
and could smell the sweet crisp aroma of the coffee in the air, much as if one
walked into a Starbucks, this gringa had no idea how to grow or pick coffee,
but there was one thing in their thinking that was wrong, I knew what I was
going to do with the coffee and that was to give it away! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>I had been so excited for this day to come ever since
Jesus allowed us to purchase this land for his mission. I asked my friend
Maritza a single mother if she would help teach me how to pick the coffee, I
also explained that she would be able to sell it and keep the proceeds for her
and her children. It was so sweet to see how excited they all were. More so
their unbelief of why I would just give her all the coffee. She kept saying to
me, “it’s too much, just pay me a day’s wage”. (A day’s wage is 20 soles which
depending on the exchange rate is roughly $6.00 US dollars.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCk0IoSR3bwx1b5jm7OUzl53GaxUbbO2NunISjtx0j_1lCN0EJ-WUqJK9mEbuARWDg191pYd2U1MrwcdipNq0Bx-IehOnMUO4HZS1k1-LJFOcd_VLkdeL2KlZ9TTrRtFhf8Q7KJRVij5LjVfG2mMKWXCrxa-Auqt46cEXmtG1b4H_9xSwIjaWVP78/s1024/IMG-20230311-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCk0IoSR3bwx1b5jm7OUzl53GaxUbbO2NunISjtx0j_1lCN0EJ-WUqJK9mEbuARWDg191pYd2U1MrwcdipNq0Bx-IehOnMUO4HZS1k1-LJFOcd_VLkdeL2KlZ9TTrRtFhf8Q7KJRVij5LjVfG2mMKWXCrxa-Auqt46cEXmtG1b4H_9xSwIjaWVP78/w640-h480/IMG-20230311-WA0011.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EVERYONE GETTING FITTED FOR A BUCKET</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"><span> </span><span> </span>I know it seems
foolish to many and it makes absolutely no sense to those looking in from the
outside why I felt called to give the harvest away and well if you study economics,
you would for sure say we are doomed. In reality, we could have used the money
for the construction expenses and to help maintain the list of needs here</span><a name="_Hlk130833446" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">. </a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">But I cannot
help but recall in Deuteronomy 15:9 </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">about the fact we should not count the cost
and not to listen to the selfish voice within us.</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt;">So, to work alongside my poor humble friend
and her 3 children was so priceless and so sweet and it filled my heart in such
a wonderful way. It was such a confirmation for me that I am to toil in the
fields alongside those whom Jesus leads here, such as Maritza and her children,
to ensure that they have enough to eat and to ensure that they truly are
granted an opportunity to meet Jesus himself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>Though often I fail miserably at loving others like
Christ, I can at least say on this day I may have not missed the mark too bad, and
it felt so, so good. I am even more confident that is why Jesus is building
this home, to give all we have away, everything we have, even our lives for the
sake of the poor and abused unwed mothers and their children. I know in my
heart that this is the only way that this home will grow and succeed in its
mission to bring Unwed mothers and their children to the foot of the cross. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I cannot lie, though the day brought
about a sweetness to it. There was a bit of bitterness that came along with it.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVlAoWgOrry0fRSBoZTfglEHIS1sRlz6XJ-z4xQTEA_D2hwo7z2tOBbM2XcDzQXRud9wwTdDOsYc0RNIl_SK7jjD0sXpidlPAHHWJgKBset9gmbc8qWtavBh_FyVK16b7_CbcoqzSecmBl7YCtacoVrcz34tsvKjuEnq4E-qd98iCgOaCIXR2kR7g/s1024/IMG-20230311-WA0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVlAoWgOrry0fRSBoZTfglEHIS1sRlz6XJ-z4xQTEA_D2hwo7z2tOBbM2XcDzQXRud9wwTdDOsYc0RNIl_SK7jjD0sXpidlPAHHWJgKBset9gmbc8qWtavBh_FyVK16b7_CbcoqzSecmBl7YCtacoVrcz34tsvKjuEnq4E-qd98iCgOaCIXR2kR7g/w640-h480/IMG-20230311-WA0008.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALL OF MARTIZA CHILDREN WORK HARD</td></tr></tbody></table></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> <span> </span></span>It was a bitter day we harvested the coffee because It
was cold and raining. But it was the only day we had to pick the coffee, if we
waited longer the bright red fruit would fall on the ground and rot. It was
bitter in the fact that I never have seen three children so eager to work in
the rain and mud. It was bitter to see the young children at work because one
could tell that they had spent many other days working in the fields to help
their mother but only to make a small daily wage. There was a bit of bitterness
due to the effort of having to crawl through the coffee trees and escaping
death time and time again as we tried not to fall on the slippery slopes of the
field. There were many bitter moments when one of us would fall with a full
bucket of coffee due to the wet terrain. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also bitter in the fact that as just as
much coffee we had in our buckets we also had almost as many spiders ranging in
all colors and sizes. Some were fast and others were slow, and well many
prayers were said, that they would not
crawl up, and out of the buckets onto us, some still managed to find their way up our
arms and even into our clothes. The next day Gabriel, Sarah, and I also
experienced the bitterness of picking coffee and that was due to the fact that little,
tiny insects from the coffee plants bored a home into our skin and took up
residence deep within causing us to itch immensely. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> <span> </span></span>It was bittersweet to know that Maritza and her sweet
children were able in one day to make enough to sustain them for a month!
Bitter, for the fact that this is the reality here in Peru for unwed mothers. And
sweet for the fact that Jesus loves them so much that we are here to help them
and to Love on them in this way. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PqO-BeAAZ8CkZWrzG6ePEtwfWOTA-F13af6WZWtA8X1jQgCfdiUeik_mjc4Js3jfiha21VMyLovkWRgIMy-4zLrCmBN89uf6ChqHWifBpihN4hs3LsfMk2RGzOuXiirVPg7PzHO5MuFK4XZypm1GIASehWZjok7YKsK_Z88diFnsz8JMrDGcPZlc/s1280/IMG-20230310-WA0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PqO-BeAAZ8CkZWrzG6ePEtwfWOTA-F13af6WZWtA8X1jQgCfdiUeik_mjc4Js3jfiha21VMyLovkWRgIMy-4zLrCmBN89uf6ChqHWifBpihN4hs3LsfMk2RGzOuXiirVPg7PzHO5MuFK4XZypm1GIASehWZjok7YKsK_Z88diFnsz8JMrDGcPZlc/w640-h288/IMG-20230310-WA0009.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MARITZA IS HUMBLE AND SUCH A GOOD FRIEND, AND SHE TEACHES ME SO MUCH!</td></tr></tbody></table></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> <span> </span></span>I often reflect on how life as a Christian is
challenging and living in the foreign mission field even more so. Many seek a
comfortable life and desire to reap the benefits of their hard work. In fact,
the way the world nowadays reveals this to us makes one believe that we have a
right to obtain material goods and money and that we even have a right to store
these things up for a later date. Though we must remember it’s not at all a sin
to be rich, nor is it a sin to have possessions. In fact, the Catechism states
clearly that man has a right to have private property and goods. However, in
the same breath, it reminds us of the fact that <b>“ownership of any property
makes its holder a steward of Providence with the task of making it fruitful
and communicating its benefits to others, first of all his family.” CCC 2404<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And in scripture, we can learn what Jesus said about
this very thing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>The young ruler was told by Jesus to “<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">Go and sell what you own,
and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow
me.”</span></span><span style="background: white;"> <b>Mark
10:21</b></span><b> </b>Or how about Jesus’s parable of the rich fool who built
bigger barns to store his grain in abundance found in <b>Luke 12:16.</b> We
even have the disciples give witness to the fact that they also had everything
in common that they shared their possessions among one another. <b>Act 4:32</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>I never once thought that going into missions would be
easy mentally, physically, or financially. So, what propels me? What has kept
me here in a foreign land for almost 6 years? To be honest it’s these exact
types of bitter-sweet moments with the poor unwed mothers here which rekindles
my hope. This renewed hope is extended by my faith in Jesus, His resurrection, His
forgiveness of our sins, and the life to come! Like Saint Paul said in 1
Corinthians 15:18-19, <b>“t<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">hen those who have fallen asleep in Christ are utterly lost.</span></span><span style="background: white;"> <span class="text"><sup> </sup>If
it is for just this life that we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable
of all men.”</span></span></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>Perhaps
our lives are to reflect the title of this blog, Bitter and sweet! We are all
called to live a life for Christ and to not count the cost of doing so which indeed can at times be bitter, but how
sweet is it to be able to be confident in the fact that we one day will be
awarded a place in the kingdom of heaven! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span> </span><span> </span></span>I have been reading a book written by Father
Sean Davidson about the life of Santa Maria Magdalena. And I have been
reflecting on what he wrote, “that the words found in Psalms 73:25 have become
the words of Maria Magdalena”, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>“Whom
have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing upon earth that I desire besides
you.” <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>How
impactful these words are! To love only Christ, in the same way, that Maria
Magdalena did is a goal I pray we all are striving for. To live only for Jesus!
That there would never exist a possession, nor any amount of money that would
distract us from fully loving Jesus and his beloved poor! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span>It is in
my holiest prayers that I pray we all can reflect on these words and what it
means to love like Christ. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For us not to
count the cost of following Christ nor the act of giving everything we have, <b>even
our own lives</b> to the poor. I pray that we all can see beyond this at times
very miserable world, full of hatred and unjust situations, and focus our eyes
on the kingdom that awaits those who follow Christ in his mission and who help
others to do the same. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> The miracles that Jesus is performing here are indeed a sight to see. It is through all of you, that Gabriel and I have the opportunity to love these sweet, sweet people! Thank you for your prayers and financial support. </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>We still have a long list of needs here and projects that need to be completed before we can fully open. Such as beds, tables, chairs, linens, fencing, driveway, front gates, and three more small one-room homes for our long-term mothers. </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p>If you feel called to make a donation, please feel free to follow the link. </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/santa-maria-magdalenas-home/" target="_blank">SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA'S HOME</a><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">To the Santa Maria Magdalena's new webpage to make your donation/send an email/ or to read about the mission of this incredible home. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">We love you all! </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Karen and Gabreil Del Castillo </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Mission post : </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru - </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px;">Santa Maria Magdalena's Home </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Yp0WSk7kNHS2IQGQv0JsKQ9IR8gXUUBKUhKJ2qF6vFNcpHb-xh6121MlfT4lEdUiuG6WfPfcMdKzXqUHyewWenwaUHEIvkQYIzg4XukwLDCkqn5K3KU7QcaSIfWBPO2GJHAkDfRMiEg0La07P9xz7zWdpeTazhea1T2P9Y8_Q1oVMofUwtaCgiXy/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Yp0WSk7kNHS2IQGQv0JsKQ9IR8gXUUBKUhKJ2qF6vFNcpHb-xh6121MlfT4lEdUiuG6WfPfcMdKzXqUHyewWenwaUHEIvkQYIzg4XukwLDCkqn5K3KU7QcaSIfWBPO2GJHAkDfRMiEg0La07P9xz7zWdpeTazhea1T2P9Y8_Q1oVMofUwtaCgiXy/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBV9BBu4gkyBePLkbEO6ysmuzQb35Zq7qAYO1uKYp3MT4AD4Ouy0VUmjRPuH38AMzJHPU0vOplZumUs-p2B5MpyZXyZYuISiIRSgIOFWvPZGaSLVC_7JDyiFWerf64TroY_z-JE7vjgjLLhJ2AF3a18D9YFhFumn-hjqdQAsZReY0Gv2YQgcPilho/s1024/IMG-20230311-WA0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBV9BBu4gkyBePLkbEO6ysmuzQb35Zq7qAYO1uKYp3MT4AD4Ouy0VUmjRPuH38AMzJHPU0vOplZumUs-p2B5MpyZXyZYuISiIRSgIOFWvPZGaSLVC_7JDyiFWerf64TroY_z-JE7vjgjLLhJ2AF3a18D9YFhFumn-hjqdQAsZReY0Gv2YQgcPilho/w640-h480/IMG-20230311-WA0017.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WE WERE ALSO BLESSED TO HARVEST COCOA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqGawGPqud1xbQrqH3_mwOLN2DV9ZhAIsDV9ZD-luIiuGs-m29748p_v6OqHcv_dieJpvxy39iTdC4J6EyocH-RW8O8xkF3sZvS2KNalpAaBdu9ntZjjsT27ZYHy45Z2AqtFv2V1YUbHM3bsryK0DnS1rU1VUbx_8PpqdTSQVnvswsVrXcVmx9Kv4/s1024/IMG-20230311-WA0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqGawGPqud1xbQrqH3_mwOLN2DV9ZhAIsDV9ZD-luIiuGs-m29748p_v6OqHcv_dieJpvxy39iTdC4J6EyocH-RW8O8xkF3sZvS2KNalpAaBdu9ntZjjsT27ZYHy45Z2AqtFv2V1YUbHM3bsryK0DnS1rU1VUbx_8PpqdTSQVnvswsVrXcVmx9Kv4/w640-h480/IMG-20230311-WA0014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SNYDER KEEPING HIS BIG BOTHER LAUGHING WITH JOKES</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-24753291647928341732023-03-09T06:51:00.003-08:002023-03-09T06:51:50.515-08:00 Progress at Santa Maria Magdalena's home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyoyz6Dlp_sMVIYe-hSiZm5nxvw1I6XK2OBzuUt2hxq25n9KdPfXNlUQ7xfXmFhg-E_Sex_0udn3dKxz2cmwQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ! </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">What a wonderful time to share with all of you the progress we are making here on Santa Maria Magdalena's home. With that said I have spent a lot of time with all of you in my heart and prayers. I have been thinking a lot of you all lately and I pray that each of you can encounter and spend time with the Lord just as His disciples did, may it be both rewarding and intimate in every way during this Lenten season. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">I have been really reflecting on the fact that </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Jesus challenged his disciples to be merciful, to stop judging, to stop condemning, to forgive, and to be generous. Jesus indeed challenges us in the same way and sometimes it may even feel a bit uncomfortable when he does. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Within the same breath, Jesus also says “Give and gifts will be given to you” Luke 6:38</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">I can not help but lift each one of you up in prayer as I reflect during this Lenten season on how much each of you have built a relationship with Jesus and how that relationship you have entered into with him has empowered each of you to open your hearts to the gifts of Love and Mercy he has to offer to you. I honor each of you for having a heart willing to disperse these gifts that he has bestowed upon you. More so for sharing your prayer time and finances with the single mothers and their children here in Peru!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">I would like to <u>share the progress here at Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home </u>with this <u>short video</u>!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">The Chapel's foundation is almost finished and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">In April we should be starting the 3 homes for long-term mothers if we have the funds to do so. So please keep this mission in your prayers.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Stay tuned for more exciting news about Santa Maria Magdalena's Home!!!!!</span></b></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTmNFmNUcNj2GQdLX2WHjaJBF5oI35VPmzuUFcqvhaaexhRaEWD74NfP1DNrKsZwT-3UVtHCJQPX_ScxPie0j1u2f7fEsbOrUVCB25dPUOb0_wkTM8mPZIxOpY5NOcPLSLCoVh_MNidzYSiqnTqedXCoO_zDh1jNOr3Y_M29d_VW-_PybXvMKhTfb/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-83444257163339500392023-02-17T13:10:00.002-08:002023-02-17T16:02:58.962-08:00Help me get to Camp! <p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">my name
is Gabriel,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYHoS1MR1vIaFtNWbfVHG66Qoz3WeK7QuDjM2xuFuQIJIKrt3lHiTtsdndlNsg8U86VW2HiTitokBBfGmupHgOG8RZP94pl7C_r7gue5xLPeVxdNiXbTbGYfHSrqAUKXydjzbqsH-eBwNCSnEjACFk4CUX0VHnKSFkmI2AXmod7y09Yd-6FErYFOk/s1288/IMG-20230217-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYHoS1MR1vIaFtNWbfVHG66Qoz3WeK7QuDjM2xuFuQIJIKrt3lHiTtsdndlNsg8U86VW2HiTitokBBfGmupHgOG8RZP94pl7C_r7gue5xLPeVxdNiXbTbGYfHSrqAUKXydjzbqsH-eBwNCSnEjACFk4CUX0VHnKSFkmI2AXmod7y09Yd-6FErYFOk/w288-h640/IMG-20230217-WA0004.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">
I am a catholic missionary living in the jungles of Peru. Though I am
only 13 years old I made the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">commitment
with my mom to live among the poor. Yes, among the poor, not above the poor,
but with </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">the
poor, in the jungles of Peru. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">
Just a few things interesting about me. I was born in the US. When we got
here, I was just 7 years old </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">and I
knew no Spanish, so I had to learn quickly. I am also home-schooled because our
ministries take first priority. Since I am homeschooled, I can learn at my own
pace; sometimes faster, sometimes slower. Homeschool also allows me to learn
even at night or on weekends.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0.5in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">You
may be wondering why I am writing this letter! With that said I am trying to go
to Faith Camp in July, but the cost is $550.00 for the weeklong camp. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">This is the 1 st year I have been old
enough to go. And well Since we live in Peru with the poor, and our full-time
missionaries we don’t have a lot of money, and the money that we do have we
give away to the poor. Most kids in the USA would sell lemonade or set up a
carwash to raise the funds to go to camp or possibly even mow a few lawns to
get enough to go. But here in Peru among the poor, I am not sure any of those
fundraising ideas would work too well. So, I am asking for your help to
reach my goal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">You might be wondering why Faith Camp! Or
why I want to go to Faith Camp. So, I would like to tell you a little bit of
what I know. </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">The Camp is led by Family Missions Company, and it is held in </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Louisiana.
Lots of the FMC teen missionaries serving all over the world make the trip back
to attend. It’s a great time for us “Third Culture kids” (those of us living
and growing up in another culture that is not our own) to get to hang out and
relate to one another. I have also heard that faith camp is a week of nothing
but fun, there is mass and lots of activities and games (so I have heard) and a
great opportunity to encounter Jesus!!!!!! If you still are not convinced here
is a link to the page if </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">you
want to read more about <a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/faith-camp/">FAITH CAM</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/faith-camp/">P</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">, I am super positive you will like what you see. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">Acts
20:35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16pt;">“It is
more blessed to give than to receive.” And as I give my life to the poor you
also can receive many blessings by partnering with me! Together we can be
Jesus’s hands and feet as we earn our spots in heaven. If you feel called to
donate please be confident in knowing that I will intercede on your behalf, that
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our Hearts, Lord</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Freestyle Script"; font-size: 72pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">💘💘💘💘💘💘</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishhpsMt9GPq2PZYYzjK2NsL5bCc3th2Blyp7f96ofcdnlkOp7JYIGm1shAfkhLb49DCVyLgiQNiBvpeMPkB2iZB0I7gbM3UxUXfZfVuU-5QUoeRIqeiXC_NR7XGF6npQh4jYCPm570A_J2Pu4nytjvlrwfvdTmpEVO89bsyH1tYF4sk-9DIqSgu-f/s2209/elver%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="2209" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishhpsMt9GPq2PZYYzjK2NsL5bCc3th2Blyp7f96ofcdnlkOp7JYIGm1shAfkhLb49DCVyLgiQNiBvpeMPkB2iZB0I7gbM3UxUXfZfVuU-5QUoeRIqeiXC_NR7XGF6npQh4jYCPm570A_J2Pu4nytjvlrwfvdTmpEVO89bsyH1tYF4sk-9DIqSgu-f/w640-h352/elver%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: "Freestyle Script"; font-size: 72pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RhRah-Lpmzqq4y4r8ZI6qKeQp9FRvbPfkM4ZESboa3rPFt1fAjkHvkxpkTj90gYrhwABK90jGWy4HyBUb1oAoRBl76WXGVEr1tHdzAvhSO7WSmseHpwz7zEJaOXmvtgrSsQkj38x0wIZohNCJ6_XINexLEVkCkaPIGkErUqqGCLXq_xOox6pJpub/s2304/elver.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RhRah-Lpmzqq4y4r8ZI6qKeQp9FRvbPfkM4ZESboa3rPFt1fAjkHvkxpkTj90gYrhwABK90jGWy4HyBUb1oAoRBl76WXGVEr1tHdzAvhSO7WSmseHpwz7zEJaOXmvtgrSsQkj38x0wIZohNCJ6_XINexLEVkCkaPIGkErUqqGCLXq_xOox6pJpub/w614-h640/elver.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Elver with a wood carving that he made for Santa Maria Magdalena's Home and excited his wife is returning home. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><h2 style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Freestyle Script"; font-size: 72pt; line-height: 102.72px; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">💘💘💘💘💘💘</span></b></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">It is a challenge as
Christians not to have a hardened heart, not just for me a full-time missionary
living in the mission field, but I would adventure to say that the challenge
can be the same for everyone.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">Today’s Gospel reading is Mark 8:14-21</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">The disciples had forgotten to bring bread,</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">and they had only one loaf with them in the
boat.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Jesus enjoined them, "Watch out,</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">guard against the leaven of the Pharisees</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">and the leaven of Herod."</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">They concluded among themselves that</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">it was because they had no bread.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">When he became aware of this he said to them,</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">"Why do you conclude that it is because you
have no bread?</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Do you not yet understand or comprehend?</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Are your hearts hardened?</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">And do you not remember,</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">when I broke the five loaves for the five
thousand,</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">how many wicker baskets full of fragments did you
pick up?"</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">They answered him, "Twelve."</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">"When I broke the seven loaves for the four
thousand,</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">how many full baskets of fragments did you pick
up?"</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">They answered him, "Seven."</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">He said to them, "Do you still not
understand?"</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">In today’s Gospel, we
hear Jesus outright ask his disciples if they have a hardened heart, after
hearing them discuss the fact that they forgot to bring bread with them.
Therefore, they were in the boat together with only one loaf of bread. Needless
to say, they were worried and I can only picture that they were squabbling
among themselves a bit. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">Jesus questions them
about their lack of faith and asks “<span style="background: white;">Do you have
eyes and not see, ears and not hear?</span> <span style="background: white;">And
do you not remember.” Jesus desired them to remember the miracle that he
performed with the 5 loaves of bread. Wherein he fed 5 thousand
people with just 5 loaves of bread and after they all ate the disciples were
able to collect 12 baskets full of fragments that were left over. The point of
the Gospel is that Jesus is pointing out the disciple’s faith<u>less</u>ness
and the fact that they still cannot comprehend nor grasp who Jesus really is.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">Much
like the disciples for the last 3 or 4 weeks, I have been in the boat like
disciples wrestling with myself over the fact that I did not bring enough bread
with me. It seemed I was offshore with no land in sight, and I felt like I was
not prepared for the mission at hand.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">You see
I felt a lot of anxiety and apprehension when my friend Iris called me crying
telling me that her husband wanted a divorce. She and her husband Elver
received the sacrament of marriage in 2021. I felt like it was my fault, after
all, I was the one who prepared them for the sacrament of marriage. Ha ha, what
a great job I did, I thought! I obviously did a really sucky job at that as you
can see. Then well Satan himself had his part in it, the prince of lies made
good and well with wreaking his Havok on me making sure he threw in my face the
fact that I was a divorced mom and how in the heck did I think I could lead and
prepare this couple for the sacrament of marriage.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">I
started to doubt even my vocation to missions and even worse I forgot that this
wasn’t about me. Which of course was the slinky snake’s little deceitful plan
all along.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">Praise
the Lord that during my prayer time one morning, I heard Jesus ask me if I had
a hardened heart. He said did you forget who I am? What I have done for you,
and what I can still do? Hearing those words made me realize that I gave up, I
did in fact have a hardened heart. I didn’t even take Iris’s and Elver’s
problems to the foot of His cross. I was in disbelief that “I”, could do
anything to help. “I”, jumped straight to the conclusion (with help from the
prince of lies of course) that their marriage was doomed to fail because “I”,
was not good enough to save it.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">That
little sneaky devil, I tell you gets me every time. “I“, of hardened heart, was
faithless and I had forgotten how important intercessory Prayer was. It wasn’t
“I”, who needed to bring the bread, “I”, simply needed the eyes to see and the
ears to hear and to remember who Jesus is. All of a sudden, I felt
that Jesus had pierced my heart and my soul, like that of St Teresa of Avila
when an arrow of God’s love pierced her heart. My heart felt pierced with the
truth and the immense love Jesus had for not only me but for the love he had
for Iris and Elver.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">It was
very much like what we read in <i>Psalm 38:2 “Your arrows have
pierced me, and your hand has come down on me”.</i></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">With
that said, I wasted no time in bringing Iris and her husband’s problems to the
foot of the cross. Everyday I prayed for
their marriage and that the graces that they received during the sacrament
would flood their hearts. That the special gifts that they had received would
perfect their love for one another and that, it would strengthen their
indissoluble unity. CCC1642</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">I
prayed that Jesus would put everything between Iris and her husband in right
order and that he would make their hearts burn for one another again. I
fervently prayed each day that they too would experience a transverberation of
heart. A heart pierced with the truth of his love for both of them and for one
another.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">An
angel must have indeed pierced their hearts with the Love of God because it was
just a few short days after I began to intercede for them that they both called
me to tell me that they had reconciled and that they were no longer fighting.
Iris had told me that she could not wait to return home to her husband. And
Elver told me that he just could not live without his wife any longer and that
he remembered that one of his many duties as a husband was to forgive and start
anew each day and that it was the only way that their marriage was going to
work. It was as if their hearts had been healed and made new again,
that in some mystical way, their hearts were both pierced by the same arrow
containing Jesus’s love and they no longer had eyes that could not see or ears
that could not hear! Their hearts had been transformed! Praise be to GOD!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">May we
always remember that </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;">Our
prayer acknowledges before God who we are and our need for Him: “we are
creatures who are not our own beginning, not the masters of our adversity, not
our own last end. We are sinners who as Christians know that we have
turned away from the Father. Our petition is always a turning back
to Him.” And so we “ask, beseech, plead, invoke, entreat, cry out”
for each other and all of our needs. (CCC 2629) </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy_Oq2bXtSwmeOs5Jl0HlDuBxp9UKaRSRDFyD9AhmqC-CEaedWjyZKGThv7PvLElHyDHeqzhjutjdPsynOs9wRRfmjeABLAyaVdlPzOFcSjO7rWR4Lk-E770Y5YF_2Z9fXrki7rbffejA8Ew_7c_d1yFy51GGRqoPgk2V4qtj40SChUTMgfqgqkvu/s640/Picture1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="640" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy_Oq2bXtSwmeOs5Jl0HlDuBxp9UKaRSRDFyD9AhmqC-CEaedWjyZKGThv7PvLElHyDHeqzhjutjdPsynOs9wRRfmjeABLAyaVdlPzOFcSjO7rWR4Lk-E770Y5YF_2Z9fXrki7rbffejA8Ew_7c_d1yFy51GGRqoPgk2V4qtj40SChUTMgfqgqkvu/w400-h313/Picture1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Elver
and Iris on their wedding day in November 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><o:p><br /></o:p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_tLRCuQNHSPNhyFdD5JFiXzpRO6NKIbmH4kLW-Fx0w2A0827FoycU5KVCxPNMjYzsQUj9UraooizOf9HKGcz6KN2unFg3qnxxbYbeLIiQLA2SH7U-3od3UJrTRurleebkFpjwXZvg0mzdaWG9VPoACXGZpk7ExQViErNGxqUnpbnvqCOGEKAoMMY/s317/OIP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_tLRCuQNHSPNhyFdD5JFiXzpRO6NKIbmH4kLW-Fx0w2A0827FoycU5KVCxPNMjYzsQUj9UraooizOf9HKGcz6KN2unFg3qnxxbYbeLIiQLA2SH7U-3od3UJrTRurleebkFpjwXZvg0mzdaWG9VPoACXGZpk7ExQViErNGxqUnpbnvqCOGEKAoMMY/w371-h640/OIP.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;">Saint Teresa of Ávila Pray for us! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRQFwcpIQ54MT7iwAx5Bwj9kVZnMiImdxYxTar7kr_XHt7qGOdTHodAusWfu49FXHEdQB0gobdMKM1hB85j8l9x3jxx_orop6Da8YOZwPiZFhzIcHYotutAdTEHjh4TvESkMP-losB4rRIxo57Hh0EG-MM3ouAeCsyc9CXeuO0_-SvptUJ1vmKJMC/s858/valentin1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRQFwcpIQ54MT7iwAx5Bwj9kVZnMiImdxYxTar7kr_XHt7qGOdTHodAusWfu49FXHEdQB0gobdMKM1hB85j8l9x3jxx_orop6Da8YOZwPiZFhzIcHYotutAdTEHjh4TvESkMP-losB4rRIxo57Hh0EG-MM3ouAeCsyc9CXeuO0_-SvptUJ1vmKJMC/w350-h640/valentin1.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;">Saint Valentine Pray for us!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;"> So that we may always hunger for the Lord and that he will find his way into the depths of our hearts! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;">💗💗💗💗💗💗💗</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #71777d; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #71777d; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #71777d; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #71777d; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>May the Love of Jesus Pierce our hearts! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Love Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Mission Post : Cajaruro - Utcubamba- Amazonas - Peru </b></span></span><b style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjuck9fRXm9XNYDz1OpfOaNwN0r54q8BTNkMJ2D1ozCiwDaExlAMYlbz_VnBkVxobn-cHPqGtej08vKBFuCShoG6Zhnf7ferXtaDoNfRAiZx2hlAIW_FiijqJ8DQ1_KQH1oljasXwb0oGVhDNJZAVwB55bhPUFnFSl-mbHPmhMVfvyeahbKKi5C9j/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjuck9fRXm9XNYDz1OpfOaNwN0r54q8BTNkMJ2D1ozCiwDaExlAMYlbz_VnBkVxobn-cHPqGtej08vKBFuCShoG6Zhnf7ferXtaDoNfRAiZx2hlAIW_FiijqJ8DQ1_KQH1oljasXwb0oGVhDNJZAVwB55bhPUFnFSl-mbHPmhMVfvyeahbKKi5C9j/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQkool2mxk_m7wT5_qzxUg2-ulRZSMpRkK5HkChplWpwRLQ31lt7tchpVk6PJMtNaWenpWEq9JIwh8gVb1FMLunQya7H85x99bCMcqJQCiVaV2iC9r_jeKsBmuXoQNu-5fKy9sgzBBOtlyVS_bku1ym97XFTMWeeRj78o3XOfJRspuv8yF1z1Cjp3/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQkool2mxk_m7wT5_qzxUg2-ulRZSMpRkK5HkChplWpwRLQ31lt7tchpVk6PJMtNaWenpWEq9JIwh8gVb1FMLunQya7H85x99bCMcqJQCiVaV2iC9r_jeKsBmuXoQNu-5fKy9sgzBBOtlyVS_bku1ym97XFTMWeeRj78o3XOfJRspuv8yF1z1Cjp3/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">We would be honored to receive your prayer request. At anytime you may send them to us through our email address listed below.</span></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></span></h2></div><div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><h2><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;">We thank you for your prayers and your support. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;">Without the sacrifices made by each of you this work would be impossible. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 26.6667px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Prayer request</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> Email:<span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "quot"; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">karendelcastillo@familymissionscompany.com</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h2></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-size: 18.06px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><h2><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Donations </span><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;">Web Site:</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://delcastillo.familymissionscompany.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;">delcastillo.familymissionscompany.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></h2></div></div></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-29277420578721616532022-12-01T11:31:00.005-08:002022-12-02T04:29:41.976-08:00Wonder and Awe and fully Alive<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Grace to you
and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!</span></b></em><em><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><br /></span></b></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><b></b></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05jUed0_Cx3XuOuuEwu2wQNwEFE2shek_tybwWxVxT3jtZ6Qsa9faOkPg7QReGD_3hrWjSo-_VRmRCcElPFqGfKIqV-DOdF14OP4hRNKG2G8s_WgFP17tvugu2zQxRIXuDOOilhGQnUEW2yjU8rOYgG9SjdWMoNO4DVdFfd8RoJ96sO_g0w1K2lGS/s1024/IMG-20221009-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05jUed0_Cx3XuOuuEwu2wQNwEFE2shek_tybwWxVxT3jtZ6Qsa9faOkPg7QReGD_3hrWjSo-_VRmRCcElPFqGfKIqV-DOdF14OP4hRNKG2G8s_WgFP17tvugu2zQxRIXuDOOilhGQnUEW2yjU8rOYgG9SjdWMoNO4DVdFfd8RoJ96sO_g0w1K2lGS/w640-h480/IMG-20221009-WA0016.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></em></div><em><b><br /><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><br /></span></b></em><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">May this
Advent season be a season of wonder and awe. A season of rebirth and
restoration within your souls! </span></b></em><em><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This past year has
been amazingly difficult by human standards but delightful in every way as it
has been all the work of the Lord and I am so grateful to have been chosen to
be a part of it along with each of you!!!</span></b></em><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">As we make a close to the 1<sup>st</sup> week of
Advent with a desire to prepare our hearts for the Birth of our Lord, I find myself
reflecting on the triumphs and Glory stories of the year past. </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>For the most
part of the last year has been a WILD RIDE. With
that said a reoccurring whisper that </b></span><b>resounded</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> during my prayer time came from
my beloved Jesus whispering “hang on tight my love, or only a bit longer” and that sums it up in a nutshell. So many things have happened and all
of them would not have been impossible without Jesus and all of you. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>Our past</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> year in missions closely resembled a battle or war. And perhaps it is best that we do not sugarcoat
it because INDEED IT WAS! </b></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Not a war between men but that of the evil one who
desired and tried so hard to make us give up. Little did the prince of lies and
deceit know the giant and holy army that was behind us. Thanks to all of you,
we fought many battles against Satan. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>And
it is safe to say he did not win this time and we are going to stay extremely vigilant
of his presence and whereabouts for the next. We are going to make certain we walk in prayer,
and we will be calling on all the angels and saints to walk with us for the
days ahead. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-top: 22.5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Despite the hardships, struggles,
and toil of this past year, I have never felt so alive and close to Jesus as I
have this year and I found this from Saint Ignatius of Antioch that I would
love to share with you. </span></i></b><b style="color: #800180;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Now do
I begin to be a disciple of Christ, and care for nothing in this world, that so
I may find Jesus. Let fire, or the cross, or wild beasts, or the breaking of my
bones, or the cutting of me to pieces, or the shattering of my whole body, yea,
all the tortures of the devil – let them all come upon me, only let me enjoy my
God.”</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-top: 22.5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #800180;"> ~ Ignatius of Antioch</span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 22.5pt; margin: 22.5pt 0in 0in 0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Open Sans"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Eloquent speaker (I Think Not!) <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I must share with you an interview that Gabriel
and I were asked to do for a wonderful series called Mission Connect, produced,
and aired with Shalom World! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I must say I can relate to Moses as he pleaded with
the Lord for him to send someone else because he had never been an eloquent
speaker. Of course, what was asked of me is not anything close to what the Lord
asked of Moses, but in the same sense I can relate to being “slow of speech and
tongue”. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">However, I felt I needed to trust the Lord and
rely on him to speak the words he wanted me to speak. So here you have it, our
interview.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must say
that I am so very moved by the editing and the pictures that Shalom World gathered
from our years in the mission field. So many of the pictures I had forgotten
about or wondered where they got them from. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Gabriel did such a wonderful job of singing at the
end! Praise God. I can only pray that the discomfort I experienced doing this
interview helps lead others to the foot of the Cross. For those of you who have
been there, you will never forget your transformation or how Jesus pierced your
heart! I desire that everyone finds their way to the foot of the cross and that
in some way this interview can aid in that mission! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><sup><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span></sup></i></b><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">But Moses said to the </span><span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Lord</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, “O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither
in the past nor even now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of
speech and slow of tongue.”</span> </span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #800180;">Exodus 4:10</span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="346" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z97OJcYA8oc" width="517" youtube-src-id="Z97OJcYA8oc"></iframe></i></b></div><b><i><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></i></b><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It is such an honor to share with you the
following update. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The final touches are being done on the home and
God willing by the first of the calendar year we should be officially living
and serving in our new mission post! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With the 1<sup>st</sup> phase of the building
project coming to a close we now are looking to furnish the home with 30 bunk
beds, for the upstairs dorms, towels, sheets, and pillows, as well as at least
4 massive tables and chairs for the huge dining hall. Lastly, if you have ever
been to our Mission Base in Louisiana and have experienced praise and worship
nights or morning prayer at the big house we are in need of the same comfy
couches and chairs that invite people to sit and talk, to pray and bond together.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> I am sure
Jesus has plans to move his funds to us in order to properly furnish the home
and if not, that is ok too, as our plans are not his plans so, we are totally
prepared for whatever it is he desires to supply us with. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_Z-289Cp3xKQFUhGFyw5SOy14ysiiGJ7TUpxPJNLItnJoBW0KL3MxqF__1DRC09MEcYAquMrZWtXJexn0agmZvEFjuQUnXgE4p-zPEQHybkTByBodTOkBeAngzskUbNj4DFf_yitsabi9md5s6KirhAeiyWEeOvYamP0KtXqKtqPDHxBLc6GTYzS/s1280/IMG-20221128-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_Z-289Cp3xKQFUhGFyw5SOy14ysiiGJ7TUpxPJNLItnJoBW0KL3MxqF__1DRC09MEcYAquMrZWtXJexn0agmZvEFjuQUnXgE4p-zPEQHybkTByBodTOkBeAngzskUbNj4DFf_yitsabi9md5s6KirhAeiyWEeOvYamP0KtXqKtqPDHxBLc6GTYzS/w640-h480/IMG-20221128-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of the community home/ The small porch you see is almost completed</td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYyPLAhr2cXWmR_OMa2zMcf7ZYHam_FE9avq3tQySXTsyPOaXYyDryJ9JmXINNtwBDcuxw696Ak3N6x4QPEgHAw8Sd35SkBwU08ARwoIrPEfiSkBdUx6TARJgySO2WWAPk7szY-ljM6T_qTVkMCx8M8BonHN0r4twjd0fcdSvFWDBD0Tdlj-T6ZPD/s1280/IMG-20221128-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYyPLAhr2cXWmR_OMa2zMcf7ZYHam_FE9avq3tQySXTsyPOaXYyDryJ9JmXINNtwBDcuxw696Ak3N6x4QPEgHAw8Sd35SkBwU08ARwoIrPEfiSkBdUx6TARJgySO2WWAPk7szY-ljM6T_qTVkMCx8M8BonHN0r4twjd0fcdSvFWDBD0Tdlj-T6ZPD/w640-h480/IMG-20221128-WA0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">side view of the home </td></tr></tbody></table></i></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUx5sYC_Arcy2fy9eAVZp45dBMJzu_hKPS_kjdVsYlYlpfM8ilZH1hDdcntkpg_6jT65MBx3Gat2OXx5ks7bg3ZgOsgT5jveRKK-Od41Ft5SfIl3mtxvLRoISPrADCb-luxjcXAeupkq7S7BTmvQHl-daiKRsrCVPXHUqUfc3x3B5NvhTjIYuEBId/s1280/IMG-20221128-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUx5sYC_Arcy2fy9eAVZp45dBMJzu_hKPS_kjdVsYlYlpfM8ilZH1hDdcntkpg_6jT65MBx3Gat2OXx5ks7bg3ZgOsgT5jveRKK-Od41Ft5SfIl3mtxvLRoISPrADCb-luxjcXAeupkq7S7BTmvQHl-daiKRsrCVPXHUqUfc3x3B5NvhTjIYuEBId/w640-h480/IMG-20221128-WA0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a view of the main dining hall looking towards the back of the home</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2AlC-E38ECuRB_ZEJ41TVHPzMDoi6SgIJMN22SVyGq6cNg00JqD1svAjvmGXqaZ7kneExkAI0w0EaDeIhBrLnabBt91ndua8qbcMFu7j6LTPNvdCIX_OnH2Q-3gc3wf2M-0hSKE35HJgZ3VqOzAUaZ-JA1kRx9PMyngz8jyjiI9wmrjy2PNu3y1c/s1280/IMG-20221128-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2AlC-E38ECuRB_ZEJ41TVHPzMDoi6SgIJMN22SVyGq6cNg00JqD1svAjvmGXqaZ7kneExkAI0w0EaDeIhBrLnabBt91ndua8qbcMFu7j6LTPNvdCIX_OnH2Q-3gc3wf2M-0hSKE35HJgZ3VqOzAUaZ-JA1kRx9PMyngz8jyjiI9wmrjy2PNu3y1c/w640-h480/IMG-20221128-WA0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the main meeting hall to be used for fellowship, talks and morning prayer</td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj780wqoO81Vc2e96lJGntqtqGZDv8mdX06wsqI1w53eIwCqBpf1Ancj6H7W9ro5wRXcnfkM-YLNvuB9l1i104Qqb4wKlfuoNS4W0lAzDw7-OhXZqXd8HqS2MGLgMsHeGBp5cC7DwBZqBQo1_xfOmto0kS_ry4CV1iGsMxJk_h_tdyCmxmJ-RNeBiRv/s1280/IMG-20221128-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj780wqoO81Vc2e96lJGntqtqGZDv8mdX06wsqI1w53eIwCqBpf1Ancj6H7W9ro5wRXcnfkM-YLNvuB9l1i104Qqb4wKlfuoNS4W0lAzDw7-OhXZqXd8HqS2MGLgMsHeGBp5cC7DwBZqBQo1_xfOmto0kS_ry4CV1iGsMxJk_h_tdyCmxmJ-RNeBiRv/w640-h480/IMG-20221128-WA0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry and storage room </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqBWXs3XnwsJgRnDu61NGVBiB1ZYjfddbizy-8lRQs6zC2a4lz0_Btz-MgWU6yTaum0CjESymlrUjlINeU6NtHSTELYdzl51akMtcv5FCQXNAfYZ6OOa9oX1I9_jFrAFerhR9J4ffXlHH51APeRtBHMfVO54KuB0A4pACzLKoHrKfwTzDydp6evKb/s720/Screenshot_20221130-161147_WhatsApp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="720" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqBWXs3XnwsJgRnDu61NGVBiB1ZYjfddbizy-8lRQs6zC2a4lz0_Btz-MgWU6yTaum0CjESymlrUjlINeU6NtHSTELYdzl51akMtcv5FCQXNAfYZ6OOa9oX1I9_jFrAFerhR9J4ffXlHH51APeRtBHMfVO54KuB0A4pACzLKoHrKfwTzDydp6evKb/w640-h440/Screenshot_20221130-161147_WhatsApp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Huge Kitchen </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKynzWwz4IHhUyZaSDJL4oIhv5LKDhdPCAkVO4u2eHfNhiR7ebh_CgNCPeIY5Wm5lGJdIeoH1gmpz0kXdp9HHxZwrj4kSuh6KfZM-7zO8k7HIpJG24AGrIV3bTelzn6Y6YWCeJPi9vts7VNGtMAwpVH9YtedUClt2rMXCuNwPMZloVd_jVmoNmWvKo/s1280/IMG-20221128-WA0010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKynzWwz4IHhUyZaSDJL4oIhv5LKDhdPCAkVO4u2eHfNhiR7ebh_CgNCPeIY5Wm5lGJdIeoH1gmpz0kXdp9HHxZwrj4kSuh6KfZM-7zO8k7HIpJG24AGrIV3bTelzn6Y6YWCeJPi9vts7VNGtMAwpVH9YtedUClt2rMXCuNwPMZloVd_jVmoNmWvKo/w640-h480/IMG-20221128-WA0010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back porch view/ it will have a balcony and a roof that will extend over the porch area</td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Official Opening of </span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Save the Date! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">July 22, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It is bold, I know to make such an announcement,
but it comes straight from my heart and is rooted in Prayer. A while back, I
read that the <span style="background: white;">three ingredients to Christian <a name="_Hlk120687931">boldness are Spirit-empowered
conviction, courage, and urgency</a>.</span> And well that explains it well. </span><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I have the sufficient <a name="_Hlk120690200">conviction</a>
that these women deserve to be restored, to have dignity, and to feel love, and
so do their children. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the courage
to face all the threats and opposition the devil or any human has to throw at
me in regard to helping these beautiful women and their children. I have more
than a sufficient amount of urgency, there is a fire under my feet and burning
within my heart to be Jesus’s hands and feet! The time is way overdue, and Jesus
wants to restore these women and break the chains of abuse and chains that bind
his creations. So, I ask how else should I act? But with Christian boldness!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Though we do not have any more funds left after
building the community home we are so ever confident that the Lord did not take
us this far up the mountain to desert us. He could not have started this
project and then pull out of it so near to the end! That is not how our Lord
works! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">As I have explained before the Second phase of Mary
Magdalena’s home is to build the Chapel and the three smaller homes at the back
of the land. We have the design plans, and we have the estimated cost to build,
however, the challenge is that at this moment we do not have the funds! </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>We are
ready to get started when we return in 4 </b></span><b>weeks,</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> but we need to raise close to </b></span></span><u style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">50
thousand US dollars </u><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">in order to do so</span><u style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">. </u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I have nudged the Lord during my prayer time and
made it known that we have exhausted the funds he allowed for the community house
so, of course, I am confident that he knows. (As if I really needed to explain
it all, but of course, he likes to hear our needs and he loves even more for us
to ask him and call out to him.)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>In the Gospel of </b></span><b>Matthew,</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> we can find that whatever
we ask for in prayer, we shall receive if you have faith” Matthew </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></i><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">21:22</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">We are hopeful that the chapel and the small homes
can be completed before the Feast Day of Santa Maria Magdalena as we have a
great desire to invite the bishop to celebrate the inauguration mass in the
Chapel followed by a humble dinner planned for the community in which the home
is surrounded by. Santa Maria Magdalena’s Feast Day is July 22. Hence that is
why I am sending the announcement to all of you as well. We would love to host
you on that date. We would absolutely be honored for whoever desires to make the
journey to come to Santa Maria Magdalena’s home and help us praise our Lord for
all the good he is doing, so please prayerfully consider taking us up on the
offer. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Again,
it is Bold to set the date, but so is our Lord! So, we are praying for yet
again for more miracles! We </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #800180;">“with confidence draw near to the throne of grace”
(Hebrews 4:16)</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #800180;">who then should we fear (Psalm 27:1)</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #800180;">? Jesus did not die on the
cross to have us quivering in a corner because some human being might say
something mean or words of discouragement, <u>or because lack of funds</u>, or
sever a relationship, or even kill us (Luke 12:4). No! For Jesus has ensured
that, “neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor
things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord”. (Romans 8:38-39) </span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">What
else can be done? What more can be said?
To love Christ is to live with <span style="background: white;">Boldness! Spirit-empowered
conviction, courage, and urgency! As our dear late director, Mr. Frank Summers
would often say we must preach with Parrhesia!</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 107%;">Pope Francis has on many occasions drawn attention to the importance of
the Greek word, Parrhesia. It is often translated as boldness, frankness, or
courage. The Pope explained that it is Christian courage which drives someone to
speak openly…. For example, in the Acts of the Apostles, it says that Paul and
Barnabas sought to explain the mystery of Christ to the Hebrews with boldness
and preached the Gospel boldly.” </span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #800180;">The Catechism defines the term in this way: “Straightforward simplicity,
filial trust, joyous assurance, humble boldness, the certainty of being loved”
CCC 2778</span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">It is my prayer that we may pray and preach with Parrhesia
so that we may lead these women to know with certainty that they are loved and that
they were created in his image! It is my utmost prayer that this boldness will become
contagious to you all! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">May we <u>have the confidence not to quiver in
fear in the corner</u>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May we have <u>the
confidence to be the hands and the feet of Christ to the poor!</u> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">If you have an overpowering conviction to help complete
the second phase of Santa Maria Magdalena’s home which consist of building the chapel
and the 3 small one-room homes, please do not be in fear of being bold with the
confidence that the Lord is giving you! </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;"><span>***</span>Please send your donations to finish this
project by following the link provided below. Please add in the project name: Chapel/ small homes</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/">https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span><b>Our goal is $50,000.00 to build the chapel and 3 long-term, </b></span><b>small one</b><span><b> room homes!</b></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxL57GPBPCYK78kRZdAkiBHcvoTAe4ZuuP6QXCEvomB-KrUVpliw6uD5TqSZVC9N46pjiKpdSISwZywrXjc4Iul5cHpe5f3fLAX2kYuSHrl1OUSZOMy0g0QHXERgQszrTRrq2jhOyTDleBSSk9TuMZ5NbFEO0pkBt8ITz1M9qklO6eSfXJpGTX9Ai/s600/mary%20tomb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxL57GPBPCYK78kRZdAkiBHcvoTAe4ZuuP6QXCEvomB-KrUVpliw6uD5TqSZVC9N46pjiKpdSISwZywrXjc4Iul5cHpe5f3fLAX2kYuSHrl1OUSZOMy0g0QHXERgQszrTRrq2jhOyTDleBSSk9TuMZ5NbFEO0pkBt8ITz1M9qklO6eSfXJpGTX9Ai/w402-h640/mary%20tomb.jpg" width="402" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">The Truck <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">You all made it possible to replace our old truck
with a new one. I can not tell you how much our lives have changed since we
purchase the new truck. Our time has increased abundantly; we can move faster
up and down the mountain and our weeks have been free of repair shops. We are
so grateful to all of you who helped make this possible. Thank you so much! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The old truck after prayerfully discerning what to
do with it, we felt that perhaps it could be still of use to someone. We
thought about selling it, but it just felt so wrong to sell it knowing all the issues
that it had. So, with a nudge from the Lord and wonderful mission partners who
made the original donation years back for the purchase of the truck, we are
happy to say the truck has found a new family to serve with. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Meet Jose and Giovanni and their 5 children. They help
Father Robert in and around the large 238 pueblo Parish and have been leading
different ministries for the past few years. The only thing is they never could
serve as a family because they only had a motorcycle. And though Peruvians are conditioned
to carry all sorts of things on a motorcycle and are even very good at fitting
large numbers of people on them it was just not at all possible for all 7 to
fit on one motorcycle. </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65jG5qXx6YShIh9R-gedjSIGYs9mVZwO9qpE4RRwqJlJBGWSyDtVbE0tdFg6oa0jKIrM3BC2cCnnIIrFbXhyNjL75nPvmFL-XFG_el2D89f0ENMx0umdY3b1C6ttpSZzHOJkVuo9mLU8bHgTCudWiaWVcvJV-XkKHofW2ZkuW3g7IHgplaxHrbwfF/s1280/IMG-20221201-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65jG5qXx6YShIh9R-gedjSIGYs9mVZwO9qpE4RRwqJlJBGWSyDtVbE0tdFg6oa0jKIrM3BC2cCnnIIrFbXhyNjL75nPvmFL-XFG_el2D89f0ENMx0umdY3b1C6ttpSZzHOJkVuo9mLU8bHgTCudWiaWVcvJV-XkKHofW2ZkuW3g7IHgplaxHrbwfF/w640-h480/IMG-20221201-WA0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are so brave to carry so many things and even large amounts of people on one moto. This picture though I had to share</td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We are so happy to be able to give them the old truck so
now they can serve as a family. Jose is confident that he can keep up with the truck’s
ongoing problems and we will continue to pray that the truck will be held together
by the Holy Spirit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYffkO7y6gsGBdOtE0Fqq4m0l0msEpShkzi8gPU7-0v-ERmoahDAHQBA2B1n6rz3nV-gPt8ocrAJHkYY48_MzyrlGgAL7s9xFPBG9xl-jowC52j3UQn5CXsuxxRt8LwR8e3molmh5apcKORf63U0AjgkX19rpiJUxttZQzViHA-G8bUKakW_-bHc65/s755/Screenshot_20221128-185618_WhatsApp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYffkO7y6gsGBdOtE0Fqq4m0l0msEpShkzi8gPU7-0v-ERmoahDAHQBA2B1n6rz3nV-gPt8ocrAJHkYY48_MzyrlGgAL7s9xFPBG9xl-jowC52j3UQn5CXsuxxRt8LwR8e3molmh5apcKORf63U0AjgkX19rpiJUxttZQzViHA-G8bUKakW_-bHc65/w602-h640/Screenshot_20221128-185618_WhatsApp.jpg" width="602" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">We are stateside for 4 weeks! <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A Short visit to the states indeed. We arrived a
few days ago for a few different reasons. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One major reason
to make the trip was to be able to attend Family Missions Company’s, Year in
Review! Which is a time of fellowship with other missionaries who serve in different
parts of the world, but also a time to reflect and process the past years in
the mission field. The week and a half are packed full of fun, talks, prayers,
and rest of course. So, we are looking forward to it! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We also are stateside because Gabriel is in need
of major dental work, and he will be having a few different procedures done while
we are here in Louisiana. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Unfortunately, not all of the work can be done at
the same time so we will need to return once again for the last procedure
sometime in the near future. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our return to the States is something that saddens
me when I think of the poor whom we live among. We will never truly know of their
suffering! We often use the term that we live in solidarity with the poor, and
we do to a certain extent, but it is times like this that makes me ask and
question myself about how much do we really live in solidarity with the poor.
As missionaries, we have the ability to get on a plane to seek rest and medical
care. Making me realize how our two worlds are nothing alike and that we could
really never ever really live in complete solidarity with the poor! I am ashamed
to admit that I can escape such dreadful and hopeless economic conditions and I
desire to live a more humble and poor life and ask all of you to please pray
and intercede for us. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that said,
I also must remember that God has sent us to journey with our friends in Peru and
they need our help. We have the ability to relieve many of their sufferings and
to help them find comfort in Christ!</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I am so thankful for the family who purchased are airfare
back to the states and more than grateful for all the Doctors that are donating
their time and services to help Gabriel! Please keep Gabriel and his medical team
in your prayers for the next few weeks! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Visiting Lotus House <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">On our way in from Peru, we were blessed to visit
and learn from a huge and outstanding woman’s shelter in Miami Florida called
the Lotus house. Walking the halls and listening to the list of endless possibilities
for all the women and their children who seek refuge within the home, gave me
an immense feeling of affirmation and confidence that Jesus desires the same in
Peru for his beloved women there. The abundance
of blessings such as food and funds, clothes, and donated services such as
tutors, social workers, counselors, and Doctors seemed to be so plentiful at
the home. It was a true sign of God’s
love and mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggvXFwBHM7dssXvFSznYWFKX1pU8xI9PMiJD4KITE9MfIqfnY2YiwJqmexFb-InUeWztFuoGFCSIoLPssGpU0mHgJkjlBkfFQM5LXz5lfJnsY0aOptc8nnJBFc5KPjRLvPQ6BudJTphY0kWmQLIPQh-5NRwWo3y0VcmzzykIWVXMBxI1Ii6wQxqGh/s960/lotus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggvXFwBHM7dssXvFSznYWFKX1pU8xI9PMiJD4KITE9MfIqfnY2YiwJqmexFb-InUeWztFuoGFCSIoLPssGpU0mHgJkjlBkfFQM5LXz5lfJnsY0aOptc8nnJBFc5KPjRLvPQ6BudJTphY0kWmQLIPQh-5NRwWo3y0VcmzzykIWVXMBxI1Ii6wQxqGh/w640-h426/lotus.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh2A6UXcBmgeMK65HrAfsTUWjuej73dKzdKAjqRVJzj9vBxxVv352dTtVLIyubG9A8KRbiYppXKSPaosgNexXw9akJrOdEhaX8M0b5_rcybC9USOcMrzt0uu2b09FmjjccmPFuqL7yxjNIwMRVUaZYm7uX8Y8QZaAIb_lGnZ7cpSD97NrNOMZNLkf/s1799/l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh2A6UXcBmgeMK65HrAfsTUWjuej73dKzdKAjqRVJzj9vBxxVv352dTtVLIyubG9A8KRbiYppXKSPaosgNexXw9akJrOdEhaX8M0b5_rcybC9USOcMrzt0uu2b09FmjjccmPFuqL7yxjNIwMRVUaZYm7uX8Y8QZaAIb_lGnZ7cpSD97NrNOMZNLkf/w512-h640/l.jpg" width="512" /></a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEDDXSzeO7obk5XlICU0aiQ84-wQx05pMbW-R6zVl56EMtmJ1v1U7e-C3RuX06h6bVWO1S5csvOv6J36T672qKslubscKTz95j_Jmr-lXdfYCYP1siuax_eyJ06aYkO7SdcPOfVKC6tTTqXAPeh-6PojSELNNtqKaPpjJVmdbWR71hwzNfi7OA2cf/s1440/home%20l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEDDXSzeO7obk5XlICU0aiQ84-wQx05pMbW-R6zVl56EMtmJ1v1U7e-C3RuX06h6bVWO1S5csvOv6J36T672qKslubscKTz95j_Jmr-lXdfYCYP1siuax_eyJ06aYkO7SdcPOfVKC6tTTqXAPeh-6PojSELNNtqKaPpjJVmdbWR71hwzNfi7OA2cf/w640-h640/home%20l.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Maritza’s Court dates <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>You must all remember Maritza. I am so blessed and
honored to say that we have leaped a huge hurdle this year. Though it has been
slow and a bit painful we have officially been able to work the slow and red
tape riddle path to her applying for child support. Unfortunately, we have only
managed to get it for one child, and it is our plan that we start for her
second oldest child upon my return. It is a process that makes little to no
sense to me whatsoever. I must say my American brain does get in the way 100%.
I </b></span><b>cannot</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> understand why we must apply separately for all her children in which
will take years to complete. But with the help of God, we will succeed through
it all. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I indeed realized that I struck a nerve with the
father and his extended family when they found out we prevailed and won the
court case. It was a bit of an uneasy feeling knowing they were talking about
me and the times they were brave enough to confront me about my involvement.
However, I quickly gained my confidence, and words were provided to me by Jesus.
All I could say to them is I came to serve the women and their sweet children.
I was sent to help them find dignity and love which is found in the Lord! I am
here and I am not going to go away! If it makes you mad, then perhaps you need
to reflect on your own assault and abuse towards the women I am here to help! Jesus
loves them and they have a right to be loved and that is all I am doing and so
should you! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNm6HKYyW07dR7ZK8QPptcBEl7FSerwE8bXKVEOpOLGKrNYnMTzuHGG5RVFW13r8XE0yKkWQVw5W1Rpm3WkFX6sqyLJhG_SaLnQ-cekMrkQbAhWFHuxD-C6YWT0NNLLqRbmYGNUwTE6ZTH0xrhDJZp6Hf3TJJzUUJrj5H8bsc_xfHMpXSO7ScVNHYe/s4096/20220912_100615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNm6HKYyW07dR7ZK8QPptcBEl7FSerwE8bXKVEOpOLGKrNYnMTzuHGG5RVFW13r8XE0yKkWQVw5W1Rpm3WkFX6sqyLJhG_SaLnQ-cekMrkQbAhWFHuxD-C6YWT0NNLLqRbmYGNUwTE6ZTH0xrhDJZp6Hf3TJJzUUJrj5H8bsc_xfHMpXSO7ScVNHYe/w360-h640/20220912_100615.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Online court appearances! Thanks to COVID </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3_Ri-1_ZSh1IGPkbVO9poAnSZF7ZKLlGQh0M4cas-OJ7kDW5ohqPU3MeNnD3CW6L1yn-0HMdx2CZoSrHguMkldUThzXUy_EU1zyTxWqmEN86NM4v2YqWtR_X8bKjrkn5GZWRK0JiNEtt3gv8qPQls8VjgZkulsNlWHyNE-Q6yFmRsmWZ3ySicv95/s4096/20220912_100805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3_Ri-1_ZSh1IGPkbVO9poAnSZF7ZKLlGQh0M4cas-OJ7kDW5ohqPU3MeNnD3CW6L1yn-0HMdx2CZoSrHguMkldUThzXUy_EU1zyTxWqmEN86NM4v2YqWtR_X8bKjrkn5GZWRK0JiNEtt3gv8qPQls8VjgZkulsNlWHyNE-Q6yFmRsmWZ3ySicv95/w360-h640/20220912_100805.jpg" width="360" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">Fully Alive <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It is always a blessing to call Father Robert or
Father Einer out to one of the Pueblos we serve in order to celebrate Sacraments.
Though this year the Lord asked me to step aside from teaching and preparing the
youth and adults for sacraments. He made sure I was included, and he filled my
heart with two new God Daughters.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Mallory and
Sarah did an outstanding job leading the hand full of children in Cajaruro and
we had just three in Paraiso that received baptism and one that received her
first communion. It is always such a
gift to see the pueblos come alive through the sacraments! <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Saint Irenaeus said that “The glory of God is man fully alive.”</span> </i></b><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Saint Irenaeus said that “The glory of God is man fully alive”. I feel
it is obvious to see this transformation when reflecting on these photos of my
new Godchildren and their families!</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlqhnGX932sAYtUjwqy6woInPf0S9_BSNGfG80G-wrQpYiUGkAKM4RwfK-mhE3iLWOpebtFnVMGRqK7X7qhFQYbpVnLEOfRO7hEC3WIeYh_anKVD49iNocnX0IqLubiXp5TNePX6xhLYHyi7RjBa0fkRggC4qLksD2o9CHpr8TMpQoxUjvTzCcs9R/s1024/IMG-20221009-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlqhnGX932sAYtUjwqy6woInPf0S9_BSNGfG80G-wrQpYiUGkAKM4RwfK-mhE3iLWOpebtFnVMGRqK7X7qhFQYbpVnLEOfRO7hEC3WIeYh_anKVD49iNocnX0IqLubiXp5TNePX6xhLYHyi7RjBa0fkRggC4qLksD2o9CHpr8TMpQoxUjvTzCcs9R/w640-h480/IMG-20221009-WA0016.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antonella, my new Goddaughter, her mother on the left and her grandparents </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiUYdSUiGuEzk7s-Dpzlr0vRxKDvNBGuGIUUsMMOBUWG8hCNofp-GidZaEZxFWXz0yRSfcovL7cgVbZAWRalUT7jHqP_zCalUpkfmVo69p6upFtxA6iolMGPtxNT0pFfAQ86Bh8dipu91aaL6T7P94QMrH-eQso5vCud0a2JHaw4l7aHlz_5iS-3V/s1024/IMG-20221009-WA0015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiUYdSUiGuEzk7s-Dpzlr0vRxKDvNBGuGIUUsMMOBUWG8hCNofp-GidZaEZxFWXz0yRSfcovL7cgVbZAWRalUT7jHqP_zCalUpkfmVo69p6upFtxA6iolMGPtxNT0pFfAQ86Bh8dipu91aaL6T7P94QMrH-eQso5vCud0a2JHaw4l7aHlz_5iS-3V/w640-h480/IMG-20221009-WA0015.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antonella's baptism </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baby Jaritza's parents</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> just received the sacrament of marriage last year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuBt2x7G8ZfefqrjDkEsjV6ZvYpJHqMgfKnxt_tpEJ-R2g-unS1t-5iUoWR6OiJJS9BQy0kqXUfbfHrFJ_DSX3zfJUySm0Kcth3zcS7ykTYaRVUDSDO1mOjYIrVLgm7xpYTFu0CeXzY5AwVxFP4uSrbs2TBb9gI1Jw5YpkcNNvGE18o0lga-xvaik/s1024/IMG-20220927-WA0032(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuBt2x7G8ZfefqrjDkEsjV6ZvYpJHqMgfKnxt_tpEJ-R2g-unS1t-5iUoWR6OiJJS9BQy0kqXUfbfHrFJ_DSX3zfJUySm0Kcth3zcS7ykTYaRVUDSDO1mOjYIrVLgm7xpYTFu0CeXzY5AwVxFP4uSrbs2TBb9gI1Jw5YpkcNNvGE18o0lga-xvaik/w480-h640/IMG-20220927-WA0032(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-fl4C0YIdzsggxTGS_fm1qZRTIQrJLveXY3ilKKZRXNe5vzkilJtSqLd8OpQHBIIFgPwq9X8gnk5eB-TLevHP97yEAvwjdvAGGiGN1bdzB5ZFFB2yf4RKyoeaK5SmBfe0ewoq9wpDQ1k5OvVz3a9ilYe17oVMaTfzEDH7OglFFSYLNChFmlLXm05/s1024/IMG-20220927-WA0030(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-fl4C0YIdzsggxTGS_fm1qZRTIQrJLveXY3ilKKZRXNe5vzkilJtSqLd8OpQHBIIFgPwq9X8gnk5eB-TLevHP97yEAvwjdvAGGiGN1bdzB5ZFFB2yf4RKyoeaK5SmBfe0ewoq9wpDQ1k5OvVz3a9ilYe17oVMaTfzEDH7OglFFSYLNChFmlLXm05/w480-h640/IMG-20220927-WA0030(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAToWtfLW6EjR3yotp3xEkd6Dcv1yNG8g4p6tM6MgJc-_f3nw7uPxtjzwTSf0Tmc05y5yBkvupIp3ELQYyGMHMZKWNO8Yblqlf2mH1zZVv6Tcf0xVwA3P2ST9zRSyTKBQpCCBVYx8zi2lG6dBLeNdc3VROGP7zp1a9KJKKHG_bmTSnOrMKJnpgKxl4/s1024/IMG-20220927-WA0008(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAToWtfLW6EjR3yotp3xEkd6Dcv1yNG8g4p6tM6MgJc-_f3nw7uPxtjzwTSf0Tmc05y5yBkvupIp3ELQYyGMHMZKWNO8Yblqlf2mH1zZVv6Tcf0xVwA3P2ST9zRSyTKBQpCCBVYx8zi2lG6dBLeNdc3VROGP7zp1a9KJKKHG_bmTSnOrMKJnpgKxl4/w480-h640/IMG-20220927-WA0008(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ucXJf8hErU1Lf5yhX_7GrpaorN9gu4gk2swIEHIld8P0Q806uPO_dX9E4kiMTXcp5Nf4KfSsi2VY2zzhWzTn0qMt_Vs2a5uJY3K3TpT0OgUirz-EEobnuIEWTgyaUbv4WuFOlh2_OfRUFoiNRSK6otH1ytc17IRwhX0ijtFffITNraKu3f9GvgUd/s1024/IMG-20220927-WA0029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ucXJf8hErU1Lf5yhX_7GrpaorN9gu4gk2swIEHIld8P0Q806uPO_dX9E4kiMTXcp5Nf4KfSsi2VY2zzhWzTn0qMt_Vs2a5uJY3K3TpT0OgUirz-EEobnuIEWTgyaUbv4WuFOlh2_OfRUFoiNRSK6otH1ytc17IRwhX0ijtFffITNraKu3f9GvgUd/w640-h480/IMG-20220927-WA0029.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabriel and Father Einer </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Thank you for taking time out of your day to read our humble but </b></span><b>glorious</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> update! </b></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I pray
that during this Advent season we can find time to take a step back from the
noise of the world to reflect on how we together can be instruments of peace,
love, and healing. And may our hearts desire to love like Christ! Amen</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With Love </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nmFAAncz7j1ZYMstgAqx38TSQ7lTMSnrLrWg1JIVlekoR9U7ClU1CV2bFiy75oPgZ6i9ie0wh0mhIDo0gOP_9RnSbVXs5I9QfINM5LE8DDT9XMHPuZYhgfelBHLx5gm1aY4oij4kHjgu0YI9jTsgDWolI7wGZNIIex-0PIvNogK_Xq8wyo9UaA0G/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nmFAAncz7j1ZYMstgAqx38TSQ7lTMSnrLrWg1JIVlekoR9U7ClU1CV2bFiy75oPgZ6i9ie0wh0mhIDo0gOP_9RnSbVXs5I9QfINM5LE8DDT9XMHPuZYhgfelBHLx5gm1aY4oij4kHjgu0YI9jTsgDWolI7wGZNIIex-0PIvNogK_Xq8wyo9UaA0G/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhip5rqmmvOn8qAhYy0KScxjBkULHCkuLLLnk7rAYHLm8tMmUgI3pBSvqq-_4V5KLNP_aKfm9bF8aNwCrcC_2vwVl3OZjoTlkrvucEJlLWg4bHT91sLIsxAJ87Wr8bF9O4Krb2iYXSRIEd2CUKRBwo0AuMVKOfADDCNprdCYIcWfjyXE4rnvhKDkwqC/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhip5rqmmvOn8qAhYy0KScxjBkULHCkuLLLnk7rAYHLm8tMmUgI3pBSvqq-_4V5KLNP_aKfm9bF8aNwCrcC_2vwVl3OZjoTlkrvucEJlLWg4bHT91sLIsxAJ87Wr8bF9O4Krb2iYXSRIEd2CUKRBwo0AuMVKOfADDCNprdCYIcWfjyXE4rnvhKDkwqC/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Please pray about if Jesus is asking you to partner with us to help complete the second phase of Santa Maria Magdalena’s home </b></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.26px;">We desire to build a chapel and the 3 small one-room homes.</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.26px;"><span style="color: red;">***</span>Please send your donations to finish this project by following the link provided below. Please add in the project name: Chapel/ small homes</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/">https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span><b>Our goal is $50,000.00 to build the chapel and 3 long-term, </b></span><b>small one</b><span><b> room homes!</b></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span><b><br /></b></span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Please send us your prayer intentions, we would love to pray for you! </b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Karendelcastillo@familymissionscompany.com</span></b></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-10323746264461038752022-08-22T08:25:00.002-07:002022-08-22T10:05:09.557-07:00Open Wide Your Hearts ! An update from the mission field<p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fellow workers and beloved Saints! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I desire so much to open a window to
the mission field, so you can all clearly see the work of the Lord here and the
love he has for the poor here. <span style="color: #cc0000;">I am so honored to share with you this long
update that has been greatly overdue</span>. I am grateful for each one of you and so
honored to be the hands and feet of Christ here among the world’s forgotten
people; though I am so unworthy to be his servant he desires to use me in so
many ways I cannot fully understand, I am merely learning how to become docile
to his will in all of this! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The update is in no particular order
and due to the characteristics of our life in missions at the moment I have
only included the most profound stories and news for you. <span style="color: #cc0000;">I pray doing so will
allow you a chance to see the difference and the progress you are making here,
as co-workers in the mission field and the urgent needs we have here in the
field.</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Casa de Santa María Magdalena progress</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgyu6ohQAVnRdJp_BmWJEYb7zq5a087kR6wYTIGT9FrU1vQxg2pFSvYb3j8GEI_WHBRuFW_J8rdKsvmK5hU3Yo-xq1OoUHvinohYNr9rHqmo8BmPtPadxy1eala057z4JLKa_yP3Eug_lXUcBEWkFhA59vIGjUOph_pIoWvguvNC1RlnypIkKmJWa/s4096/20220812_165751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgyu6ohQAVnRdJp_BmWJEYb7zq5a087kR6wYTIGT9FrU1vQxg2pFSvYb3j8GEI_WHBRuFW_J8rdKsvmK5hU3Yo-xq1OoUHvinohYNr9rHqmo8BmPtPadxy1eala057z4JLKa_yP3Eug_lXUcBEWkFhA59vIGjUOph_pIoWvguvNC1RlnypIkKmJWa/w640-h360/20220812_165751.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /><o:p></o:p></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Community house - 1<sup>st</sup>
phase</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Santa Maria Magdalena’s community
house consists of a large dining hall, large kitchen, prayer/ activity room,
small apartment all on the lower level, and two dorms that will hold up to 40
people with 9 bathrooms upstairs. The crew this week are advancing to the
second and possible easiest floor which will be the two dorm rooms. Then from
there we have the metal roof, balcony, doors, windows, paint, plumbing,
lighting, and a few odds and ends before we can say it is finished. I have been
praying that it can be 90 % completed in the next few months. I was confident
that the Lord wanted to build the community home 1<sup>st</sup>, because it is
the largest of all the phases of the project that he laid on my heart. The
dorms will work nicely for the single mothers and their children who desire to
live here and in the future the dorms can house short term mothers and
children, mission trips or even small intimate retreats for women or teen girls<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Chapel – 2<sup>nd</sup> phase</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>The small humble chapel will be the
next project once the community home is complete. I have been given a vision
from our Lord of a small open chapel with no walls. Just a 360-degree view of
our Father’s perfect creation of nature which will allow the songs of the birds
and the rushing water of the creek to give impulse to the hearts of those who
seek Jesus there. I was not certain it could be done but Father Robert was very
moved by the thought of not having walls and he confirmed that it was possible
and that he would help ensure that the<span> tabernacle</span>
was made safe and secure to house our beloved Lord in. This part of the project
should be rather easy considering it is only a cement slab and a roof more or
less. And possibly the 2<sup>nd</sup> phase we can start at the end of this
year or in the 1<sup>st</sup> weeks of next year. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Small Homes – 3<sup>rd</sup> phase</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>The 3 small houses to house long
term single mothers and their children will come next. They will be placed at
the back of the land and will be small one room cottages that will have an
outdoor kitchen area, common to Peru. This phase also includes the desire
to build a small cottage that can house religious sisters, Priests or other
missionaries seeking a place to experience Jesus while they partake in Saint
Ignatius retreats. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>I invite you to please discern if
God is calling you to partner with us in this mission. <span style="color: #cc0000;">We have been
overwhelmingly blessed by the outpouring of generosity and of donations for
this project thus far and it is an affirmation that it is His desire to pour
out love upon these women and children who he will bring to this home. With
that said we are roughly $40, 000.00 to $50.000.00 US Dollars away from the
goal to complete all three phases. We are needing $15, 000.00 of the
prior mentioned estimates to complete the community home which is the 1<sup>st</sup>
phase. </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1mj3VrjmOh5cI-WTHWlmB9QzwlsSi5_CS2XYVDsuqO6SxXCKYu7cAt18LC0Ws1dfAs0ktPT17V-T8jfUNORFPpoLXbpqxd4x0K-Gy83uaVfD4YbArNFoCMX8a4fwpT21c3kfQzpseJh1bL8XrAbKJoMzVKMlFCHvZBQ6f63NX8By1Uu--CkYmE3X/s4096/20220806_121739.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1mj3VrjmOh5cI-WTHWlmB9QzwlsSi5_CS2XYVDsuqO6SxXCKYu7cAt18LC0Ws1dfAs0ktPT17V-T8jfUNORFPpoLXbpqxd4x0K-Gy83uaVfD4YbArNFoCMX8a4fwpT21c3kfQzpseJh1bL8XrAbKJoMzVKMlFCHvZBQ6f63NX8By1Uu--CkYmE3X/w360-h640/20220806_121739.jpg" width="360" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>harvesting and transporting Guayaquil to be used to support the roof at <br />Santa Maria Magdalena's home. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUV819GY21mcBjTjtktDDCmer9T5EYtMJwuo7MWpHoUcY7M8YkhE9jx_oFfxA6ZL6vmKX95RFXcc2Xu8677rc2peBjDiOPaFXSBRZqel6ZyndPSPMCQm5b3mOTccbp82E8ENRaycegZQgHmb79t78GbxzyrNci4OEV2j9hIjh7iWxHHxtSQrowBDj/s4096/20220806_122520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUV819GY21mcBjTjtktDDCmer9T5EYtMJwuo7MWpHoUcY7M8YkhE9jx_oFfxA6ZL6vmKX95RFXcc2Xu8677rc2peBjDiOPaFXSBRZqel6ZyndPSPMCQm5b3mOTccbp82E8ENRaycegZQgHmb79t78GbxzyrNci4OEV2j9hIjh7iWxHHxtSQrowBDj/w640-h360/20220806_122520.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Well this is what it looks like when you lose the entire load <br />of Guayaquil in the middle of a river crossing. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0CY8HyiB3lz_R3Ul8pGggCr2Wg2m5K0wClNOD8dw3aF4MiARkuF79CU8vPKcm0FGNDZkKxV6LdmQWUHYctXbU0_m5DyRuVjXEeySECm1ztx5IaU-YGdFLWK8J-aw_D5LRxv3jQ1DuM1itwOxRGkTz3WosGHNRi6BSWl8optWh9C5cMRnDLLMrqLP/s4096/20220812_165600.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0CY8HyiB3lz_R3Ul8pGggCr2Wg2m5K0wClNOD8dw3aF4MiARkuF79CU8vPKcm0FGNDZkKxV6LdmQWUHYctXbU0_m5DyRuVjXEeySECm1ztx5IaU-YGdFLWK8J-aw_D5LRxv3jQ1DuM1itwOxRGkTz3WosGHNRi6BSWl8optWh9C5cMRnDLLMrqLP/w640-h360/20220812_165600.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The view from the dinning hall in the community house with the Guayaquil in place to support the concrete roof until it dries. <br /><br /><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dignity of work</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Santa Maria Magdalena’s home is much
more than just a home for abused and unwed mothers and their children.</span> Just the
construction of t<span style="color: #cc0000;">he home alone has given new life and dignity to the small communities atop
the mountain in which it sits.</span> We have been able to employ some of the local
men here. 4 of them have been able to work full time, which has changed
their lives in such a wonderful way. We have also found Mr. Sanchez who is a
woodworker nestled a bit further up the mountain, who we have employed to make
the homes 19 windows and 19 doors by hand from his little humble dirt floor
home. And I cannot forget our trusted, brave dump truck driver Geraldo who is
not scared to cross rivers or mudslides to bring material to the mountain. And
Miss Liz who is the cook. She provides three hot meals a day to the workers who
live up here on the land and her food is amazing. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Many judge the poor, the beggars,
and the homeless we encounter. Many times, we immediately think badly of them
or believe they are just wanting something for free or a handout. But I truly
feel that they have no other choice and the reason they have no other choice is
because, we the ones, who can make a difference turn the blind eye because it
is much easier to accuse, assume and critique than to give a chance,
opportunities, or our possession, resources, and ourselves to them. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>I must admit that when Liz, our
cook, came to me the 1<sup>st</sup> few weeks of construction asking for help
to purchase metal roofing for her sugar cane mill, I am sad to say that I
jumped to conclusions of who she was. I explained to her that I did not have
money to donate for the roof and that I was sorry. I felt bad and possibly a
little taken back that someone I just met a few minutes before was asking for
money, but then<span style="color: #cc0000;"> I realized that God desired to give her dignity through work,
</span>and I asked her if she would like to be the cook for the workers. She of course
said Yes, she was overwhelmed by the opportunity to work. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>It has been a wonderful blessing for
her to have an opportunity to earn money, and she blesses the workers with some
wonderful, delightful meals each day. She was even able to purchase the roofing
material for her sugar cane mill which as you can tell in the pictures gave her
a sense of ownership and dignity. But even better she invited her little, small
community to be a part of the mill’s production process which will allow others
to earn money as well. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1F5-rC9a9mcTb2iHlNxWBiUiGer66zy2jOLr_Lx7qpc-LKB07zlCRijjnSMKtfzMhsXx4j7ca05HXplc4ADuYBrKpZycYIYudKCuKpZGYpiVNTyYrlHSY1O48rXToQ0BYj-Yw05jVJHTsFOAzfm4vbnhTkQwGszQKyQMynv0m6Xqdi6f50mE_hF7/s4096/machince%20and%20liz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1F5-rC9a9mcTb2iHlNxWBiUiGer66zy2jOLr_Lx7qpc-LKB07zlCRijjnSMKtfzMhsXx4j7ca05HXplc4ADuYBrKpZycYIYudKCuKpZGYpiVNTyYrlHSY1O48rXToQ0BYj-Yw05jVJHTsFOAzfm4vbnhTkQwGszQKyQMynv0m6Xqdi6f50mE_hF7/w640-h640/machince%20and%20liz.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Liz learning how to use her sugar cane press. <br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjZFl4vOuENivHFMCCUo_EAE8Ixzf0MLWnlcpDS1C1xDtsFNTS4H3AQeTQD9lkfdAaDP0U4hNjOeZwPxcCfqdfONecDaha16uW_wsMqSSHa1v228eUfyiO3etupNKLWNTDlpP4vNT5v7CwSWp98sKaAa7gK0ni_KjCZRn9IgvPSd0wD0DVHRLGBml/s4096/20220716_144457.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjZFl4vOuENivHFMCCUo_EAE8Ixzf0MLWnlcpDS1C1xDtsFNTS4H3AQeTQD9lkfdAaDP0U4hNjOeZwPxcCfqdfONecDaha16uW_wsMqSSHa1v228eUfyiO3etupNKLWNTDlpP4vNT5v7CwSWp98sKaAa7gK0ni_KjCZRn9IgvPSd0wD0DVHRLGBml/w360-h640/20220716_144457.jpg" width="360" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Liz teaching others in your community how to use it</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic98TtXX1YqChOL3AjCsrT7q3uDmH7TikQ1eNOPFQG3R9fookE0kaODwJkwVLY1xrHagRV5iOyWxW5DrD1CM1hTp_CIrSy7BFmzN2OIDYuwE6QhEJ5ggg7XIMyk7HZ217g-ZHzO5dxIb82gGb-mVkb6oa0IPkCs3BDPDOkqIj6R8_srV-uqjTySUcQ/s4096/20220716_143430.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic98TtXX1YqChOL3AjCsrT7q3uDmH7TikQ1eNOPFQG3R9fookE0kaODwJkwVLY1xrHagRV5iOyWxW5DrD1CM1hTp_CIrSy7BFmzN2OIDYuwE6QhEJ5ggg7XIMyk7HZ217g-ZHzO5dxIb82gGb-mVkb6oa0IPkCs3BDPDOkqIj6R8_srV-uqjTySUcQ/w360-h640/20220716_143430.jpg" width="360" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Lighting the fire in the dirt oven for the large pan that will cook the sugar cane juice, than it will become thicker and become similar to honey.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKJsCHOwVtiB89OvDqXODXuyR8Bpji0hJdAmnQCkrLFYSXS8l8QuE50Y0kSUbafIRpoyqXWDeTI33fP6kzUTZLwxDNjWO2_zPCNfIQsht2WDjko7yUs3JrMTMHlLeAKyJ88UgR_bljj6LDa-LroGBzGv0ziViAdS9uyQfP7Qo2FAAW_4xa9T6KZ5T/s4096/fire%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKJsCHOwVtiB89OvDqXODXuyR8Bpji0hJdAmnQCkrLFYSXS8l8QuE50Y0kSUbafIRpoyqXWDeTI33fP6kzUTZLwxDNjWO2_zPCNfIQsht2WDjko7yUs3JrMTMHlLeAKyJ88UgR_bljj6LDa-LroGBzGv0ziViAdS9uyQfP7Qo2FAAW_4xa9T6KZ5T/w640-h640/fire%20.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>It was so neat to watch them all work together and the process of extracting and cooking the sugar cane juice. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Just some words to reflect on</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"The poor and the
middle class or rich have a mutual need for each other. The poor need the rich:
their money, their initiative, their education. The rich need the poor because
there is no other way for them to go to heaven" </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Father Rick Thomas S.J.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> <span style="color: black;">“Work
is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path to growth,
human development and personal fulfillment. Helping the poor financially must
always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs. The broader
objective should always be to allow them a dignified life through work.” (Pope
Francis, <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">On Care for Our Common Home </span></i>[</span><a href="http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Laudato Si</span></a><span style="color: black;">'], nos. 127-28)</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In many cases, poverty
results from a violation of the <a name="_Hlk111655262">dignity of human work</a>,
either because work opportunities are limited (through unemployment or
underemployment), or "because a low value is put on work and the rights
that flow from it, especially the right to a just wage and to the personal
security of the worker and his or her family." (Pope Benedict
XVI, <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Charity in Truth</span></i> [</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Caritas in Veritate</span></a><span style="color: black;">], no. 63)</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Work is a good thing
for man, a good thing for his humanity, because through work man <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">not only transforms nature, </span></i>adapting it to
his own needs, but he also <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">achieves fulfillment </span></i>as
a human being and indeed, in a sense, becomes "more a human being.”
(St. John Paul II, <i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">On Human Work</span></i> [</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091981_laborem-exercens_en.html" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Laborem</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091981_laborem-exercens_en.html" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> Exercens</span></a>], <span>no. 9)</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UebwGR1Jp_vO06XguvF2DJJlJy_AqGqbvrdBEL58P8Xi0_fUsW_qgzu3BL2ESn5Kr5CCZE2cDP1WIA7YkHYai6SdiXOsDJnR6I0BprA_UsdmCj-JvZdDckvFYE3ZPic9YuTS_EstOzxI2V5U042P-UI0rtJXc0pZRUzEP1xXjKp8BMR-qChvKgJ8/s4096/20220804_133437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UebwGR1Jp_vO06XguvF2DJJlJy_AqGqbvrdBEL58P8Xi0_fUsW_qgzu3BL2ESn5Kr5CCZE2cDP1WIA7YkHYai6SdiXOsDJnR6I0BprA_UsdmCj-JvZdDckvFYE3ZPic9YuTS_EstOzxI2V5U042P-UI0rtJXc0pZRUzEP1xXjKp8BMR-qChvKgJ8/w225-h400/20220804_133437.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1_BV8JfVkBI2iGDy0jyUPJa8Ol86HyAF6F_I1nwjbc-CmBopDEzHDSw6xakux_T8agdVJsDskgDMlrIcxTGWZ-1CyBqKZg0okb49apddJrWJ4kLTW18qMsRnCB23VJrVXBwcYTMn1kZkWP5b9s9-33_ZGy55zSsmqGOBDKnxTyczCSOJBpAz-if-/s4096/20220817_140846.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1_BV8JfVkBI2iGDy0jyUPJa8Ol86HyAF6F_I1nwjbc-CmBopDEzHDSw6xakux_T8agdVJsDskgDMlrIcxTGWZ-1CyBqKZg0okb49apddJrWJ4kLTW18qMsRnCB23VJrVXBwcYTMn1kZkWP5b9s9-33_ZGy55zSsmqGOBDKnxTyczCSOJBpAz-if-/w225-h400/20220817_140846.jpg" width="225" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The trusty little yellow dump truck and Geraldo is such a gift to us. He is the only one who will take materials up the mountain for us due to the distance and the bad road conditions. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWG7vr09NEn_OlggThx7K9-R0qwa-hfo1tt1qKw9o59_GHABJzGce-q1rJi5AmLURdTRSIm60gKCfE7v9d0-54j_cg26lXOsN038UJKmVlBH-TKJ7T06RPzqmzYSa6ji40VbWSrnqlakGGeE9XI1rNOPO_Cm-NT0U7wnuGyXfYEkVb9-AvSsKmikBp/s1920/IMG_20220820_082233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWG7vr09NEn_OlggThx7K9-R0qwa-hfo1tt1qKw9o59_GHABJzGce-q1rJi5AmLURdTRSIm60gKCfE7v9d0-54j_cg26lXOsN038UJKmVlBH-TKJ7T06RPzqmzYSa6ji40VbWSrnqlakGGeE9XI1rNOPO_Cm-NT0U7wnuGyXfYEkVb9-AvSsKmikBp/w640-h360/IMG_20220820_082233.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jose leading morning prayer with the workers before they start the day! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Truck problems</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yVFQwl6vQguR6ULU6HplmBaZC4asqAdYzYITroRlfI52LnsdAHBn8kv9PJ-UF1OQsow1VS_HnpCHjm8yIwsuzWP_1UfobFPKsBH1dZYNPm__qACd-Bd_2E_51r7oPPB3LTnu7CClf8d7quGSo32wa2AEXORhq6cHTtqqsEOVdHX5985CiG5ZXLmp/s1024/IMG-20220810-WA0014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yVFQwl6vQguR6ULU6HplmBaZC4asqAdYzYITroRlfI52LnsdAHBn8kv9PJ-UF1OQsow1VS_HnpCHjm8yIwsuzWP_1UfobFPKsBH1dZYNPm__qACd-Bd_2E_51r7oPPB3LTnu7CClf8d7quGSo32wa2AEXORhq6cHTtqqsEOVdHX5985CiG5ZXLmp/w640-h480/IMG-20220810-WA0014.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>I humbly ask you for urgent prayers
for our mechanical issues we are having with <span style="color: #cc0000;">one of the most essential tools
within our mission, our truck</span>. The truck not only takes us to ministries,
hours away from each other each week, it picks up supplies for the poor and
helps Gabriel and I take people to and from appointments, and even more
importantly it is the lifeline to the workers up on top the mountain at the
Casa De Santa Maria Magdalena mission home. Without it, construction will
have to cease. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">At this moment and time, it may be
easier to explain that the truck is merely held together with bailing wire and
the Holy Spirit!</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">The truck is 24 years old and well anytime it breaks down the
best the mechanic can do is replace the broken part with a used one and I do
mean well used.</span> (Two weeks ago, I had a bad alternator pulley and well
the closest part to replace it with was from a 1970’s model junk air compressor
bought to use for parts, and that’s just what he did, he used the air
compressor pulley for the truck). <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>You must know that I am so super
grateful for all the times the truck has given me opportunities to pray and
seek our Lord's help. I am also grateful for the new friendships I have made
with Pablo, Miguel and Macho, who is Pablo’s nephew at the mechanic’s shop. I
am even more grateful for all those who donated in 2019 for us to purchase the
truck. The truck has served well in the mission field, and it is unfortunate
that the demands and the harsh roads make it impossible for it to keep up. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">With that said I must swallow my
pride of having to ask, my vanity, because I am scared of what others may
think, and my fears of not receiving or being let down. Instead, I have
realized that I must trust in the Lord and his will for us and the issues we
are having with the truck.</span> Although I do see my nine plus hours each week and
sometimes (Closer to 20 hours) spent at the mechanics a wonderful ministry; it
also makes me sad at the fact that because of my lack of humbleness,
ministry opportunities have been missed due to the trucks inoperable
condition, and the trouble it is causing the workers at the land because
I am at the mechanics or on the side of the road having to use my limited
mechanical skills to get us back on the road again. Which by the way is one of
our team’s theme songs “On the Road again” by Willie Nelson, can you guess why?</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>My spiritual director made me
realize that worrying about funds and worrying about not having enough to
complete the home of Maria Magdalena’s is not needed. Rather she made me
understand, and I have come to realize that if I am spending any more funds on this
poor truck, it is possible that I am doing it out of my own vanity and
pridefulness, because the Lord desires to complete the home and he desires the
best for his poor here. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>I have been reminded that since 2017
God has provided for me and my family. Once I said Yes to following him into
the mission field, he has been so attentive to our every need. He has provided
us with more than we need, and we have always had enough to share with the poor
whom we live among. Coming to grips, part of my stubbornness comes from the
fact that I sold everything to become poor, for the poor. And Since September
2017 I feel I have lived that calling as best as I could. So, I am having
trouble during my prayer time as I feel Jesus is asking me to get over my
prideful thoughts and just let him take care of the truck. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">I realize that the Lord desires for
me to grow when I reflect on where my stubbornness, vanity and pride comes
from.</span> I grew up in a way that it was not a good thing to ask for help. I
grew up around people who made a very </span>worldly<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> life for themselves and were very well off and
helping others was not something that happened, needless to say, it was
not an environment in which fostered the teaching of our Lord. So, it
is not easy to ask for prayers or help with this huge problem I am having with
this very important tool to our mission here. It is not easy to ask for funds
to purchase a new truck, so please forgive me if I do not do it well. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> I know I must bear witness to
our Lord's goodness and to his desire for the mission here. And as much as I am
traveling from pueblo to pueblo, up and down the mountain each day serving the
Lord, it is soon not going to be possible to do if we do not replace the truck.
I have seen Jesus move mountains, I have seen him heal the sick and drive evil
spirits out of people, I should expect no less of my savior with this task. <span style="color: #cc0000;">If
I do not believe he can redirect his own money to purchase a truck to be used
for his beloved poor than who am I; but an unworthy, prideful, and fearful
servant. </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">I have made known the request to not
only the Lord, but to you my brothers and sisters. If you take it to prayer and
hear a nudge to help, please reach out to me so we can talk more. </span>It is indeed
a huge ask but our Lord is so much bigger and greater than we can even imagine.
He loves his poor here and he desires us to restore dignity to so many
women and their children here, so I must have confidence that he will resolve
the issue with this very important mission tool. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4y9dueHLPyM0HKocCVQI06afICQ3oviWSpIw2s9Gj_SNMaoUxcRTVP5CiqrT5gctkNfetIzXKraHMsjXvQZaM2tIP0UtR7aFlcrWvuBeUf_hmVzbpGMQcuhe6mVmKQnygRARIUet4M87iiQB2eryzif8idWbdtHpEVufbBGX1BnaMZwtjJ8wvkZP/s1024/IMG-20220810-WA0013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4y9dueHLPyM0HKocCVQI06afICQ3oviWSpIw2s9Gj_SNMaoUxcRTVP5CiqrT5gctkNfetIzXKraHMsjXvQZaM2tIP0UtR7aFlcrWvuBeUf_hmVzbpGMQcuhe6mVmKQnygRARIUet4M87iiQB2eryzif8idWbdtHpEVufbBGX1BnaMZwtjJ8wvkZP/w640-h480/IMG-20220810-WA0013.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>On the side of the road, once again trying to repair the truck because we are in the middle of absolutely nowhere! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscRIMU5jvRATzwsqSWv4ADK-eCVfpZNYjD5q-j_XKD28giIfrvNMpVISHR_JwZ1QXyVIC3y-KGkk7WO7VQP7PzoX2YwC_jP18CIZ33WmdkCMqxhOTeyASHg3zbHG0Cp9LfLO2QdCYYQ5vpQTNYzA21ud_TakfbnLbCm9Ye3gquR6go4_EVAbj9Glj/s1024/IMG-20220810-WA0017.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscRIMU5jvRATzwsqSWv4ADK-eCVfpZNYjD5q-j_XKD28giIfrvNMpVISHR_JwZ1QXyVIC3y-KGkk7WO7VQP7PzoX2YwC_jP18CIZ33WmdkCMqxhOTeyASHg3zbHG0Cp9LfLO2QdCYYQ5vpQTNYzA21ud_TakfbnLbCm9Ye3gquR6go4_EVAbj9Glj/w480-h640/IMG-20220810-WA0017.jpg" width="480" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I finally was able to get one problem fix and a mile down the road we experience a whole new set of problems. Sarah is helping me face time a mechanic 10 hours away to help walk me through a quick fix to get us out of the middle of nowhere! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUAjX8Z95c8Yxk8COcM8z5E-5IlcujTLo_1YbX8WNutfUSYx5LXbqXUv6Enru8zZS6Cf1YwMEF-eI8YQ38qKYpyhGvRJlGcxUU5zUDF0qO2yikt5yp0iEfz_BMGOQPdmB2wCcJmVTlD_nlNYXs24tCsI_yztRgqcx7Q6d4yIXFJEFckj9ACdW4exS/s1024/IMG-20220810-WA0018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUAjX8Z95c8Yxk8COcM8z5E-5IlcujTLo_1YbX8WNutfUSYx5LXbqXUv6Enru8zZS6Cf1YwMEF-eI8YQ38qKYpyhGvRJlGcxUU5zUDF0qO2yikt5yp0iEfz_BMGOQPdmB2wCcJmVTlD_nlNYXs24tCsI_yztRgqcx7Q6d4yIXFJEFckj9ACdW4exS/w640-h480/IMG-20220810-WA0018.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Well Just some road side repair! Asking for Jesus to send the Holy Spirit to help us! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Celebration at a funeral</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDW10EcbH3UMY6Caxv8oPxhp48d6GxZwOY9m0OvtnyjG9a-etxpl9bPOQBYS0rUYIcYzS-HYn6ySnqNrqfmpySc50JPY59sX8N52LmoXHhOHHWlEcxxBPGrU7RNOOCuGw4D3H37-ZwtMBO8CuU8M17AKi91Yfp2NQmmErMGSXj3K0AsrgV_8cO-YQ/s4096/death%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDW10EcbH3UMY6Caxv8oPxhp48d6GxZwOY9m0OvtnyjG9a-etxpl9bPOQBYS0rUYIcYzS-HYn6ySnqNrqfmpySc50JPY59sX8N52LmoXHhOHHWlEcxxBPGrU7RNOOCuGw4D3H37-ZwtMBO8CuU8M17AKi91Yfp2NQmmErMGSXj3K0AsrgV_8cO-YQ/w640-h640/death%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Since our arrival to this mission post I have always visited a small town called Paraíso each Sunday morning. The Priests cannot make it out to the small pueblo each week and so they asked me to serve in this little community. I am so blessed to visit them each week to celebrate the liturgy of the word and bring them the sacrament of the Eucharist.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>This past Sunday our mission team arrived, and we were greeted by Donna Flor. She wanted to let us know that a young man Jhon Elzer Constantino Benavides died overnight in a traffic accident. The entire pueblo was at his home, and she did not want us to wait around because no one had planned on coming to the celebration as they were paying their respects to the Jhon’s family and others were helping with preparing food and funeral arrangements. I called together Sarah, Mallory, and Gabriel to ask what they thought about having the celebration at the home of the young man. All three of them agreed, so we quickly picked up our things and walked the short distance to the home. <span style="color: #cc0000;">It was a moving experience, profound in fact. It made me reflect how the Church is so much bigger than the four walls of a chapel.</span> It was an honor to go to the home and bring Jesus with us. We held the entire celebration and afterwards Mallory led us in Praise and worship for quite some time.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Retreat for Priests</span></span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk111632131"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¡Abran ustedes también su corazón!</span></b></a><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Open wide your hearts also!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><a name="_Hlk111633609"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 Corinthians 6: 1-13</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk111633609;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_J6l-UjfO_1TUqfXAaDPcu9OeH7cMWvssbTNwPi7g64Gt8qs7GAHL2GN5UgmFpg5oQ5VsdhWJQ_CBPdnC6DjGCBAMG7XxoGHE62p5trUJExB5pED6nWAHxq4Y9YdeH9DeRuRtngsRkamJclS1P5LIKLtXW9ENJ1XaZGx2iOqcYwbfW5LCS1ki6I10/s1024/IMG-20220802-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_J6l-UjfO_1TUqfXAaDPcu9OeH7cMWvssbTNwPi7g64Gt8qs7GAHL2GN5UgmFpg5oQ5VsdhWJQ_CBPdnC6DjGCBAMG7XxoGHE62p5trUJExB5pED6nWAHxq4Y9YdeH9DeRuRtngsRkamJclS1P5LIKLtXW9ENJ1XaZGx2iOqcYwbfW5LCS1ki6I10/w640-h360/IMG-20220802-WA0016.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">For the last few months or more I have been reflecting on how to love like Christ! It sounds easy but in reality, it is often the hardest thing to do</span>. Than o</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">ne day after Mass Father Robert announced with joy how our Parish was going to host a Retreat for the 28 priests who serve within the dioceses of Chachapoyas and additional 15 from a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">neighboring</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> dioceses. He was asking our Catholic Community for help. He was desperate to find homes for all these Priests to stay in for the retreat. He was asking for families to open their homes to supply meals and a room for each of them. For some reason <span style="color: #cc0000;">my heart was dancing and turning flips and after the final blessing I could not get to Father fast enough to talk to him.</span> I wanted to know more. I wanted to know his plans and thoughts of housing the Priest and about the Schedule and spiritual aspect to it. But more importantly I wanted to offer to help.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">This was an invitation to Love like Christ. To pamper and spoil these faithful servants.</span> Of course, I could not have done this act of love on my own. Mallory, Sarah, and Gabriel had huge roles in helping pull this retreat off for the Priest and so did each of you. We were able to find a hotel that would house all the Priest and serve them meals at a price we could not pass up. Which in returned prevented in logistical nightmares and allowed the retreats schedule to run smoothly. Which allowed the Priest to rest and stay in a secluded location for a much-needed rest, formation, and an even more fabulous opportunity for them all to enjoy camaraderie among one another, as the location made it possible to just visit, relax and share testimonies with one another.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>The four of us welcomed them in a very traditional Family Missions Company Style with handwritten letters for each priest, chocolates, and welcome signs and even before their arrival we began to pray for them and while the retreat was taking place, we continued asking our heavenly Father to open their hearts and to allow them a profound experience of his love and mercy be poured out upon each of them.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Preparing for the retreat we learned that the theme that had been selected by Father Lucas a missionary Priest from Argentina serving in the southern part of Peru that came to lead the spiritual part of the retreat had selected a theme that just magnified the fact that it was a true invitation for us to help with this retreat. The theme that was selected by Father Lucas was </b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>“<span>Open wide your hearts also!” or ¡Abran ustedes también su corazón! 2 Corinthians 6: 1-13</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">I must say the theme was divinely selected and an affirmation that to love like Christ, one must experience Christ in his fullness. That is what Christ desires for us all; to be filled with his love and mercy to the point it is overflowing from our own hearts and poured out to those around us.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And of course, I must affirm and remind you that this Act of Love and Kindness would not have been possible without you my fellow missionaries who are consistently providing, supporting and praying for us and the poor here.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpowDT9CtF20z9EIGvkGErhqJ3CcHnzohbw6vqZHj-O6qSdnHs4g_Pstx7xyaOCEeZjfkuSPaLhZQupWqj8fO1zao-fRH9dfTEQMLVbrjIV-zy_sBbNZRxCwE0Go7NRmlCE5h8P2ticcWR01yChEOsF-qupAA5IMaZeNDsAB69Lu3mJVkGvcFhEZs8/s4096/entry%20and%20craad%20fathers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpowDT9CtF20z9EIGvkGErhqJ3CcHnzohbw6vqZHj-O6qSdnHs4g_Pstx7xyaOCEeZjfkuSPaLhZQupWqj8fO1zao-fRH9dfTEQMLVbrjIV-zy_sBbNZRxCwE0Go7NRmlCE5h8P2ticcWR01yChEOsF-qupAA5IMaZeNDsAB69Lu3mJVkGvcFhEZs8/w640-h640/entry%20and%20craad%20fathers%20.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Welcome gifts and hand written letters, and affirmations for each priest. It was so much fun making the signs with are team here and watching the Priest walk in to the Hotel! They were so blessed by the outpouring of love they received. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gg80eZok7yq5s0LZu_McOLjj7Ap1vcdObCzJOf3bmvl168f9KTNE_rIoBUz3nxuelxYcRwiWJvXclC8DlX9I4ePLOsweNDvogEHh-m4pFIOeenDFvwT7ewwSn8ns0eW6TUxNQIA4Ui0nov_3iEpjHCgTjhQt7SdzbhyQoGYdmSsFVyk1wHPO4fCq/s4096/fatehrs%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="4096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gg80eZok7yq5s0LZu_McOLjj7Ap1vcdObCzJOf3bmvl168f9KTNE_rIoBUz3nxuelxYcRwiWJvXclC8DlX9I4ePLOsweNDvogEHh-m4pFIOeenDFvwT7ewwSn8ns0eW6TUxNQIA4Ui0nov_3iEpjHCgTjhQt7SdzbhyQoGYdmSsFVyk1wHPO4fCq/w640-h320/fatehrs%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Every Priest had a welcome sign on there hotel door and the snack table in the dinning hall</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9PseM8EaWY2Lf12iKOSVAYDHAiWPDUftCznBebq3RwtEyaJWU6d5Y_HnInlhYt5LAOqWhmSQrAe85wlzQWJrliVg9-5ME8gnEZ6pd5003MyfGIrUafsFxbEwLWpdLsEwqM0-zAQf3VeI7ljYHwdRlPrnqvLqWjK7qheOB2y-v5o9ClPvjYB19kvf/s4096/gab%20sign%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9PseM8EaWY2Lf12iKOSVAYDHAiWPDUftCznBebq3RwtEyaJWU6d5Y_HnInlhYt5LAOqWhmSQrAe85wlzQWJrliVg9-5ME8gnEZ6pd5003MyfGIrUafsFxbEwLWpdLsEwqM0-zAQf3VeI7ljYHwdRlPrnqvLqWjK7qheOB2y-v5o9ClPvjYB19kvf/w640-h640/gab%20sign%20.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gab helping us paint signs</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fun day </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1yNPc8Fi2R4xj8AkybIgZhr0qYRrAlUyyW0IqPsqOKR-O9xNDL3x9Wi-ilvoTBfizvWVuS0e6KGPN_NoVBURqk_nXuE4CYuBsSB-THVMuApfErOxvwd2sEOGynHwy_OQ91HGu1Rv1dyHYx5duHIAfa1VCT_l7bdh9HdJpG2okR1Qx4bRIXQjBm_W/s4096/20220714_131906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1yNPc8Fi2R4xj8AkybIgZhr0qYRrAlUyyW0IqPsqOKR-O9xNDL3x9Wi-ilvoTBfizvWVuS0e6KGPN_NoVBURqk_nXuE4CYuBsSB-THVMuApfErOxvwd2sEOGynHwy_OQ91HGu1Rv1dyHYx5duHIAfa1VCT_l7bdh9HdJpG2okR1Qx4bRIXQjBm_W/w360-h640/20220714_131906.jpg" width="360" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Going into this year Gabriel and I
knew it was going to be a hard year. Little time for rest with having two new
missionaries here, our normal ministries and a huge construction project, so we
were well prepared and had full knowledge upfront that this year would be a bit
different and faster paced for a while. So, we are <span style="color: #cc0000;">so grateful when the Lord
stops time for us</span> to enjoy time with our new teammates at a little watering
hole. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdetBpHUVSBWAj-nYZIOuiCGxzdopIftVrUmZ5VbLvoiUP2bgiv6mDnAPmHqS3B2ngXUHjbIpAhwuL4_3XhFQ92nFYFRzGjyqyjRi0Br7-XnBuqDLa7McLsKSjFuYQDs_FScy67aSPDnCiyzZwqIJtjolIwBUmsGzvmpGJhUxu0MYwuxlkLg92BtI/s4096/20220714_132143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdetBpHUVSBWAj-nYZIOuiCGxzdopIftVrUmZ5VbLvoiUP2bgiv6mDnAPmHqS3B2ngXUHjbIpAhwuL4_3XhFQ92nFYFRzGjyqyjRi0Br7-XnBuqDLa7McLsKSjFuYQDs_FScy67aSPDnCiyzZwqIJtjolIwBUmsGzvmpGJhUxu0MYwuxlkLg92BtI/w360-h640/20220714_132143.jpg" width="360" /></span></b></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chapel repair and Pews </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvaFH0dq3y69kZckCAvKhgsuPfPVUgAJnjOm5BOo7i9j9G6n8rbMGXGb7B0tynikVDzWWjChK0sAhoBzH95Oa2SMzl5IIfGZwBuT06pNn89Vadm3sRYxzqjkqeKONOY4KiLF2kCXHaqLDTBKoNXK-qFBWbS0NlWTsbuc6gWvcFduVY4JGSzd7Id_I/s1024/IMG-20220703-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvaFH0dq3y69kZckCAvKhgsuPfPVUgAJnjOm5BOo7i9j9G6n8rbMGXGb7B0tynikVDzWWjChK0sAhoBzH95Oa2SMzl5IIfGZwBuT06pNn89Vadm3sRYxzqjkqeKONOY4KiLF2kCXHaqLDTBKoNXK-qFBWbS0NlWTsbuc6gWvcFduVY4JGSzd7Id_I/w640-h480/IMG-20220703-WA0006.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>I am pretty sure this update was
overlooked. The repairs of the chapels damaged walls due to the earthquake and
the beautiful pews came in a few months ago in Paraíso. The community at
Paraíso are so grateful for the help and their hearts are full. Thank you to
those who supported the repairs and allowed us the extra funds to purchase
pews.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RAt0wdifDUT37PL7DJMUYEiQdrnVTe6z_3CEjbNqHLSZevYlrN4oD0vi9Oca5P8tcxbj_62iNMc2zQclwCe2MbVYVNY7hrDLBVoy2bb-mJNvkzKbkaa0EV87A2WKRic7mIhE4ZVAV5_H6iDKGiDQruSX7MTJkVJ9Irr4GN2UIOcMxIEEpfQOaeY4/s4096/20220703_095736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RAt0wdifDUT37PL7DJMUYEiQdrnVTe6z_3CEjbNqHLSZevYlrN4oD0vi9Oca5P8tcxbj_62iNMc2zQclwCe2MbVYVNY7hrDLBVoy2bb-mJNvkzKbkaa0EV87A2WKRic7mIhE4ZVAV5_H6iDKGiDQruSX7MTJkVJ9Irr4GN2UIOcMxIEEpfQOaeY4/w640-h360/20220703_095736.jpg" width="640" /></span></b></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">"May we all receive
the peace that is a profound gift from God. Jesus said: “Peace I leave with
you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">John 14:27</span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">"As
we work together with him, </span><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">we entreat you also not to accept the
grace of God in vain. <sup> </sup>For he says,<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">“At an acceptable time I have listened to you,</span></span></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 5pt;"> </span><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">and on a day of salvation I have helped you.”</span></span></b></div></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-top: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Look,
now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation! <sup> </sup>We
are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our
ministry, <sup> </sup>but as servants of God we have commended
ourselves in every way: in great endurance, afflictions, hardships,
calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots,
labors, sleepless nights, hunger; <sup> </sup>in purity,
knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, <sup> </sup>truthful
speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right
hand and for the left; <sup> </sup>in honor and dishonor, in
ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors and yet are true, <sup> </sup>as
unknown and yet are well known, as dying and look—we are alive, as punished and
yet not killed, as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many
rich, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">We
have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you.<sup> </sup>There
is no restriction in our affections but only in yours. In return—<u>I speak
as to children—open wide your hearts also." </u> <o:p></o:p></span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: 20px;">2 Corinthians 6:1-13</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: 20px;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b>We love you all ! And pray that you may be blessed beyond measure! </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b>Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b>Mission Post: Cajaruro - Utcubamba - Amazonas - Peru </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA07aI90SM5kR_1aRyvab-8CFiLEnQuHGSgLQsTwP9YW_52EbVi-05kEP7J587i-HaTe7mhy06SBIvx-IzTAlKWVIuUaC7Lp3yWZ40yl-tdYcdbyzmJD0e5TF8UJjvk1ugfMIu06l04gmWGRQtEGIb5zS4Git6OBRT5zSBi8d0ihOO8LKVn-4cNWn7/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA07aI90SM5kR_1aRyvab-8CFiLEnQuHGSgLQsTwP9YW_52EbVi-05kEP7J587i-HaTe7mhy06SBIvx-IzTAlKWVIuUaC7Lp3yWZ40yl-tdYcdbyzmJD0e5TF8UJjvk1ugfMIu06l04gmWGRQtEGIb5zS4Git6OBRT5zSBi8d0ihOO8LKVn-4cNWn7/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></span></b></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdyKd_rExA5K6eKJz9xB8qZVUn-PuY9wci9D0zpYSsK-Xf79GZFBEq8jcv_DKO23vIvdjK07ho4P-nj9Q-Xb1m6taL8cJ7Non1mWJenUUanoDZYZ3NkTMCb_NcXoxHSFRW8jgfgeklz_TOtQg5gJQrfJA8tuS-JgUwq7xiAKM3HLu9T5KhZkTKrZA/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdyKd_rExA5K6eKJz9xB8qZVUn-PuY9wci9D0zpYSsK-Xf79GZFBEq8jcv_DKO23vIvdjK07ho4P-nj9Q-Xb1m6taL8cJ7Non1mWJenUUanoDZYZ3NkTMCb_NcXoxHSFRW8jgfgeklz_TOtQg5gJQrfJA8tuS-JgUwq7xiAKM3HLu9T5KhZkTKrZA/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Please send us your prayer intentions, we would love to pray for you! 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-49289045240002958452022-06-22T15:56:00.003-07:002022-06-22T15:56:49.221-07:00In the Crosshairs <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgea9DqscA6XHIyffdRdfBfH1tnL3TBPnhzezbWftK46G-vbRn25NwHyurNy35JuT68_5U0fUaRsYVUVpw2Fj3Hx6-leCpbRQzgXO2XFPFj7eI3aKfaDVpYPvnqGZn45-Qd7ixvvXx-VOyF9zhNeWXCcVQ_jLJZlQR0Oqahg2PDK31dgbUvWjEFKUOz/s3072/20220617_134058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="3072" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgea9DqscA6XHIyffdRdfBfH1tnL3TBPnhzezbWftK46G-vbRn25NwHyurNy35JuT68_5U0fUaRsYVUVpw2Fj3Hx6-leCpbRQzgXO2XFPFj7eI3aKfaDVpYPvnqGZn45-Qd7ixvvXx-VOyF9zhNeWXCcVQ_jLJZlQR0Oqahg2PDK31dgbUvWjEFKUOz/w640-h304/20220617_134058.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Grace and peace to each of you! I
trust that the Easter Season has brought you hope and with its closing marked
by Pentecost, that you may find comfort knowing that the Holy Spirit is among
us. Jesus loved us so much that he sent his Spirit down upon us to guide us,
console us, teach us and to dwell within our hearts, his love for us is so
merciful and encouraging.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I desire to share
with all of you what it has been like here in Peru and the progress we are
making on the Casa de Santa Maria Magdalena. My apologize for such a
long letter to you, I can only pray that my words find you well and that they
my reach your heart as I desire them to. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I must tell you,
here on the mission field, the last month or so has been extremely challenging
to say the least. As I mentioned prior when Gabriel and I came back from
visiting the states we arrived at a new season in missions. We were confident
that we were ready and up for the challenge. However, I must confess, to the
fact I find myself most days during my personal prayer time confronting Jesus
with the possibility that He must have forgotten what I signed up for. I mean,
I knew our schedule would change, and I knew that ministries would change, I
was almost confident that I could handle it with ease. Little did I know that
my heart would suffer like it has been, but that is just half of my struggle.
My big problem is that I am certain that I, in no way, signed up for the
battles between Satan and his posse of evil spirits. I simply agreed to
and said yes to preparing a place where single women and their children who
have suffered from domestic violence and abuse can encounter Jesus. There was
no mention of spiritual attacks nor Satan waging war on me and those around me.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> However, since we started construction of
Maria Magdalena’s home everyday we have been experiencing a heaping dose of
Satan’s malice tricks and discouragement. It is so bad at times instead of
crying the only thing I can do is laugh (and it is not because it is in any way
funny). I have made my protest and request for review known to the Lord during
my prayer time about my dissatisfaction of my current situations and have made
known clearly the battles I have been facing, but the only thing I get back in
return are the words of Saint Paul “And to keep me from being too elated
by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger
of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I
besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, “My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2
Corinthians 12:7-9) These words of Saint Paul clearly mark that he experienced
attacks and interference from the Evil one and that I am not alone in this
battle and more importantly the Lord’s power is made perfect in the times of my
weakness. Paul even writes of another time he faced problems with the Devil’s
interference when he wrote of his desire to visit the Thessalonians, but he was
unable to because of the attacks of the Devil that was hindering him. He writes
in 1 Thessalonians 2:18 “because we wanted to come to you, I, Paul, again
and again—but Satan hindered us.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> There is no
mistake that the same powerful adversary is very opposed to Santa Maria
Magdalena’s home and its success. I, along with all the workers tools and
equipment have had a bull’s eye placed on our backs, we have been spotted in
the crosshairs of Satan and he is demanding us to stand down. He is an angel of
interference, not an angel of light as God Created him. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="font-size: 14pt;">Attacking and ensuring
he unleashes every possible obstacle against us, from attacks on our truck’s
engine with various mechanical issues, </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>including</b></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"> brake line issues when </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>descending</b></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"> the </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>mountain</b></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;">, the workers motorcycles, even making one
catch on fire, shutting down roads with mudslides and forcing us to take longer
and more dangerous roads, breaking power tools of all kinds and yet probably
the most painful to digest is the fact that he used his trickery and sorcery to
even make $5000.00 US dollars that was sent in a form of a bank transfer from the
US to Peru disappear that was earmarked for the building project, and it has
yet been found or received here. There is no doubt that he is
throwing out everything he has in his war chest at us. Leaving our Peruvian
labor force here ready to call it quits and the rest of the locals are left
standing around scratching their heads in bewilderment of why I am so
determined and why I am so willing to continue to take such forceful
blows. </b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Maybe it is
because I am a fool, a fool for Christ and I am not about to let the Devil
“outwit” me. (2 Cor. 2:11) Nor will I let him separate me “from the Love of
Christ.” (Romans 8:35) Just as Saint Paul was instructed when he pleaded with
the Lord about the thorn that he had been given and in return he was instructed
that he has not received anything he cannot handle and that the grace and power
of the Lord is all that he needed to make it through his battles with the Evil
one. So, I too must have confidence in the Lord's words. I should also have
confidence that the Evil one has mistaken me as a fool and has underestimated
some small things about me such as my hardheadedness, and my zeal to never give
up. For most of my life I found these characteristics of mine a downfall and a
negative trait, but in this season, I have come to learn that all these talents
have been gifts given to me by the Lord and are meant to be used in battle.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> So instead of
allowing the father of lies to have his way with me, I have all but spat in his
face and have demanded Satan to leave our presence. As a missionary team we
have made it a point to sing songs of praise on the land. I have drenched the
building site with Holy Water, placed blessed medals of the Holy Family and of
Saint Michael the Archangel in the footing of the foundation before they were
filled with cement. I have sought out reconciliation in the sacrament of
confession and have fasted in hopes to be a better warrior. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Though I really
had no idea that when the Lord laid on my heart His desire for this home that I
was being called to die and to be burned at the stake and pursued by the Evil
one. To be shamed and to be spoken about, to be laughed at, and to be called a
fool because I am willing to welcome these attacks for the Lord’s sake. Having
confidence in the Lord and in his immense plan and desire for this home to be
built, is reason enough for me to stand up to these attacks and it is reason
enough to be tormented and toiled around with by the Devil, because I know that
if this home means so much to the Lord to build, than I should be
ready “to be killed “all day long and to be accounted as sheep to be
slaughtered.” (Romans 8:36)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The greatest
thing I have come to know, is I know I am not alone during these attacks. I
must tell you that I am in awe of the fact that the Lord even sent Saint Paul
to become my friend during these times. I have never studied his Letters, but
it just so happens that I am doing a 15-week study of Saint Paul’s writings
during the same time I am under attack. There is absolutely no way I could have
planned it better. Jesus knew that I was going to need Saint Paul by my side in
these times. After all Saint Paul knows well the true meaning of suffering for
Christ's sake and he knows what it means to go head-to-head with the Devil. It
has been a very divine encounter and new friendship with such an awesome Saint
to say the least. The letters Saint Paul wrote are a true witness to His love
for the Lord and his gratefulness for being saved. He referred to himself as
the “least of the apostles”, because of his past, but because of Jesus’s saving
mercy and grace working in and through him he desires to withstand and subject
himself to the struggles and persecutions that comes with being a missionary
and preaching the Good News. (1 Corinthians 15)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Reflecting on
what a gift my new Saint friend is, there is no denying that Saint Paul, has
moved me and calls me on to win this battle. It is amazing to know that four of
his letters that we find in the New Testament were written when he was being
held in captivity. He never once wavered in his faith, and he never once
allowed the Devil to win. Instead, he was still proclaiming the Good News and
sharing his testimony with everyone he could. He was faithful to his mission
given to him by the Lord and so am I. Paul was shipwrecked, stoned, beaten,
laughed at, put in prison, his body bore the branded marks of Jesus, and he
still had strength in his weakness and showed grit under pressure. (Galatians
6:17)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I feel half the
battle is recognizing that Satan exists, knowing the tricks and traits of the
Evil one, and preparing ourselves for his attacks. As Gabriel my 12-year-old
son would say it is DEFCON 1 time, which he is referring to Saint Paul’s
instruction about preparing for such attacks that he wrote to the Ephesians
about the need to “<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be
able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. For we are not contending against
flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against
the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places”. (Ephesians 6:10-12) There is absolutely no
way I can withstand these attacks and fulfill this mission without Jesus and
all his Saints and Angels by my side. To cast out the Devil and his posse means
I need to make sure I am faithful to my prayer time and to the sacraments.
Because without this I will lose this battle.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;"> To close my
correspondence with you I must share with you what My Best friend reminded me
of just today</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> that I found the timing of her
sharing this with me to be divine and from the Lord. She shared that <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">it is a known trait that Satan desires to isolate people in order
to destroy them. She shared with me, out of the bible, the words written to the
Galatians by Saint Paul as he calls out to them to share their burdens with
each other. (Galatians 6:1-6)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;"> Saint Paul
knew that there were strengths in numbers, he knew that “t</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">wo
are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. <sup> </sup>For
if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls
and does not have another to help. <sup> </sup>Again, if two lie
together, they keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? <sup> </sup>And
though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold
cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:10-12)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> With that said I
share with you my toils with the Devil not to lift him up or to give him fame
but quite the opposite. I share with you my battle because it is my desire to
withstand his attacks and it is my hope to nudge you into battle with me. I beg
you to pray for this project day and night, to pray for the young men working
on this project and for their conversion, for all those who are watching and
witnessing the battle we are experiencing with Satan, that they may become
curious and ask about where our strength comes from, for all those
who have donated to this project and for their personal prayer intentions, for
multiplication of donations so we can complete this project and lastly for the
resilience of our missionary team here as we stand our ground
against the Evil one.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I pray for the
same kind of focus and the faith of the things unseen, just as Saint Paul did
as he saw the attacks with eyes of faith. I also pray that I may remain
steadfast in the Lord, confident that these attacks will strengthen me and all
who are watching. May those that watch with bewilderment, awe and confusion
come to know that I do not come to fight alone but with Christ by my side, all
the angels and saints and with you my brothers and sisters.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And may one day we all can say</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> “I have fought
the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth
there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to
all who have loved his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:8).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Amen </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b>May we share our burdens with one another and lift each other up in prayer! May we also rejoice when we see them answered! </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Mission Post: Cajaruro,Amazonas,Peru </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvRpbHDxrYsdGqgm68_GgBtf3imFiqkQH7102rKKRoueilDOOO7_diTc54_GN28-Fct8rNnKrT5gOBuPt-r5eAYFAZxj8gZEQ0wcceoG-nnohtgQ_1SP3-RoCIF3-wrEdXH-CAOVWZqhJWpEPSd9enmgHGfiIFq8zMBlBK_hyVWzo-zd4TvMSEOe4/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvRpbHDxrYsdGqgm68_GgBtf3imFiqkQH7102rKKRoueilDOOO7_diTc54_GN28-Fct8rNnKrT5gOBuPt-r5eAYFAZxj8gZEQ0wcceoG-nnohtgQ_1SP3-RoCIF3-wrEdXH-CAOVWZqhJWpEPSd9enmgHGfiIFq8zMBlBK_hyVWzo-zd4TvMSEOe4/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kXTVMj1x82YGerIJ9jZlsq9kG5t157z3ouI6eh970NqRORNBFA-5hhR1fbNlkMpdZ7ATxb02uAlnwhsSUhcVU0ClJxFLxUt4isu631QCIPnYjzI-80g_dMG3r2TUcvqeK3u6cZFFRDiMSPK6-wyE6-6sjgDKrbwbzR6WVqVtts1Em1eLEPYjQWAy/s320/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kXTVMj1x82YGerIJ9jZlsq9kG5t157z3ouI6eh970NqRORNBFA-5hhR1fbNlkMpdZ7ATxb02uAlnwhsSUhcVU0ClJxFLxUt4isu631QCIPnYjzI-80g_dMG3r2TUcvqeK3u6cZFFRDiMSPK6-wyE6-6sjgDKrbwbzR6WVqVtts1Em1eLEPYjQWAy/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><b style="font-size: 14pt;">Please do not go just yet! Please stay until the end and enjoy the pictures! I must say it is always hard for me to remember to take pictures. It does not come as a natural desire to me. However I have, out of my love for each one of you, made an effort to take pictures so that you may experience some of the </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>beauty</b></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"> of Peru, the blessings of missions and challenges of living and serving in a 3rd world county. </b></span></p><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLmA7dZgmDgO3v7S3qJP90TiTJdFfbAtfT6HZCuWvacgRxDvItrIxz8t-qpCp8x4PcLr4jB642sN1LMcFF8i1hxN9jc6FQGrU0_6YGVJ-CJf5v9MFtI5MITV_cWm0kf4iPwRNdv-380vUNToSkyZgYoTijurEvUdH86Ni8NkJa-yUbagko1SGJi8p/s4096/complete%20foundation%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLmA7dZgmDgO3v7S3qJP90TiTJdFfbAtfT6HZCuWvacgRxDvItrIxz8t-qpCp8x4PcLr4jB642sN1LMcFF8i1hxN9jc6FQGrU0_6YGVJ-CJf5v9MFtI5MITV_cWm0kf4iPwRNdv-380vUNToSkyZgYoTijurEvUdH86Ni8NkJa-yUbagko1SGJi8p/w640-h640/complete%20foundation%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Casa de Santa Maria Magdalena<br />The 1st phase of the project - The Community House</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMJ7p4oBFnFvQ_J_ur59CiaW7DQN_QUwbNyJUoEu6XnNYhsIwUKoLoTWk9z4Sz2nIeyx_4AZESWZ-Tph7mBAlznwnPwLvyPwsCy6rVfYb0yMSZ-CMOHhdwlEXRG7u5rqVkZKSrCvDCcAeyTjLAlU1wKv--RQKSPbMQZvezgh6WabQdHAobM5Wyc4c/s4096/brick%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMJ7p4oBFnFvQ_J_ur59CiaW7DQN_QUwbNyJUoEu6XnNYhsIwUKoLoTWk9z4Sz2nIeyx_4AZESWZ-Tph7mBAlznwnPwLvyPwsCy6rVfYb0yMSZ-CMOHhdwlEXRG7u5rqVkZKSrCvDCcAeyTjLAlU1wKv--RQKSPbMQZvezgh6WabQdHAobM5Wyc4c/w640-h640/brick%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The bricks arrived to the building site and we were overjoyed that we had got to this point</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqXjHGiY28oh_Yy_dxw2msrEvUmwPqhhMsVNks4pPhSce3CjnK5KPNVb70K6tOvje4BUiHbNhFWjAp_xcYIth-I95UCTxPiqbMUItHFPLwMqXM38bIqRvCcO-6ZpwOnwar7FFbYB0G3v4cgog9FNJfqTlMl3a2JQ1YLh-Nt474v_ZpYehotVUASnG/s4096/road%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqXjHGiY28oh_Yy_dxw2msrEvUmwPqhhMsVNks4pPhSce3CjnK5KPNVb70K6tOvje4BUiHbNhFWjAp_xcYIth-I95UCTxPiqbMUItHFPLwMqXM38bIqRvCcO-6ZpwOnwar7FFbYB0G3v4cgog9FNJfqTlMl3a2JQ1YLh-Nt474v_ZpYehotVUASnG/w640-h640/road%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>These picture do not even tell the crazy challenges with the roads here. We are so thankful for 4 wheel drive! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUuRTNsH1I3el1jmJJDbLgivLzNiC-Mu-5W5OIF-AZl6iVQLGxZDqvh8MefU1NIZL7sjNvXqLNpDRNjxVwCgW7GI0dorbtCmSl8oRgjWXdADBwVPA2t6Qf5P1hjYHFG7TSwOQ0Er7LxESPFHZJFYxlUkXUIziaFF_kyM3xVeaot-q204hpBJPOIkT/s4096/mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUuRTNsH1I3el1jmJJDbLgivLzNiC-Mu-5W5OIF-AZl6iVQLGxZDqvh8MefU1NIZL7sjNvXqLNpDRNjxVwCgW7GI0dorbtCmSl8oRgjWXdADBwVPA2t6Qf5P1hjYHFG7TSwOQ0Er7LxESPFHZJFYxlUkXUIziaFF_kyM3xVeaot-q204hpBJPOIkT/w640-h640/mirror.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Well all I can say is that this was the 1st of the attacks the Devil had planned for the truck. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GSnMHCrkRtVzlFaqc0tOUPX5_PrIdtMx7t8LqjgFR4Zq8TE4XIHNAZMqLJ9ljpR95DvIVUedj4gt-P6MYC8iLIcEoAkXW8Km8lNGLEZAE91XjjUttLeQlkbTULWz2zanqBxcG0J6FBK7vvaBnea1NlgqyBoHZ5gQce4GBEUT4Xe1sFbHDyfpeRFv/s4096/steering%20wheel%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GSnMHCrkRtVzlFaqc0tOUPX5_PrIdtMx7t8LqjgFR4Zq8TE4XIHNAZMqLJ9ljpR95DvIVUedj4gt-P6MYC8iLIcEoAkXW8Km8lNGLEZAE91XjjUttLeQlkbTULWz2zanqBxcG0J6FBK7vvaBnea1NlgqyBoHZ5gQce4GBEUT4Xe1sFbHDyfpeRFv/w640-h640/steering%20wheel%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Within minutes apart from one another parts were falling off in our hands. Than the drive shaft, brakes, fuel pump, 4 wheel drive and more. Each week a new attack on the truck! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLJlvkpbub5Gedqk4iEqvAALTtqZKKRyceY7dVPgitbQ_GNf8PzlvFDa9WQ5l-ZBB2bbEH90MREoAmCcRNK0OJEe2jiyOH_gTmZFSf9WnfFH_k9ioiMvIGPo9cXI9LWkVmZRrEALTEzYYK89MedrOs0WiKKDj7E0_z1efJlAwY0C2T9D1twwRqzWg/s4096/not%20average%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLJlvkpbub5Gedqk4iEqvAALTtqZKKRyceY7dVPgitbQ_GNf8PzlvFDa9WQ5l-ZBB2bbEH90MREoAmCcRNK0OJEe2jiyOH_gTmZFSf9WnfFH_k9ioiMvIGPo9cXI9LWkVmZRrEALTEzYYK89MedrOs0WiKKDj7E0_z1efJlAwY0C2T9D1twwRqzWg/w640-h640/not%20average%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The repair shop! Not normal at all but it is our new normal! Our Mechanic Pablo has been such a saint and his whole team has been such great missionaries. Never mind the beer that's for the clients! And well in the boy it is Miguel the electricians son. He is taping the wires after repairing all the electrical system after we had no lights. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkfYh_vjT6sJDlVVmQdwlWViLOaJ26KYtF3NPmrfQZLnQB5O1HjBSs7TXObYNh5Wo2o2s9yVAOagHmz834_ErRZxrb1qiRLVct2pyudD0RxRy4EYtrXa74G5OwR_Fkqc63LCpPn1RMj0a3HgPjXlhlfkV4dCYfBS1fYfDGMciJHM2VOI9VA2RCt_D/s4096/cutting%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkfYh_vjT6sJDlVVmQdwlWViLOaJ26KYtF3NPmrfQZLnQB5O1HjBSs7TXObYNh5Wo2o2s9yVAOagHmz834_ErRZxrb1qiRLVct2pyudD0RxRy4EYtrXa74G5OwR_Fkqc63LCpPn1RMj0a3HgPjXlhlfkV4dCYfBS1fYfDGMciJHM2VOI9VA2RCt_D/w640-h640/cutting%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gabriel figured out how to do school online from the building site. So most mornings to 2 he is in school. After school he has been helping cut down the overgrowth. I am not sure how Peruvian's keep up with it. He is praying for a weed eater he informed me.</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-0stceI8R5jpRut1ll9JyDjQAHg0CzpKlKYLkfDIpF0GGvpAu-6WTW6kDaWy4Auij72-09UzI8t3fHLRwp_PW15iHJIZT8Bg9YMX5gQDGeqxsc3m0S6Kj5uQB8yTm5v1yGgg5F8H3qJ2BH9DHItPRJnERdEIDNcWIjwDY2r5fykkK9FBgMQQUZLR/s4096/river%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3055" data-original-width="4096" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-0stceI8R5jpRut1ll9JyDjQAHg0CzpKlKYLkfDIpF0GGvpAu-6WTW6kDaWy4Auij72-09UzI8t3fHLRwp_PW15iHJIZT8Bg9YMX5gQDGeqxsc3m0S6Kj5uQB8yTm5v1yGgg5F8H3qJ2BH9DHItPRJnERdEIDNcWIjwDY2r5fykkK9FBgMQQUZLR/w640-h478/river%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The creek that borders the land is a perfect place for prayer and reflection and rest! Gab found the perfect spot! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH_LHxNpklHacA0qypo2tdQBfL7nq4yNV9IQ1pcuL8XNBVhoLJMsuR98_Q7JAi61OBNwdJ2bvjz6AeKXi9767PyNGMo4kuFcatSZzd0MzI9AnsBbHebRqQyB5O3GmQqlz2MPn0QDqRwJQPNmfTWeZicYuvzh8VZqTPaPIflmHxFWBVtLWbZzLh_kx/s4096/mountains%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3055" data-original-width="4096" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH_LHxNpklHacA0qypo2tdQBfL7nq4yNV9IQ1pcuL8XNBVhoLJMsuR98_Q7JAi61OBNwdJ2bvjz6AeKXi9767PyNGMo4kuFcatSZzd0MzI9AnsBbHebRqQyB5O3GmQqlz2MPn0QDqRwJQPNmfTWeZicYuvzh8VZqTPaPIflmHxFWBVtLWbZzLh_kx/w640-h478/mountains%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>About 10 minutes from the land! God planned the perfect spot for Santa Maria Magdalena's home! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfwmULyXMeB82GSTaZzkp-rQbiFG7ApIsyKwkXV5z0a6ONcBrp7LmTc5ae5FH-muSZ-JJcaFs6kUbi9SUlOQq5flSVd02vt34W0GemW0amH9Z44p9iHptX4gg2eZ5ATucq08aOZtrgERmC1261oVI0dXoWPxUhNAtgOHAglZm6VjXjKO9XBmK027G/s4096/sunset%20bigger%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3055" data-original-width="4096" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfwmULyXMeB82GSTaZzkp-rQbiFG7ApIsyKwkXV5z0a6ONcBrp7LmTc5ae5FH-muSZ-JJcaFs6kUbi9SUlOQq5flSVd02vt34W0GemW0amH9Z44p9iHptX4gg2eZ5ATucq08aOZtrgERmC1261oVI0dXoWPxUhNAtgOHAglZm6VjXjKO9XBmK027G/w640-h478/sunset%20bigger%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The sunset from the soon to be Chapel looking across the valley as the moon lights up the sky! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkK-WVjxfJgLhZHuexqsM0eAhomQzTJz81wRQx_wH6zQqxonwTvbpntCWMjL3rlXPMq2FeRB0gSRFc4eM7_qMpv6uVB4ca-980ulLHwTd-pt3SSV4Fqkv1-M901942VpKJlLp69X1bbwHZq28B0-_ADN2rKJvjpjl1_FzvHq0bZsI6-DbQEN3SVhv/s4096/water%20dirt%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkK-WVjxfJgLhZHuexqsM0eAhomQzTJz81wRQx_wH6zQqxonwTvbpntCWMjL3rlXPMq2FeRB0gSRFc4eM7_qMpv6uVB4ca-980ulLHwTd-pt3SSV4Fqkv1-M901942VpKJlLp69X1bbwHZq28B0-_ADN2rKJvjpjl1_FzvHq0bZsI6-DbQEN3SVhv/w640-h640/water%20dirt%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This stage was the hardest and the Devil really wanted to defeat us! Everyone of these footers have blessed medals in them!<br /></b><br /><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWEyqKrD9azfwkKerHJvafww46--XSk1ICI_vaW85gF7DcHOg1VtPazm-DCaz08jg3XLBANxwWSwbOcVqo1WR7bPr-nbQBq4s8EzYjWQBVJlc6zOf5kyNutCU5HNYclnHji7_YOimJfr1Ir2dtrNehJWrmyqaXgGlwZpw3omTJGcWNzH5YqLOe46j/s4096/holy%20men%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWEyqKrD9azfwkKerHJvafww46--XSk1ICI_vaW85gF7DcHOg1VtPazm-DCaz08jg3XLBANxwWSwbOcVqo1WR7bPr-nbQBq4s8EzYjWQBVJlc6zOf5kyNutCU5HNYclnHji7_YOimJfr1Ir2dtrNehJWrmyqaXgGlwZpw3omTJGcWNzH5YqLOe46j/w640-h640/holy%20men%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Please Pray for these super wonderful men! This home would not be possible with out these men and their trust in the Lord! <br /><br /></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><b style="font-size: 14pt;">If ever you desire to </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>experience</b></span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"> mission life in person please feel free to reach out to us. We would love to host you and your family! </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>If you feel called to visit or make a donation please follow the link below! </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/" target="_blank">Karen Del Castillo / Family Missions Company</a><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-3432248559587345512022-05-08T14:20:00.003-07:002022-05-08T15:09:28.552-07:00Opportunities to become holy !<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmZl73MmMMcWbcc_XKgkA1SexLljO8e9cAT9QzWnt1d2NgDKKfDqfliodwsICaRrufBuZ2WdYYqUgq1uHVR5G1ilV-jwUEUybkBh7fXZijr_ESRi5xwU0x0roEjmlbzY4vvoJuGK3VauZlDnNwc7TfeCFIeAzFpl5PRb57zTrN8-E12JTar1HCxT2/s2705/20220419_172410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmZl73MmMMcWbcc_XKgkA1SexLljO8e9cAT9QzWnt1d2NgDKKfDqfliodwsICaRrufBuZ2WdYYqUgq1uHVR5G1ilV-jwUEUybkBh7fXZijr_ESRi5xwU0x0roEjmlbzY4vvoJuGK3VauZlDnNwc7TfeCFIeAzFpl5PRb57zTrN8-E12JTar1HCxT2/w546-h640/20220419_172410.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Greetings from Peru! My heart is on fire, and you
all are in my prayers! I trust that the Lord has been with you in a special way
during this Easter Season! It is hard to believe that we are celebrating the 4
Sunday of Easter today. My apologies for my lack of sharing with you all about
what has been happening on the mission field here. I assure you it was not
because of my lack of love for you. My only explanation for my tardiness is that I have been so honored to be the Lord’s servant and He has given me so many opportunities to strive for holiness as I serve His beloved poor here. You are all so close to my heart and I desire to
share with you all the blessings that have taken place here. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A New Bishop </span></u></b><u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-n8Nx_VbuUGXOdLdbUQHTFl9kEqmLTG3x-1io5iBDMI76TpeERjLcqEX-H3T1g2j7gs7OcC8or1RK1AAvh6tBcxIgxtjZtPNPxp4lqKuV5YHo9fDQ3Hg2XVhyb4YX5hB3ikPx0m_OTnfg7027Lrxr5DlHP4DhkHiW7JI70BZnMk7u7u21UxZ-gUX/s460/Screenshot_20220506-175151_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="460" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-n8Nx_VbuUGXOdLdbUQHTFl9kEqmLTG3x-1io5iBDMI76TpeERjLcqEX-H3T1g2j7gs7OcC8or1RK1AAvh6tBcxIgxtjZtPNPxp4lqKuV5YHo9fDQ3Hg2XVhyb4YX5hB3ikPx0m_OTnfg7027Lrxr5DlHP4DhkHiW7JI70BZnMk7u7u21UxZ-gUX/w640-h538/Screenshot_20220506-175151_Facebook.jpg" width="640" /></a></u></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>After 22 years of serving the diocese of
Chachapoya Bishop Emilliano has now been given time to rest after his faithful
leadership and sacrifices he has made while serving the Lord. As sad as it was
to see this change and the leaving of such a Holy Man it also brought us a
great blessing to be asked to represent Family Missions Company at the
ordination of our new Bishop of Chachapoyas Perú Humberto Tapia Diaz. As simple
as it sounds, we were able to bring up offerings that represent our call as
Missionaries during the huge and extraordinary Holy Mass that took place on
April 23. For me it was a surreal feeling to have been able to be in the
company of so many faithful Catholics and to be with our two new missionaries
Mallory and Sarah. The three of us ladies did not plan to dress alike (all in
black) but it made us look like a team needless to say. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Though we looked like a team we did indeed stick
out as all the other gifts were brought up by the locals in their traditional
clothes and they were bringing offerings of<span style="color: red;"> </span>Cocoa,
fruits, bananas, rice, beans, and all types of local plants. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUD7AZEIGxzkBDWe1BX7ScbhVyKya_6vD6gLibbJJY7LUhYAJ8L--cOvrB_YTWv6eocDUPoJI6YrM5HUb0G3Tfa9GU6QCXE88c0MB5T3m6jFT-Zz4YZV-wBwFd3ZT4c81BFqSVCcsdk7ryPaJuq4E-OWhZJ0t5aJClPMfGopz7UaAGkDNwr5Ikmxb/s675/Screenshot_20220506-174843_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="675" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUD7AZEIGxzkBDWe1BX7ScbhVyKya_6vD6gLibbJJY7LUhYAJ8L--cOvrB_YTWv6eocDUPoJI6YrM5HUb0G3Tfa9GU6QCXE88c0MB5T3m6jFT-Zz4YZV-wBwFd3ZT4c81BFqSVCcsdk7ryPaJuq4E-OWhZJ0t5aJClPMfGopz7UaAGkDNwr5Ikmxb/w640-h366/Screenshot_20220506-174843_Facebook.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxP5kmShZHUA5evdJJc-Z_-npUQ-ye2OKLDG09eK6ulXI-NrktHTVKZ9ibkBxh-oejnhcDVwGxuhNVCxdwcKaBsSm2jJGUzQcfKJU8-_4f9QRI4164NdE3wCJQOMy8fKg88xWglU5nVq6me8ZI0Aaia8RSZdGtwaJKndJzFddSauAeL5sMEzKHpYi/s664/Screenshot_20220506-174901_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="664" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxP5kmShZHUA5evdJJc-Z_-npUQ-ye2OKLDG09eK6ulXI-NrktHTVKZ9ibkBxh-oejnhcDVwGxuhNVCxdwcKaBsSm2jJGUzQcfKJU8-_4f9QRI4164NdE3wCJQOMy8fKg88xWglU5nVq6me8ZI0Aaia8RSZdGtwaJKndJzFddSauAeL5sMEzKHpYi/w640-h356/Screenshot_20220506-174901_Facebook.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdg2nOK3eAUnNk5QZDyYP7gL4NeReO8BeQRpJTX9pYH-fmkvp0j9NmpVlXRr6saCo5UIK2BAYu0S006OugMlx2W5NXFbCdnofRz9RDGSX7QxZJ2h-nVyo0tnHbQ8eyCFFMaqb1fEplUXqgw0HOCtYOsP4tdj2Jlq8KWr4NRqyQw9FeTsQOymUstJr/s720/Screenshot_20220506-175112_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="720" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdg2nOK3eAUnNk5QZDyYP7gL4NeReO8BeQRpJTX9pYH-fmkvp0j9NmpVlXRr6saCo5UIK2BAYu0S006OugMlx2W5NXFbCdnofRz9RDGSX7QxZJ2h-nVyo0tnHbQ8eyCFFMaqb1fEplUXqgw0HOCtYOsP4tdj2Jlq8KWr4NRqyQw9FeTsQOymUstJr/w640-h342/Screenshot_20220506-175112_Facebook.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Our new Bishop Humberto seems to be a very humble
man and a man that desires to lead with a servant’s heart which in return
inflames my heart in so many ways. He asked for our prayers, and he asked for us
to pray that he will continue to smell like a sheep and that his odor/smell
never changes. He stressed that he wants to stay with his flock and not at the
place of honor at the table. So please pray that he may never change although
he has been called to a new way of serving the Lord. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Uniforms</b></span></u><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyur3iCf-FqhzzvWVep5MIDQZXCJuqLSyhZliL6nwtZoa5eDuglVRK2CmzBq8JjcZWLml9LUM-jlxBLHXethEakhc1u3n8H67RWkMTg2oAHmv89RYxLSN3Xzu4VUrbLXIHlJ05U3sqzmpYNxW5clXNBAupqpQlQwZTNleWtVJqGMdd9QqmeWqwLjC/s1280/IMG-20220404-WA0008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyur3iCf-FqhzzvWVep5MIDQZXCJuqLSyhZliL6nwtZoa5eDuglVRK2CmzBq8JjcZWLml9LUM-jlxBLHXethEakhc1u3n8H67RWkMTg2oAHmv89RYxLSN3Xzu4VUrbLXIHlJ05U3sqzmpYNxW5clXNBAupqpQlQwZTNleWtVJqGMdd9QqmeWqwLjC/w480-h640/IMG-20220404-WA0008.jpg" width="480" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></u></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Since our arrival to Peru, we have strived each
year to help children here purchase school uniforms. Since Covid hit this is
the 1<sup>st</sup> year they are returning to school. Yelp, as crazy as that
sounds, the children here have gone 2 years with no in person school. We were
honored to help 7 children this year with uniforms. All 7 are dear friends of
ours. We were able to purchase uniforms and school supplies and backpacks for
Snyder, Alondra, and Alex, which are the children of Maritza. Also, two other
single mothers Roxanna and Scarlet were so happy that their children Bryan,
Kendra, and Pedro received uniforms and supplies. Our dear friend Camellia was
not going to go to school this year because she could not afford a uniform but
Praise God that no longer is an issue, she too has her uniform and supplies. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saint Maria Magdalena's Home</span></u></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNkbnlIxqfbikx5clkVnHJ5lbNsqcmw7w3KZs60gOmFFvMU0u2jcekKKG5fUvQif5tymrVUysGyhqav7AuSP0kuqAg-Ytpup2AUKcOUL9UbRyWaROirLOo5u-OtoiEGf3MPwLvp_O_8zNCTwiepXKTR_zso-YGC_3dpKWW85p--If3bdiXdZn53xf/s2490/20220505_141600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2490" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNkbnlIxqfbikx5clkVnHJ5lbNsqcmw7w3KZs60gOmFFvMU0u2jcekKKG5fUvQif5tymrVUysGyhqav7AuSP0kuqAg-Ytpup2AUKcOUL9UbRyWaROirLOo5u-OtoiEGf3MPwLvp_O_8zNCTwiepXKTR_zso-YGC_3dpKWW85p--If3bdiXdZn53xf/w640-h472/20220505_141600.jpg" width="640" /></a></u></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>I cannot help but be in awe of the fact that the
beautiful Saint Maria Magdalena has become such a wonderful friend to me during
my spiritual journey. And it is no wonder that Jesus desired her to be a part
of the home in a big way. After all Maria Magdalena was a courageous and
faithful woman — she was obviously an important presence in the life of Jesus —
and she is certainly a key player in the events on that first Easter. Her
encounter with Jesus and experience of His healing power transformed her life
and not only did she become one of His devoted followers she bravely stood
beneath the cross with Jesus. We mustn’t forget that according to the gospels
of Mark and Luke, Jesus had “cleansed” her of “seven demons and against all
odds, despite the rumors and talk among everyone she became the “Apostle to the
Apostles” testifying of His resurrection, and of His love she experienced
personally that changed her life forever.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>With that said, as I sit here writing this blog
on the land that our loving Lord picked for the future Home of Maria Magdalena,
that will soon serve and house unwed abused and abandoned mothers and their
children, I am in tears. And rightfully so, for many reasons. One is for the
fact that I can relate to the life of Maria Magdalena, her need to feel loved
and her errors in judgment as she looked for love. Secondly and perhaps one of
the most important reasons that I am in tears as I write this is I am
reflecting on how Jesus loved me and called me to himself in the same way that
he did so many ages ago when he wooed and pursued Maria Magdalena. Also,
because I have encountered so many women and children that are in need of this
home of refuge, a place of healing and encountering our risen Lord. It has been
a little over two weeks since we broke ground on the 1<sup>st</sup> phase of
the home, and it is incredible how the Lord has handpicked the workers for this
project.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfaWNpbXROzB183a8wJfaBfoRIEt4NK0bAMeVxFpq3vMIEPmiDwnFA5SLz5k03QvhLmMW43JbSW5GI0DdKUOIZVxMbEfUKyXr_kErq_YR857_7km05alIrycoibzQcbSm_GId4G22VOnJIEtFnUm7OLKaix1m5s-DJczQY-fbfxq_EPqdJnwwYeKQ/s856/20220503_174217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="633" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfaWNpbXROzB183a8wJfaBfoRIEt4NK0bAMeVxFpq3vMIEPmiDwnFA5SLz5k03QvhLmMW43JbSW5GI0DdKUOIZVxMbEfUKyXr_kErq_YR857_7km05alIrycoibzQcbSm_GId4G22VOnJIEtFnUm7OLKaix1m5s-DJczQY-fbfxq_EPqdJnwwYeKQ/w474-h640/20220503_174217.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b> Meet Jose and Joelle, both of these young
men have been very moved by this project as they both grew up in broken homes
and were left abandoned by their parents when they were young. This home is
already giving hope to those who need it. I was so blessed to hear Joelle’s
personal testimony of growing up in a broken home which he was prompted to
share with me when he discovered why this home was being built.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b>I have shared with many of you how I feel that
this mission that Jesus gave me is a witness of His love not only for me but
for all mothers. I truly have suffered in my life, and I have fallen so many
times, but here in Peru he is using me and the Home of Maria Magdalena to be
the Hope so many are looking for. The First Letter of Peter reminds us to
<span style="color: red;">“always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for
your hope” (3:15)</span>. This was Mary Magdalena’s mission. She journeyed with and supported
Jesus in his ministry and she didn’t hesitate to share with the Eleven what she
experienced in the garden that morning when she heard the Risen Lord call her
name. Her relationship with Jesus changed her life and she didn’t hesitate to
share her Good News. And that is just what I desire to do. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>I ask and beg for your prayers! </u><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Construction here in Peru is not easy. But add
the fact that we are building on a mountain an hour or more away from
civilization it makes it hard to bring materials up here. It is almost always
raining or wet because of the low clouds and fog. Not to mention I am pretty
positive that Satan is madder than a wet hen (that’s what my great grandmother
would have said). He is for sure not happy that he has not succeeded in his mission
to stop the goodness that is taking place. He has sabotaged roads with mud
slides and has even worked his evil on our equipment. One would hope that he
would become frustrated enough with our steadiness and trust in the Lord that
he would give up soon. The evil one keeps me on my toes, and I often find
myself telling him out loud to get away and ensuring him that he has no place
on this land or anywhere within our thoughts and minds. So, your prayers are
needed, and I can tell you with confidence that they are heard, and we feel
them no matter the distance between us.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><b>I must leave you with a quote from St. Teresa of
Calcutta <span style="color: red;">“What you are doing I cannot do, what I’m doing you cannot do, but
together we are doing something beautiful for God, and this is the greatness of
God’s love for us—to give us the opportunity to become holy through the works
of love that we do because holiness is not the luxury of the few. It is a very
simple duty for you, for me, you in your position, in your work and I and others,
each one of us in the work, in the life that we have given our word of honor to
God. . . . You must put your love for God in a living action. It is not just I
have to do it but I love to do it. And you are sharing through you, through
your hands what God is proving to the world: That he loves the world and
through you he keeps on giving Jesus to the world.”</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>So together let’s keep bringing and giving Jesus
to these beloved single mothers and their Children. Together let’s make sure
Satan does not win and that this place of refuge, this home, becomes a reality,
a place where these single mothers and their children can meet Christ, in the
very same way that Saint Maria Magdalena did so many ages ago. Lets become Holy Saints together and serve in a radical way that will serve as a testimony of the Lords love for us and others! <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>If you would like to donate to Saint Maria
Magdalena’s home, please follow the link below:</u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b><u><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/?msclkid=9f97af90cf1211ecbcbb04d64f8ce87a" target="_blank">https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/?msclkid=9f97af90cf1211ecbcbb04d64f8ce87a</a></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>I must also ask you to keep Gabriel in your prayers! His
heart beats solely for the poor and to be a servant. He serves with all his heart,
and I am so honored that he has a desire to serve as he does. Please pray for him
to hear clearly His Vocation call what ever it may be! <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnCicLwwcd2CbupXA3g4HDzjOKvXjAm_34K3SOouWV3TDxjevdNrDBOwlBg2OXDWlT6HzgBEwX3bXHM8SdRFAC3Tq9xpaQT0pY3jN1R2w3fJVeL18oQXerH5Fyg0aMNNRWCpLd3wnkzPSaPW_cjMrTcbxb9WVFTfv82oAol9wAdiCQURlii7gofm_/s4096/20220415_154948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnCicLwwcd2CbupXA3g4HDzjOKvXjAm_34K3SOouWV3TDxjevdNrDBOwlBg2OXDWlT6HzgBEwX3bXHM8SdRFAC3Tq9xpaQT0pY3jN1R2w3fJVeL18oQXerH5Fyg0aMNNRWCpLd3wnkzPSaPW_cjMrTcbxb9WVFTfv82oAol9wAdiCQURlii7gofm_/w360-h640/20220415_154948.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good Friday </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT5_UbQ_szMOKYgeMGwNvtRstaK2suN5PqMNNl0-D2GLSyULHbE0QwFgY55oSsauYs3d9AdAO9nqbVmQAKd9le2QdltHWca5nlfRNG4ic8tPk1kLnD5kyCLANn-lO1BSgPwvMhdwaRDqDFPTHxn-EMmZSn96zxxfjJQEknJJo8S8NixgajO3E5cj2/s1280/279647323_360340459456939_3079509457964955657_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1280" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT5_UbQ_szMOKYgeMGwNvtRstaK2suN5PqMNNl0-D2GLSyULHbE0QwFgY55oSsauYs3d9AdAO9nqbVmQAKd9le2QdltHWca5nlfRNG4ic8tPk1kLnD5kyCLANn-lO1BSgPwvMhdwaRDqDFPTHxn-EMmZSn96zxxfjJQEknJJo8S8NixgajO3E5cj2/w640-h420/279647323_360340459456939_3079509457964955657_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the altar servers that Gabriel has trained. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCtlmGkenrz37hMEPrkG3UpwXDoat2h_qjgYKdz6ylGdX70wnj5fQNvgq8lxwzotmHHZXBlv4wJ9CLm0ZRxqI6MW7mNsQVDbW3BlGHvPuCbhjwMG5O51Lfj0nGdKw7SF_vSeV7Hzv-_AOYGCyxVLOhjITV2EDbyx34-hgqrS6tfKPjjj2bKjqd45a/s1280/279649370_360340422790276_1917188949173115929_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCtlmGkenrz37hMEPrkG3UpwXDoat2h_qjgYKdz6ylGdX70wnj5fQNvgq8lxwzotmHHZXBlv4wJ9CLm0ZRxqI6MW7mNsQVDbW3BlGHvPuCbhjwMG5O51Lfj0nGdKw7SF_vSeV7Hzv-_AOYGCyxVLOhjITV2EDbyx34-hgqrS6tfKPjjj2bKjqd45a/w640-h426/279649370_360340422790276_1917188949173115929_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The procession walk to mass </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqBuFXjswRm4Bld6nfAV_afBaoUjB_LJIYhi4kRkwMtIOeRG2gotpNWHFx61P_JD4WqUlVRhK3HjPbxKECQQAPhp5rTSA1g_57rjCb7QXjE80fg7EAE3Rmr7vxAZbiKYw5lQ-Dewtdn5b3A6LKlV9MmDWaDz-iD5icVLfAT3wFePBIL844JoA4ZGV/s720/Screenshot_20220501-131302_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="720" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqBuFXjswRm4Bld6nfAV_afBaoUjB_LJIYhi4kRkwMtIOeRG2gotpNWHFx61P_JD4WqUlVRhK3HjPbxKECQQAPhp5rTSA1g_57rjCb7QXjE80fg7EAE3Rmr7vxAZbiKYw5lQ-Dewtdn5b3A6LKlV9MmDWaDz-iD5icVLfAT3wFePBIL844JoA4ZGV/w640-h224/Screenshot_20220501-131302_Facebook.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u><br /></u></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>May we honor Christ in all that we do! </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>Mission Post : Cajaruro Amazonas Peru </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdXIK6z_rsbwmdlG2Y0-GkmUW2zNM7Khr9Q1vw1jrk4CP_CtlL54msfq-beKpCXRTohbcfb-iKPpltUL-YT-UC_2Rc6lgqbAQt1h4hHLqJ7hELchCF8JYt3REX-Tcub6hsNS3zIfZt15tkCmJ8WCfnq5vveGqG_LK8vlYnBQ5XQcAzZSsOlDWbyzL/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdXIK6z_rsbwmdlG2Y0-GkmUW2zNM7Khr9Q1vw1jrk4CP_CtlL54msfq-beKpCXRTohbcfb-iKPpltUL-YT-UC_2Rc6lgqbAQt1h4hHLqJ7hELchCF8JYt3REX-Tcub6hsNS3zIfZt15tkCmJ8WCfnq5vveGqG_LK8vlYnBQ5XQcAzZSsOlDWbyzL/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XTqPBwoy1y81AQEn0xjvcyH2vZTOaeCviNrFCBjtgH7ki7GMUE66AeAst9-vibF5Av8ILFMtyfpZNHaiWoqzmThhU_axyBLF_Kz85Q3AAgBx6CxS4DyPIF4TfIRG0kNakiOwOaH7K5UceNFRUTXD2f4tv-fGzu8-sN8cl9v0VK1XyUxmYhAxUyK4/s320/logo.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XTqPBwoy1y81AQEn0xjvcyH2vZTOaeCviNrFCBjtgH7ki7GMUE66AeAst9-vibF5Av8ILFMtyfpZNHaiWoqzmThhU_axyBLF_Kz85Q3AAgBx6CxS4DyPIF4TfIRG0kNakiOwOaH7K5UceNFRUTXD2f4tv-fGzu8-sN8cl9v0VK1XyUxmYhAxUyK4/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-21292900654276855892022-03-18T10:51:00.005-07:002022-03-18T10:51:51.933-07:00A new season! <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Blessings to you my friends and family. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShusLu0GyehMxS78Op59HGIceLpN8lXD21z86S1z62cfq9dvBGIRWxIjC_uRlZ07NPQS40PHCrqkCSJV9d2rw3I5-0fXchPY8VnysnHb4zGXtRmLAupdpK-AXJK9aDTtdWvH9yv5V_tZk6XU87F3K6A9rObt6sy7Q_gtbOY6p7xcFz5kuEIMy8Kzn/s1600/IMG-20220304-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShusLu0GyehMxS78Op59HGIceLpN8lXD21z86S1z62cfq9dvBGIRWxIjC_uRlZ07NPQS40PHCrqkCSJV9d2rw3I5-0fXchPY8VnysnHb4zGXtRmLAupdpK-AXJK9aDTtdWvH9yv5V_tZk6XU87F3K6A9rObt6sy7Q_gtbOY6p7xcFz5kuEIMy8Kzn/w640-h480/IMG-20220304-WA0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Introducing Mallory and Sarah to the Bishop</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I pray each of you are well. It is hard to believe
that we are already in the 2nd week of Lent! I absolutely feel that I am experiencing
a new season not just within our Church but as well in my spiritual and physical
life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our time in the states was a blessed time. I was able to
visit my first-born grandchild. Connected with friends, family, and many of you
who support the mission here. I was also able to attend a silent Ignatius
retreat as well as a leadership training that was packed full of helpful tips
and training on how to lead with a servant’s heart in the mission field.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqejdkCrNo3vBgT3OFy_FsFclrByZYGdMdcX3cifpUUDQulQXVIP0AKyAsxI2_CwK9EvnxQtDw8Rj4zgqIlEvcJ3rrB_lq73WBBIVevw2FCOFgN_NnhqmgE9RPHA1Igd0dITBnnlB3CU25yZLScaXT0AUean258BXF0PT4H3QXMftIPmRivKZGG7nG/s536/IMG-20220201-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="516" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqejdkCrNo3vBgT3OFy_FsFclrByZYGdMdcX3cifpUUDQulQXVIP0AKyAsxI2_CwK9EvnxQtDw8Rj4zgqIlEvcJ3rrB_lq73WBBIVevw2FCOFgN_NnhqmgE9RPHA1Igd0dITBnnlB3CU25yZLScaXT0AUean258BXF0PT4H3QXMftIPmRivKZGG7nG/w616-h640/IMG-20220201-WA0000.jpg" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1st time meeting my grandson Parker, he is so loved!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With that said we returned back to our mission post on
the 22<sup>nd</sup> of February and praise God we did not come alone, we were
blessed to have the presence of two wonderful women join us. Sarah and Mallory
have just finished up their formation in Louisiana at our mission base and
Thanks be to God they were sent out together, to serve with us at our mission
post. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I cannot thank Jesus enough for his mercy and love for
us. It is an honor to receive these two young women and I beg for your prayers
that I may be a servant to them. That I may pass on what little wisdom I have to
them so they can adjust to the different challenging environment and customs
here in Peru as well as navigate the migration process in order to gain their religious
visas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Settling in<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhL8QueILaQ01XDNVmbjPZSetWUa-K50VKXJGl4ZlM05NmLy2Eyij6XXZWs5gBkGdEv99XyXDK700GCVYN6M2iG3_tDz504Jv7CHdsFMfPFuT9M9ho8MgBrLP-oNNZs4WA-MQ99dR2uKGBdF_aXovzyJHp4YWlTqplZtfTlBSIw7c23Mts09nZ-Ql/s1024/IMG-20220316-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhL8QueILaQ01XDNVmbjPZSetWUa-K50VKXJGl4ZlM05NmLy2Eyij6XXZWs5gBkGdEv99XyXDK700GCVYN6M2iG3_tDz504Jv7CHdsFMfPFuT9M9ho8MgBrLP-oNNZs4WA-MQ99dR2uKGBdF_aXovzyJHp4YWlTqplZtfTlBSIw7c23Mts09nZ-Ql/w640-h480/IMG-20220316-WA0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mallory and Sarah became part our community here. After serving almost 3 years by ourselves in the northern part of Peru God answered our prayers for more missionaries.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u></u></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Watching both Mallory and Sarah enter into life here
reminds me of many of our own first-year trials and struggles. Learning how to
take bucket baths and how to cook, learning to suffer like a saint when sick
from parasites. Please know that without your prayers many of these difficulties
of adjusting are made harder. Your continued prayer for them is most welcomed
as they learn to live life over again here in Peru and as they follow Christ
into the ministries, he has prepared for them here. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Upon our return to our mission post, Gabriel and I spent
most of our 1st week cleaning our home and unpacking, visiting with friends we
have missed, as well as helping the new women’s team set up their home. We even
reflected on our time back in the states and gave thanks for all the ways Jesus
showed us his love. Thank you to everyone who hosted us while we were back in
the states. It is amazing to see how God provides for us, we gave up everything
to follow him to Peru and he never once has let us down, he provided a roof
over our heads each night, food, and even vehicles were loaned to us so we
could get around during our stay in the US. Our time in the states proved His
love for us over and over again. For all those who opened their homes and
hearts to us I thank you and I pray for you each day that God will find favor
on you and your generous hearts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Medical Mission Trip<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: underline;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPqfCyKHKnRv8U9BRXgUDyrDMatl4UjZOkA7Yl3bjEVWH3FBIr8pwQ0SdfH8xFeVJEhQ1--0hq2wVbQCjSaSMpzmVnha_1hQXsoIbqYW3_ERqml9N8p02ePKUHw4Sc3_RZKwv7XPGQxQJHFBHqW7gkhBZdBVc-04jQ2jYesiA4sHXlh4AOt9hsYgN/s3648/IMG_20220307_141210.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPqfCyKHKnRv8U9BRXgUDyrDMatl4UjZOkA7Yl3bjEVWH3FBIr8pwQ0SdfH8xFeVJEhQ1--0hq2wVbQCjSaSMpzmVnha_1hQXsoIbqYW3_ERqml9N8p02ePKUHw4Sc3_RZKwv7XPGQxQJHFBHqW7gkhBZdBVc-04jQ2jYesiA4sHXlh4AOt9hsYgN/w640-h480/IMG_20220307_141210.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>These cuties at the medical mission trip. I had the honor of children ministry, what a blessing</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Last week we helped with the medical mission trip,
which took place back at our old mission post in the San Martin Region of Peru.
We were blessed to experience the zeal and love that all the nurses and doctors
from the United States had for the poor. We served and brought medicine and healing
prayers to 4 different pueblos. We were even blessed to do home visits in Shimbillo,
our old town that we called home for our first two years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to visit with Magaly who many of
you may remember. It broke my heart to find her on the ground as she is no
longer able to walk. She had been spending her days crawling about the dirt and
feces of animals in order to get around. Before we left, because of the love of
a benefactor we were able to purchase a wheelchair for her that will help her
get up off the ground, the chair seems deep enough that she will not fall out
of it so that was comforting to see. Visiting Magaly is not always an easy
thing to do, her living situation and her life is far from anything I could
ever imagine having to endure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Visiting
her broke my heart this time and it made me reflect on my life as a missionary and
perhaps what the disciples felt like as they were also making new friends and
always advancing the Gospel Message, which comes with many hellos with just as
many goodbyes. It is sometimes the hardest to love with all your heart, to
become true friends with those we live with, because we are in fear of having
to say goodbye. But I have faith that God will allow me to once again to return
to my dear friend Magaly before He calls her home to be with Him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please continue to pray for her as she endures
this incredible debilitating illness. Pray that she may hear and see Christ
each and every day as she withdraws inward and loses her ability to communicate
and speak. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd48YXQ71BXJSzl2acT84FXAngMTv_N9SSsZXPxd_0HZlqUcxzTog6LO9j0-UYPh4GVTKDpt1W7ugCzW2l9s9_qEaIFRuXMab6_KHIbny6jaMaelZ5FmlWZYmE3Ts0vL4lDF1eEaeObnW7HqCt_S-kegsW14ay-oXGM-gt77NbmndfOUjyPkvn6vW/s1692/IMG_20220313_160528.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd48YXQ71BXJSzl2acT84FXAngMTv_N9SSsZXPxd_0HZlqUcxzTog6LO9j0-UYPh4GVTKDpt1W7ugCzW2l9s9_qEaIFRuXMab6_KHIbny6jaMaelZ5FmlWZYmE3Ts0vL4lDF1eEaeObnW7HqCt_S-kegsW14ay-oXGM-gt77NbmndfOUjyPkvn6vW/w480-h640/IMG_20220313_160528.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet friend in her new wheel chair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A New Season<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With Lent upon us and after serving for 34 months in
Peru prior to having our time of rest in the states I have been given a wonderful
understanding of the new season Christ has called me to. Before we left Peru,
we were able to purchase land in the mountains, as many of you may know God has
placed on my heart to build a woman’s home. Though God has not revealed his
whole plan to me, I have been reflecting on scripture and often find myself meditating
on the incredibly bold Yes of the Virgin Mary. As I give my YES to Him,
confident in His plan rather than my own I find myself in a new season which
begs of me to have trust in His plan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">During my prayer time and during my retreat while back
in the states, I was able to recall the different spiritual seasons that we as Christian’s
experience. Which in return made me very grateful for these different seasons
we can experience. There is a great need not to become discouraged because of
the different season we have entered. We can find truth in that as we read that
there is different season for everything <b>Ecclesiastes 3:1 states that “for
everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.”</b> We are
all facing unique seasons in our life’s, and it is important for us to
understand which season we are in because it has a huge impact on our souls. knowing which season, we are in is also important because it allows us to
navigate and interact with others and with God accordingly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I have recognized in my own life four major spiritual seasons.
I have experienced a Growing season, a Pruning season, a Wilderness season, and
a Harvest season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Growing season:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
A season of change, a season to be stretched. He may be asking you to do
something you have never done or go somewhere you have never been. It can be
uncomfortable as we can experience growing pains as we are being stretched. It
is a season of risk and uncharted waters, but we must trust in Him and step out
of our comfort zone, out of our boats and into the waters. <b>“The Lord makes
firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will
not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37;23-24.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Pruning Season</span></b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">:</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can experience trials and tests, sometimes
one right after the other. God is preparing us for something greater. But
before we can reach this, He knows there are somethings such as behavior,
beliefs and even people that we must let go of before we can enter into the
next season. He is desiring to reshape us in this season and to transform us
into the person we are called to be. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>“These
trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested, as fire test
and purifies gold- though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So,
when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much
praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole
world.” 1 Peter 1:7</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Wilderness Season: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This
season is a time of waiting and suffering. This season can be very lonely, more
so when God is choosing to be silent. As we wait for God, we must fight the desire
to become angry and we must refuse and rebuke the lies of the devil during this
season. We must cling to God’s truth, and even though it does not seem like it,
God is closer to us during this season than any other season. <b>“The Lord is
near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” Psalm 34: 18</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Harvest Season: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This
is a very busy season, and we are reaping the seeds that were planted in
previous seasons. God trusts us and it is important for us in this season to cling
to God as we may often lose focus during this season because things are going
well in our life’s. It is important to remember how blessed we are, and it is important
to not become complacent and remember we still need God, and we still need to
seek him during this season. <span style="background: white; color: #111111;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>“Even now the one who reaps draws a wage
and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be
glad together.</b></span><b>” John 4:36<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Unplanned and uncharted <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I would have to say that most of my journey with the
Lord has seemed to fall into the Pruning Season. As I needed a bit more molding,
readjusting and reshaping in the last 15 years or so. But I truly feel that I
have gently and ever so humbly moved into the Growing Season. This season has
already begun with so many small little YESES! Saying yes without really knowing
what even Jesus wants to do with them. I have said yes to receiving the new women’s
team here, I have said Yes to building a home for unwed and abused mothers and their
children without even knowing how to fund or make this possible. The immense need
to Trust in the Lord and to seek answers from him has had me on my knees in
prayer more than ever. I can not help but laugh at the things Jesus is asking
of me. I often remind him who he is talking to (as if he needs a reminder). But
I cannot help but place my confidence in Him Knowing that he has moved
mountains and he holds the entire plan within his hands. That it is merely my
humble chore to be obedient to Him, to seek him and follow His voice no matter what
my own thoughts or the world may say. You see I have come to understand that
when following Christ many things cannot be explained. Miracles upon Miracles
happen every day and it is a blessing and honor to be so removed from the world
while serving His beloved poor to see the Miracles he performs each day<b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">As you can see, I am walking in unplanned and
uncharted waters this year in this new season my trust in the Lord in every
aspect of my life has grown. Even trusting the Lord with my daughter Julianna.
Julianna has decided to step away from missions for the time being. Please pray
for her as she navigates the next season in her life and as she seeks the will
of the Lord. She has been discerning returning to the states to attend
formation as a single missionary, but she also feels called to not leave Peru.
She is young and steadfast in the Lord, and I must trust in the ways and the
timing of the Lord in her life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I beg
you to continue to pray for her as she makes her adjustment of living apart
from Gabriel and I in this new season. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">An invitation <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWlwiVmKNe4xs_8ijt6yx1rC1b83Q8oa2r7sPI4R3FkSOgxY0WuLxiWZoUVT4YubYzgp0-5-2TLTuN0bmLxn1GUj6A4rJz6ihu7VKnEtypg6dUKUefhHoGDHY7Ob9HRWxZ_Ei6F0vDIOgSeXjSyfPw_75L1afUEJoxUhMrlde7WLMAX1FRlU5LmgQ/w640-h360/download.jpg" width="640" /></u></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I challenge you to prayerfully pray about what season
you may be in. Embrace the season and be confident that Jesus desires to meet
you each and every day of this season. He desires to grow and to stretch you
beyond your wildest imagination. The Journey with Jesus is the best you will
ever experience and to my knowledge there has never been a person who has said
I wish I never found or knew Jesus. So, I invite each of you to trust in Jesus,
allow him to come close to you in prayer. Allow him to enter into the depths of
your heart this Lenten season and trust that he desires to have all of you. Not
just parts of you or just a few minutes of your day or an hour on Sundays. But
allow him to have all of you. Your life will be so much sweeter when you do. Perhaps it may
look foolish to some but most definitely it will be a life full of miracles and
you will experience an insanely wonderful growth once you do. I am reminded of
Saint Paul’s words during my own journey with Jesus as he says, <b>“<span style="background: white; color: black;">For the message about the cross is
foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the
power of God.</span>” 1 Corinthians 1:18</b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">During this Lenten season I encourage you to try something new, Try to
just give all of you to the Lord and experience the sweetness he has to offer
and savor it, I am certain you will find that your heart will be satisfied in
so many ways. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Become a
mission Partner with us! <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><img border="0" data-original-height="87" data-original-width="317" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxTMnJvvEm7EYVdxAJ_7XQQ0fhAmAy7LOzQddAaXvS9rBvDxezk7ZimTOkMLPXuX_JA4SQWGTV7h5jq3sa6iyUw9DIvIart4O8L93XNvK3qRN0CDV0ojOwu4mcs6PnaSIAjnPSmvQWX08lOxjoxNOwlaH0evoiH5VcFBpJfrpa4O92k8IYLKafg_r/w640-h176/OIP.jpg" width="640" /></u></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With that said I also ask
you to prayerful consider partnering with us. I Boldly ask you to give from your
richness He has given you. Much as Saint Paul begged for help from believers, I
too do the same. If you truly know the love of Jesus and the miracles, he has performed
in your own life’s than I am confident that you desire others to know of His immense
mercy and love. Saint Paul said <b>“God who supplies seed for the Sower and bread
to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow
and produce a rich harvest from your generosity. He will always make you rich
enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts
which they receive from us.” 2 Corinthians 9: 10-11.</b> God has used the cross
I carry and my own testimony to serve the women here in Peru and he desires to do
so much more, and he desires to invite you to be a part of this incredible
calling.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our fundraising efforts
have produced a great deal of miracles thus far. <b>We are roughly $45, 000.00 US dollars
from reaching our first goal for Saint </b></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mary Magdalene</span> home.</b> This first goal of $100,00.00 will allow us
to build housing for unwed and abused mothers, a small chapel and community home for community
meals, prayers, and education for both mothers and children on the land that we have already purchased. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_C1V9jFjXZIsCFG-rupLJMQXvPKCEriCIPSReiyVGpt3Nujr3IRSt4sKmo2m-4QMPK1LkZHIuO60kRub4TehUIz00hIRlVKW84VtrpD_VZ-GPiFuaAkgnm0bCS_8_duXE1cIHFo1212BsgxJVUd5MS2fke38fZ_Ia-QMFV1-brQKMne-D1yaeGHh/s1040/IMG-20211228-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_C1V9jFjXZIsCFG-rupLJMQXvPKCEriCIPSReiyVGpt3Nujr3IRSt4sKmo2m-4QMPK1LkZHIuO60kRub4TehUIz00hIRlVKW84VtrpD_VZ-GPiFuaAkgnm0bCS_8_duXE1cIHFo1212BsgxJVUd5MS2fke38fZ_Ia-QMFV1-brQKMne-D1yaeGHh/w640-h480/IMG-20211228-WA0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Land purchased in the mountains- soon it will be a home for unwed and abused mothers and their children</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A second opportunity to
partner with us would be to help support my family. We as a family live here by
the generosity of others. We as full-time missionaries live on donations alone
since we are not allowed to work here in Peru. We are currently in need of
monthly support. It can be as little as $50 dollars a month, to help us purchase
are basic materials and supplies, food and alms giving, (such as medicines,
uniforms, bibles, medical expense for the poor). </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">We are currently in need of at least 10 mission partners that would partner with us for $50.00 a month to be fully funded in this next season of missions. </b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Please prayerfully consider
if Jesus is asking you to be generous with the gifts he has bestowed and entrusted
with you. Here is a link you can follow to partner with us. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you are unable to become a donor at this time please consider sharing our story and God mission here with a friend or family </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">member</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. I am confident that Jesus has wonder plans for his beloved poor here and I am certain that we all will </span>receive<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> so many </span>graces<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> from loving the poor as Christ does. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/">Karen Del Castillo | Family Missions CompanyFamily Missions Company</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">We love you all so much and pray for each of you by name. Please remember to send your prayer requests to us. Allow us the honor to pray for you and your intentions. You can send them via email to karendelcastillo@familymissionscompany.com or via whatsapp to 51-941-992-525.</p><p class="MsoNormal">May we love like Christ ! </p><p class="MsoNormal">Karen and Gabriel Del Castillo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BwPzmr-x5d2ccerl4NqxTrhyNMdIEw-8ILtyaPkf6JcgOOxaXCchzSOpRVL8_uo24qikL8Gd6IiVBzak8-JkcWXtXo1H4JkFMdWadgvTWcaTBEjD-TqJ7OpEKV8ImKF5r4uCdaiuTdshQHp6M09SkURrf92X02WM9KCQMyBnJguD-9mS-JaOqyLw/s694/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="694" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BwPzmr-x5d2ccerl4NqxTrhyNMdIEw-8ILtyaPkf6JcgOOxaXCchzSOpRVL8_uo24qikL8Gd6IiVBzak8-JkcWXtXo1H4JkFMdWadgvTWcaTBEjD-TqJ7OpEKV8ImKF5r4uCdaiuTdshQHp6M09SkURrf92X02WM9KCQMyBnJguD-9mS-JaOqyLw/s320/NTX1024_2%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E2rd-zLbL60vEdPbW70d0I6NOGweARJmGNO3N19imuTSB5CVKjaGPRTnJk2GEGOOYQbLYSUrsdAXG79zC2nY-rPLbcnKM1GxFYUTbiKjkfrzDAwVM70GByYrYhimt5IOxC5TcUI7mL3yU_50F4tlH1bxyZTk_yyQRQNqqMdeJaDwOLZpSvP7f13P/s320/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E2rd-zLbL60vEdPbW70d0I6NOGweARJmGNO3N19imuTSB5CVKjaGPRTnJk2GEGOOYQbLYSUrsdAXG79zC2nY-rPLbcnKM1GxFYUTbiKjkfrzDAwVM70GByYrYhimt5IOxC5TcUI7mL3yU_50F4tlH1bxyZTk_yyQRQNqqMdeJaDwOLZpSvP7f13P/s1600/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-56496563753026861802021-11-28T11:01:00.005-08:002021-11-29T15:19:59.549-08:00Awaken us from our Slumber oh Lord! <p><b><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_FmnsBX3YrgCJlo2pPEPMj8KtIZM_z_NWh9c7ld343ePHuaa1Rsa-5dQDNFkUoMDNb01fZ749m_ylZpEaN9efH-xGCWUDxwbRqWCV2GLBS_iiR-LxUZ-G5UwxEK_kFrkHedcWJ7k1RI/s2048/IMG_20211128_075421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_FmnsBX3YrgCJlo2pPEPMj8KtIZM_z_NWh9c7ld343ePHuaa1Rsa-5dQDNFkUoMDNb01fZ749m_ylZpEaN9efH-xGCWUDxwbRqWCV2GLBS_iiR-LxUZ-G5UwxEK_kFrkHedcWJ7k1RI/w640-h360/IMG_20211128_075421.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The bell towers of the church trembled
so hard the bells clanged together that hang within them, as we woke to a 7.5
earthquake this morning. Waking from our slumber and running down the long
hallway to the front door was a bit scary. As I was trying to open the door,
Gabriel yelled out God will Save us. Trying to dodge the fragments of adobe,
plaster and rocks falling from the walls and roofs above us it was a sight to
see. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Though the quake seems to have destroyed
many roads, homes, and churches, we must praise God there has been no reports
of any deaths. It could have been much worse because the earthquake hit in the early
morning with most of us preparing for the day to come. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>With today the first Sunday of
Advent I find the Gospel very fitting for today. As we are reminded that
Christian’s must not fear the 2<sup>nd</sup> coming of the Lord but instead
rejoice and hold our heads high, to </b><b><span style="background: white;">remain vigilant and prayerful. We should be in perpetual search
of His graces in which he offers us; that teaches us to look beyond this
passing world and instead remain faithful in His imminent coming.</span></b><b><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white;">Today’s Gospel and
perhaps the earthquake is an invitation for us all to “put aside thoughts of
Christmas for now and soberly reflect on our final days.” </span>The
Catholic Church teaches that Jesus Christ will come again at the end of time to
preside over the Last Judgment. She also teaches that we must “await this
second coming, or Advent of our King, with vigilance and confidence in his
victory. If we live in love as God’s sons and daughters, we need not fear. We
will be able to “stand erect and raise our heads because our redemption is at
hand.”* This truth is what fills the liturgical season of Advent with joy.”</b><b><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Jesus said to his disciples: “There
will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be
in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die
of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of
the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand
erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand. Beware that your
hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of
daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will
assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times
and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are
imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.</i><span style="color: #444444;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white;">But how can we be joyful
Christians in times of despair, sadness, trials, pandemics, separation, death or
when we are facing the unknown? Because as Christians we must believe, we must
have faith in the promises of our Lord Jesus Christ despite the murmurs of the
World around us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are not alone in
this world. We know that this world is not perfect, and that we live in a
valley of tears. “The Church teaches that we are a pilgrim Church. But we do
not wait alone. Our Lord accompanies us. CCC 671 states that “Until everything
is subject to him, ‘until there be realized new heavens and a new earth in
which justice dwells, the pilgrim Church, in her sacraments and institutions,
which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this world which will
pass, and she herself takes her place among the creatures which groan and
travail yet and await the revelation of the sons of God.</span>”* <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to remember the gifts of the Holy
Sacraments that often times we forget what they can do for our souls. We mustn’t
forget the mercy, graces, and nourishment the sacraments provide for us during
our mission here on earth. They are the fountain of life and where all Joy
comes from. They are the key that helps prepare our immortal souls for eternal
life with our Creator.</b><b><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<h2 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Here are a few pictures from one of the small
pueblos we serve. </span></b><b><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h2>
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<h2 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Each Sunday we have been blessed to bring
communion to the faithful so as we do every Sunday, we made our way to the little
community grateful to be alive and joyful for the opportunity to bring Jesus to
those who would go without if it wasn’t for those of you who support the
mission here. All most all the homes are bamboo huts and the Church and maybe one
other home is made of adobe bricks and well they did not fare to well in the earthquake.
We had to do a bit of clean up before we could celebrate the Liturgy, but we
are so grateful and blessed to do so. </span></b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On our way home from the celebration, we
were able to pick up an older man, if I had to guess he was in his 80’s, and he
was walking in the heat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was very
talkative and emotional about the morning’s events. He asked us if we could
take him to a nearby town because he needed to go to Church and that he had not
been in 15 years since his wife died. Of course, we said yes, so along the way
we made conversation. He kept saying to us to be careful that we all need to repent.
He said the end was near, that covid was a sign and now the earthquake. I asked
him what religion he was out of curiosity, and he said he belonged to the Pentecostal
Church. I did not feel the need to explain who I was to him; I simply cherished
the time we had with him and attempted to calm his worries and fears. As I
explained that there was really no need to worry, that if we believe in Christ
and we love him that he will have mercy on us. Before we dropped him off, we
prayed with him asking the Lord to give us each the strength to hold our heads high
and to remain Joyful in the good times and the bad. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I can’t make this stuff up, since following
Christ into the mission field we have had so many divine appointments. Designed
and planned by Christ himself, opportunities granted to us that allow us to
love another, to preach the truth and to share of His immense love he has for everyone.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Last night I prepared for this morning’s celebration
so unaware of the earthquake that would happen just hours before it was time to
celebrate the Liturgy. Many times, I find that I struggle to relate the Gospel
to those we serve but today there was no doubt that Jesus sent a clear meaning
of the Gospel message in a very real way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white;">We must hold are heads high
and with Joy Proclaiming His goodness at all times, and pray</span><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white;">“Come, Lord Jesus; do
not delay. Life without you is no life at all. We prepare our hearts for your
coming at Christmas and your coming at the end of time. Accept our prayer today
and send your Holy Spirit into our hearts to teach us to say “Maranatha!”</span>
Come Lord Come do not delay! </b><b style="color: #444444;"><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Awaken us from our Slumber oh Lord! </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Karen Del Castillo </span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Mission Post : Cajaruro-Utcubamba-Amazonas-Peru</span></span></b><b style="font-size: large;"><span lang="ES-MX"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* Deacon Erik Burckel, LC, Epriest.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDBX99WS_SUxU37bgl5swjaABPU2mk-ggK0bVbsGk1cFW_YizduK6dyQwm75LjUZUoHUaQ9Wlsws7b_ButvCdgPQDVks6X8LfCet21j9py5eELzsgUGY72R9lZ0Sy_JdNp574c8edWZI/s320/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDBX99WS_SUxU37bgl5swjaABPU2mk-ggK0bVbsGk1cFW_YizduK6dyQwm75LjUZUoHUaQ9Wlsws7b_ButvCdgPQDVks6X8LfCet21j9py5eELzsgUGY72R9lZ0Sy_JdNp574c8edWZI/s0/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnUw5lrXXHOdAMn7-M6Z_O3juiV1Iz5eLCpDI2Bas4wV6VWWtvPF95QGr16hD6jQa5uWjs1cxzzBpQM-vXV0kPF2Lx5uHvM18vgVfss4H4y8tKcD2nAl8CHeDRhv_jnx35grCy0g5w2k/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnUw5lrXXHOdAMn7-M6Z_O3juiV1Iz5eLCpDI2Bas4wV6VWWtvPF95QGr16hD6jQa5uWjs1cxzzBpQM-vXV0kPF2Lx5uHvM18vgVfss4H4y8tKcD2nAl8CHeDRhv_jnx35grCy0g5w2k/s0/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-2405706765393696562021-10-22T08:39:00.002-07:002021-10-22T08:53:15.504-07:00Pig Pens to Weddings and Everything In Between<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew9vtLadQb1Qr4IrWHHXejpOy-4mt9SaLCKVrnIKYOl8W861ESBKk-Pc3I8L99YeDOTGtCeqqQXh1u0if3omvTkh_ImFtKVIDOmVonr8Cbmrud145rq6x81poQFRLTltbNPbMq4PVazY/s2048/IMG_20210922_160051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew9vtLadQb1Qr4IrWHHXejpOy-4mt9SaLCKVrnIKYOl8W861ESBKk-Pc3I8L99YeDOTGtCeqqQXh1u0if3omvTkh_ImFtKVIDOmVonr8Cbmrud145rq6x81poQFRLTltbNPbMq4PVazY/w480-h640/IMG_20210922_160051.jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Peace to you my brothers and sisters! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I trust that you are well and remain blessed by the
Lord. I wanted to write to you and give you a report of the amazing
transformations that have been taking place here at our mission post, and to
honor you for your faithfulness and steadfast love for the Lord as we approach
this Sunday, which has been marked as World Mission Sunday! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>September
marked another year for us serving as foreign missionaries here in Peru. During
the months leading up to September, it was made very clear that Jesus still
desires us to live, to cry and to share His love with the poor here. However
little our YES to the Lord feels, he is capable of transforming it in to so
much more. With that said we can not welcome this new season without honoring
all of the HUGE things that has transpired here just in the last few months. I
invite you to take a moment, get a cup of coffee and learn of the amazing
things that Christ has done and desires still to do. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A theme that resounds in our hearts, that propels us
forward and that we strive to live out each day, are just what Pope Francis used
to mark this Sunday, World Missions Sunday, October 24, 2021 with as he
selected the theme<b> “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard”
Acts 4:20 . </b>The Holy Spirit has used these words in so many ways to advance
the Gospel Message and to open doors and opportunities for us to enter into the
lives of those we have been called to serve. In each opportunity it looks very
different for us. Each day is a new and exciting day, as we discover what
medium the Holy Spirit chooses for us to use that day, so that we can reach the
hearts of the lonely and broken. Like an artist He is, He can choose clay,
paint, or broken crayons like us, to create His art. And that is exactly what
he has done here, from Pig Pens to Weddings and everything in between. Jesus
the artist, has created the following opportunities for us to reach his beloved
poor so we can love them just as he has loved us, and we are compelled to share
it with you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Maritza’s Pig Pens</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiYGzWENlLPMwzshDhYs9LZRRZe_UIZ01Ks2t0IZ8SSpo8tEymXiDDeVwcksXaoaVMVqz5bIvBp_SbwKlST5NlnLV4pMy-HwGGg4P_rpQ7T46jVn6_LqvNAUmesLdsJ1DT2cnHOLXCfM/s2048/IMG_20210909_141539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2048" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiYGzWENlLPMwzshDhYs9LZRRZe_UIZ01Ks2t0IZ8SSpo8tEymXiDDeVwcksXaoaVMVqz5bIvBp_SbwKlST5NlnLV4pMy-HwGGg4P_rpQ7T46jVn6_LqvNAUmesLdsJ1DT2cnHOLXCfM/w640-h432/IMG_20210909_141539.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our goal has
been to help Maritza obtain income and financial support. We have been blessed
to be able to walk with her and navigate through the government offices here,
which is a very intimidating and lonely task when going alone. Our desire was
for her to not only obtain government support but to help her also to apply for
child support from the father of her children. Which we are happy to share that
she now is receiving support from both the government and child support. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have also bought her 2 female and 2 male
pigs, and well they are doing well and reproducing which is all part of Gods
Plan and the plan to help Maritza earn money by raising them and selling them.
With that said all of these new baby piglets need a secure and safe place to
live in grow. So together we our building pig pens, doing the work ourselves to
not only save money but more importantly because it allows us to spend time
together. We have three more pens to build, and we desire to build a chicken
coop for her chickens as well, so if you feel the Holy Spirit nudging and
calling you to support this project he probably is. Each Pig Pen cost about
$200.00 to build. You can follow the Link below to make a donation. 👇</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Donation Link </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/" target="_blank">Karen Del Castillo | Family Missions Company Family Missions Company</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZKyk4aG9I1p3AMBredDOvTl8fE7nlowJUCAQnwYQ4lDjJ9ykaKll_dGRBeGpA-8JRpxbeymUYWiWk7KO3jsbPsY1wLHrbmkvaB9wjRFc8F22IyKlyvLL_IqKtNptWd5yjiOCvG-s37w/s2048/IMG_20210922_160100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="2048" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZKyk4aG9I1p3AMBredDOvTl8fE7nlowJUCAQnwYQ4lDjJ9ykaKll_dGRBeGpA-8JRpxbeymUYWiWk7KO3jsbPsY1wLHrbmkvaB9wjRFc8F22IyKlyvLL_IqKtNptWd5yjiOCvG-s37w/w640-h365/IMG_20210922_160100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikth0M-VLGIevzg6bXDbioMgNJlmt1UsHFdAF7s0AtY8vWvAKlaSNTH_uv_WXm9IKtGpQi-7dNAHxxDy5ZbZppYWC6geenoGRXTRFWSwhHyXWqKbhSKvBUW8Zk6eoUxOhBY4yaYADR6MY/s2048/IMG_20210909_141605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikth0M-VLGIevzg6bXDbioMgNJlmt1UsHFdAF7s0AtY8vWvAKlaSNTH_uv_WXm9IKtGpQi-7dNAHxxDy5ZbZppYWC6geenoGRXTRFWSwhHyXWqKbhSKvBUW8Zk6eoUxOhBY4yaYADR6MY/w550-h640/IMG_20210909_141605.jpg" width="550" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Bodegas</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCYh-p8qzGowIyM1CJXCWA424mBnIFdOAMCgzVZJ9iWKm0ocDdVB6YroYRtkK2qUAOKzqa4VBkeuYh-8iVNT8lWqIz8ptJqy8jbSYNcfV7pZCWBoJvI4G5yMX7HYn707nvDOlU7pVzdw/s2048/IMG_20211001_161854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCYh-p8qzGowIyM1CJXCWA424mBnIFdOAMCgzVZJ9iWKm0ocDdVB6YroYRtkK2qUAOKzqa4VBkeuYh-8iVNT8lWqIz8ptJqy8jbSYNcfV7pZCWBoJvI4G5yMX7HYn707nvDOlU7pVzdw/w480-h640/IMG_20211001_161854.jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">You may remember our friend named Camila, who instead
of worrying about school at her age sells candy on the streets of a neighboring
town. We are so excited to share with you that she was able to receive a huge
blessing. Little did I know that when I shared a small story about her a few
months ago Jesus was able to create even more beautiful art, as a wonderful
family from the states contacted me as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit to
help her. Often times, as full-time missionaries we work as liaisons, as a connection
between those of you in America who have the funds and financial means to help
those here. As missionaries we are here full time and it is without a doubt
that we get to know the people, their stories of hardship and suffering as we
grow in friendship. With that said often we feel the only tool we have to help
is prayer. In the silence of our heart Jesus heard our prayers and as a good
Father he provided for the needs of this lovely little girl. With the help of
this generous family, together we were able to help Camila set up in her small
one bedroom home a store called a <i>bodega</i>. Funds were provided to buy her
a refrigerator, products to sell such as cokes, waters, chips, and candy. We
were also able to purchase tables and chairs so that Camila and her mom can
sell chicken on a stick, called<i> anticuchos</i>, at night. With this donation
Camila will now be able to stay at home and make money instead of walking the
streets all day and all night to sell candy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0SdLFMT1aAJkySebKhfawjAzPHkV8nPx5QFSfvW_M5Q04upqXnM6gqbuam7_nzOjriNSC9GtnCw2CamTfxVeseoK5Xht5g1XwLdehFy49f4pUpmcU97WJ3QC-b4GJoKgEgyQAtc4hbI/s2048/IMG_20211003_113841_mfnr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0SdLFMT1aAJkySebKhfawjAzPHkV8nPx5QFSfvW_M5Q04upqXnM6gqbuam7_nzOjriNSC9GtnCw2CamTfxVeseoK5Xht5g1XwLdehFy49f4pUpmcU97WJ3QC-b4GJoKgEgyQAtc4hbI/w640-h480/IMG_20211003_113841_mfnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camila and her mother </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Jesus was not done creating his masterpiece with Camila,
we were able to help Maritza with the same opportunity to set up a small <i>bodega
</i>to help her earn extra income as well. Maritza is such a hard worker but
she can not afford daycare, so often she has to leave her children behind when
she goes to work in the corn and rice fields, our desire is that this extra
income will help her be able to stay with her children. Instead of tables and
chairs we bought her a huge pan so she can make a drink called chicha morada
which is made from purple corn, cinnamon, and cloves. After she brews it, she
will pour it in to recycled plastic coke and water bottles which she has found
and cleaned in order to sell them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGWorzy6A7JWNXu_knOIQ6FYT4ZEsng2-mFA7mM1J4J54PO3MW2L6MAqNVWUf8H-7GonxpeV1pQGgOsuVFuI_cS82h78iSczD2nQTHYee-Qpw7rxIE4glXq_xrJ7ZGAdrSgGqD0oD3mM/s2048/IMG_20211003_125938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGWorzy6A7JWNXu_knOIQ6FYT4ZEsng2-mFA7mM1J4J54PO3MW2L6MAqNVWUf8H-7GonxpeV1pQGgOsuVFuI_cS82h78iSczD2nQTHYee-Qpw7rxIE4glXq_xrJ7ZGAdrSgGqD0oD3mM/w640-h480/IMG_20211003_125938.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These crazy kids</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">More Missionaries</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Many of you have heard our request for prayers and
have joined us in praying for more missionaries to be sent to our mission post
over the last year or more. We could not be more delighted to share the good
news that in February our mission post will receive two new missionaries. Their
names are Sarah and Mallory, they are currently in formation at FMC’s mission
base, located in Abbeville Louisiana. I beg of you to please continue to pray
for my family and the missionaries that will be joining us. Please pray that
the lies of the devil do not overshadow the truth and the goodness of our Lord.
I can tell you the devil is super mad right now, and he is waging his war in
protest that the Lord answered our prayers. And the spiritual attacks have
begun, his lies have all but told me that we are not good enough to receive
missionaries, “how stupid does that sound now that its typed”. Another huge lie
is that our mission post is not good enough, pretty enough and too secluded for
the new missionaries, “I don’t know, that might even sound worse.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lastly please pray that the Lord provides the
perfect housing for them. We are super excited to receive such a gift from the
Lord and can not wait to see all the good things he has planned for us as these
two wonderful ladies join us here to serve for the next two years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-xGwiWjBSoGeZnPE3hxF31ZkQ2niq42I_PpZBZdygtJCoZvsjIlnOGBrH13eQCsXyDrI2Mi0PKgaDQMsa8MpZ9mdXw-1UEDEYrLwqiha_odsBlOGrRZg5jJYjKCIzCK3NOyBY-h2lfM/s352/245965004_4936996723001328_4517497578172037865_n+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="352" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-xGwiWjBSoGeZnPE3hxF31ZkQ2niq42I_PpZBZdygtJCoZvsjIlnOGBrH13eQCsXyDrI2Mi0PKgaDQMsa8MpZ9mdXw-1UEDEYrLwqiha_odsBlOGrRZg5jJYjKCIzCK3NOyBY-h2lfM/w640-h630/245965004_4936996723001328_4517497578172037865_n+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallory and Sarah </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saint Magdalene’s home </span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakdtVl1z34Hz8WJtCrUVrSUvNauz1zQh-EXmq4rFSuxaDgSGoyfe0dK-kGGmmV2AzlqaQn-A9_R3yBCxFKug2gvuWO4icFwAS94lnT9ytYRJPSB9zB4eDoXn4lp9QpZ6r_PTUYAFkMFs/s338/OIP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="338" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakdtVl1z34Hz8WJtCrUVrSUvNauz1zQh-EXmq4rFSuxaDgSGoyfe0dK-kGGmmV2AzlqaQn-A9_R3yBCxFKug2gvuWO4icFwAS94lnT9ytYRJPSB9zB4eDoXn4lp9QpZ6r_PTUYAFkMFs/w640-h398/OIP.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Since arriving on the mission field the Holy Spirit
has been very intentional in His ways and by no mistake, He has directed us to
His desire to share Christ’s love with single mothers and their children. He
has taken our brokenness and heart ache and mended and fashioned it for his own
creation and goodness. For over a year I have heard the whispers and faint
nudges during prayer and have seen 1<sup>st</sup> hand the need of a home for
single mothers. With that we invited Father Robert who I serve under here and
FMC’s leadership to discern and join in prayer about the possibility of
building a home for mothers. We all have been given such peace with the idea of
the project and we all confirm that it is a desire that is of the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Through a director’s appeal and other private donations,
we have over a short period of time raised $49,000.00 for the home. With that
said we desire before beginning construction to meet the total needed amount to
make this home possible. We are almost halfway to reaching the goal of
$100,000.00. Which is truly amazing, and I have no doubt that Jesus will soften
the hearts of those he is calling to support this project. I invite you today
to take this project of the Lord’s to prayer and ask if it is a project that
burns within your heart. If it does, please pray about how you can help with
this huge project. Is the Lord calling you to make a donation or share the
project with others that may desire to help? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Saint Magdalene’s home that will consist of several small family homes
for single mothers and their children to live in, along with a community house
where we can come together in prayer, and to share meals together. Our goal is
to share our lives with them and create an opportunity to walk with them and disciple
each of these beautiful families while prayerfully providing opportunities that
will allow them to heal and discover the love Jesus has for each of them. To donate click the link below. 👇<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/" target="_blank">Karen Del Castillo | Family Missions Company Family Missions Company</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Weddings</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxb0lAK-V0YG4xYbR1JDKWo1sE17_czVY6RgWJRvYEXbececamSab5Y05aFMDQEbWlWn-vOXh2LnX2AKWo7mnB2f-59G67pavPoi4afDLBCyK0qQCJTHT3r-G57W25ZnTfGctEHk4E1c/s698/IMG-20211020-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="698" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxb0lAK-V0YG4xYbR1JDKWo1sE17_czVY6RgWJRvYEXbececamSab5Y05aFMDQEbWlWn-vOXh2LnX2AKWo7mnB2f-59G67pavPoi4afDLBCyK0qQCJTHT3r-G57W25ZnTfGctEHk4E1c/w640-h500/IMG-20211020-WA0009.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elever and Iris </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the ministries that I find that satisfies my
heart is teaching others about the beautiful Catholic faith, and helping, not
only children, but couples as well to receive the sacraments. Which is why I am
sharing with you about the growth and the bond that has been made between these
two couples pictured here, which tells the amazing truth of Jesus’s love. For
over a year we have met each week in search of a deeper understanding of the
sacrament of marriage, the mystery of the Eucharist and the purpose of man’s
life here on earth. And Last Saturday I am so honored to share with you that
the Holy Spirit was Alive and Present in a little old mud brick chapel as these
two couples received for the 1<sup>st</sup> time in their lives the body and
blood of Jesus Christ and the sacrament of Marriage. There is no denying the
beauty that has been joined together with the joining of these two couples as
they invited Christ the Bridegroom into their relationships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK2jy5XaCiotsdxEOfX8E5NGEMpPRCSx7A5wy1QBap_Qh7xRhRC2VBw5fOEf3AkGfuo15DvMF0kb1s4dAZkvAw1_OzU4qEMKnowB2HgqBt6LtffrDUOCMtKMuasQkkgNgkWnwHCyeqN0/s2048/IMG_20211016_170035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK2jy5XaCiotsdxEOfX8E5NGEMpPRCSx7A5wy1QBap_Qh7xRhRC2VBw5fOEf3AkGfuo15DvMF0kb1s4dAZkvAw1_OzU4qEMKnowB2HgqBt6LtffrDUOCMtKMuasQkkgNgkWnwHCyeqN0/w456-h640/IMG_20211016_170035.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elever and Iris / Elmer and Sandra </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p>May we pray that they always will strive to live as witnesses
of a faithful Christian family, and may they grow in their vocation not only to
serve each other as spouses and parents but as they learn to serve their
community around them as they live the fullness of their Marriage vocation.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMkdm9Tvh5oSNTQqvlS31ZQztC0J29wbwJzSNvmA8RVB9M-77ekrUPV0l9SAkRKX_1uOOOm_74b7d0tQdS3mIAEBGssc88KRfGMBQsKc9l1MA2okfolMzUBPet_h71WJwzk640INkNoQ/s2048/IMG_20211016_153840.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMkdm9Tvh5oSNTQqvlS31ZQztC0J29wbwJzSNvmA8RVB9M-77ekrUPV0l9SAkRKX_1uOOOm_74b7d0tQdS3mIAEBGssc88KRfGMBQsKc9l1MA2okfolMzUBPet_h71WJwzk640INkNoQ/w640-h378/IMG_20211016_153840.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iris and Elever walking to the Church </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBbKDxhoElrnNTglHqeQ5JFiRUxpBXB82kXG_kmZWVM3SmqtTk_RsEUJbN2LMrvVdT_rsKoAO7O6n8eWlhY4Yv1N18J17HFSrNKOVmM1MESjIBEzllGS_NBxRnElmTqEyuEgFBnkIw8s/s2048/IMG_20211016_164044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2048" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBbKDxhoElrnNTglHqeQ5JFiRUxpBXB82kXG_kmZWVM3SmqtTk_RsEUJbN2LMrvVdT_rsKoAO7O6n8eWlhY4Yv1N18J17HFSrNKOVmM1MESjIBEzllGS_NBxRnElmTqEyuEgFBnkIw8s/w640-h500/IMG_20211016_164044.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandra walking with her family to the Church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9URPviXrPLXZdNKI_Hr3PrYfQ1MYZcjjs7ErL1ha4VXZ-mUctNInO7M4-PaIDVsTxXqMrMcw8F3YxMSitlCGx38k4b8pEAAJYHut-UnMbToqwc6PvEVWyvwStYnEMRRueoONPcT6od8/s2048/IMG_20211016_164158.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9URPviXrPLXZdNKI_Hr3PrYfQ1MYZcjjs7ErL1ha4VXZ-mUctNInO7M4-PaIDVsTxXqMrMcw8F3YxMSitlCGx38k4b8pEAAJYHut-UnMbToqwc6PvEVWyvwStYnEMRRueoONPcT6od8/w616-h640/IMG_20211016_164158.jpg" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandra </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sMFfDlTa0tEn74CO-R3GujMKE2A6FnqCkSDG16sVrAExbvZ0Sge8bB1D-NgcaxSemKzJvCQevFO7cgECUpaLyYXUWIjLQKBgqU3Rpkq-MHgE1s7-Rx6rGw4jCd7DQa24Cpx610Cdkcs/s2048/IMG_20211016_163141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sMFfDlTa0tEn74CO-R3GujMKE2A6FnqCkSDG16sVrAExbvZ0Sge8bB1D-NgcaxSemKzJvCQevFO7cgECUpaLyYXUWIjLQKBgqU3Rpkq-MHgE1s7-Rx6rGw4jCd7DQa24Cpx610Cdkcs/w480-h640/IMG_20211016_163141.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iris </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVXkvL-vrxxSn5FTv3W_H4ZKjCI3qcOw50AiqnPOkwXI8yqNABFpJj8vveE2o4MQuCpWOMDgdUxIawc2AvF8viyFucMd1YijHPeUryuaE9WfsTEWZKGDNCtJDBeiLxwMS4mVoKa6NRD8/s2048/IMG_20211016_164100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVXkvL-vrxxSn5FTv3W_H4ZKjCI3qcOw50AiqnPOkwXI8yqNABFpJj8vveE2o4MQuCpWOMDgdUxIawc2AvF8viyFucMd1YijHPeUryuaE9WfsTEWZKGDNCtJDBeiLxwMS4mVoKa6NRD8/w480-h640/IMG_20211016_164100.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Pope
Francis writes, “The theme of this year's World Mission Sunday -- <b><i>"We
cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:20)</i></b>,
is a summons to each of us to 'own' and to bring to others what we bear in our hearts.
This mission has always been the hallmark of the Church, for 'she exists to
evangelize” (Saint Paul VI, EN14). </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We cannot think you enough for your steadfast
faithfulness and your love for the poor. Because of you we are able to live
among these beautiful people and we are grateful for the opportunity to evangelize
so many who have yet heard the Good News preached. May this year be more
blessed than the last and may we welcome the sacrifices and hardships that come
with serving the Lord and proclaiming His message in every dark corner of the
world!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In Christ ! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Karen, Julianna and Gabriel Del Castillo </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">*Mission Post: Cajaruro, Amazonas, Peru*</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_fa9WVkiWrexdAZC5a1hG0jPxax2eJAgfumeirFwnsclymYVu5Cm0MOSszLBqoGSf_LKTc_CESv6MLRZBttNMSo03Rd3LNUmIAtgNLyTIExIdft8feUPfuxSAlYIVbKyn6he-bgikl0/s320/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_fa9WVkiWrexdAZC5a1hG0jPxax2eJAgfumeirFwnsclymYVu5Cm0MOSszLBqoGSf_LKTc_CESv6MLRZBttNMSo03Rd3LNUmIAtgNLyTIExIdft8feUPfuxSAlYIVbKyn6he-bgikl0/s0/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqwdO3fc9wg5-edre8ASzhy6inXbx8Gf3J58me20BKI-IkNeDL-Mg7MTm9FvoUtQfYaLkLYWc-tSlM-nilJyZpO7AxnauSfRhv2ep5c7K_4b-mYT27z_fDdPSe9vvy749ZkMqtjsj8vk/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqwdO3fc9wg5-edre8ASzhy6inXbx8Gf3J58me20BKI-IkNeDL-Mg7MTm9FvoUtQfYaLkLYWc-tSlM-nilJyZpO7AxnauSfRhv2ep5c7K_4b-mYT27z_fDdPSe9vvy749ZkMqtjsj8vk/s0/logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-9844097476344210182021-08-08T08:40:00.002-07:002021-08-08T08:40:20.990-07:00"Yo soy el pan que vivo que ha bajado del cielo"<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>“I am the living bread that came down from heaven”</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> “Yo soy el pan que vivo que ha bajado del cielo” </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk-Sf7yWb09JleAHS-RjqGRR0xsymjtMn8oRk4hSLAUPlyRrkvElwjwbNKY_qpoKFu2TB0MDssRl6hD3FZ5ZZkIf7jt4zOpjhWbsFRiTxG59ZKnjXswGqPpZxlTm6EoE0ACzqT8vvMWE/s550/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="550" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk-Sf7yWb09JleAHS-RjqGRR0xsymjtMn8oRk4hSLAUPlyRrkvElwjwbNKY_qpoKFu2TB0MDssRl6hD3FZ5ZZkIf7jt4zOpjhWbsFRiTxG59ZKnjXswGqPpZxlTm6EoE0ACzqT8vvMWE/w640-h308/Picture1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The last few Sundays we have heard a reoccurring theme which revolves around the Eucharist as it is the Spiritual food that satisfies us. There are many things in this world that offer and promises us happiness and satisfaction, but through the words of our Lord we know that it is only the bread that He offers, that can feed us and satisfy us. It spiritually feeds us as we make our journey to heaven.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> “This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”</i> <b>John 6: 51</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">With that said WE ARE SO EXCITED to share with you that last Sunday was a busy week at our mission post.
Since our arrival in 2019 we have been blessed to journey with three different communities and prepare them to receive sacraments. (Which has not been easy with COVID, and the many times we have had to stop and restart classes due to the virus and government mandates) </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> However, when God is in charge nothing is impossible!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Last Sunday we were blessed to call out our Priest’s to two of the communities to celebrate Mass and <b>11 Baptisms </b>and <b>16 people receive the Body of Christ </b>for the very 1st time. We are still working with those who will receive confirmation and the sacrament of marriage in October and November. So, stay tuned. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> We are so blessed by God’s love for us and His undying love for his beloved poor! And for his gift of His Son Jesus and for all of YOU back at home who continue to pray and support Jesus’s mission here. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you and God Bless!
*Mission Post: Cajaruro, Amazonas, Peru*</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEf8srMZhQzsXoJ2LDgNz_x47gL5uGv2kAtDbEJt_MY9Wnpvg8leuC0RTHPyj-MYItSxSgWaACq-trxZhffozXOfeiN3qbOji2Vi_duxxsz6q2tX3KFX9kM2u7zx_pYGPa2HyE-jOw3M/s1600/IMG-20210731-WA0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEf8srMZhQzsXoJ2LDgNz_x47gL5uGv2kAtDbEJt_MY9Wnpvg8leuC0RTHPyj-MYItSxSgWaACq-trxZhffozXOfeiN3qbOji2Vi_duxxsz6q2tX3KFX9kM2u7zx_pYGPa2HyE-jOw3M/s320/IMG-20210731-WA0017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hx9tOx-lci4Z6Gw-Juo1CWl38O8OWVfJo6kotulMk_r2-YHlljhLv4_MdkpepG7SoP9ZNGoRLaBe8b6nx6hvrz3GaFD0Yhl2rE4Ce4jCrZ3mNNFtRAXpsWJW4g1bMNycikBPSD3acOw/s1600/IMG-20210731-WA0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_OijSrfJV8rtJgeTt2k-hbU_oCJpKYUOGQzprhJVtj8V2UQTXIVFPUKB1p7XcaF8ipwnzO5D2cet6veElh7DhsJxq0LcKm6-64VhtkufQTf_SM_mOfDzWKavFuuIkEU9KjHRtBQT9UY/w480-h640/20210417_122627+%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /> Living in a 3<sup>rd</sup> world county can get kinda of tricky sometimes. </b><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Quickly you find out 2
things; one that every moment is an opportunity to learn and secondly finding
time for school looks a lot different than the normal US classroom. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">The other day I
learned an economic lesson as well as what the Catholic Churches calls “social
Justice” and the call, we all have to defend the poor. The Church teaches that
all people of all nations have the right to the supplies, martials and goods of
the earth, not just the educated or the rich. It brings to mind when Jesus says: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“Do not store
up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust<sup data-fn="#fen-NRSVCE-27574a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-27574a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]">
</sup>consume and where thieves break in and steal; </span><sup style="font-size: 1.2rem;"><span id="en-NRSVCE-27575" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></sup>but store up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust<sup data-fn="#fen-NRSVCE-27575b" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-27575b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]">
</sup>consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. </span><sup style="font-size: 1.2rem;"><span id="en-NRSVCE-27576" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></sup></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>For where your treasure
is, there</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b> your heart will be also.</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>” Matthew 16:
19-21 <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Sure, man can own
private property and secure and store items for his needs and for his family
but that does not exempt him from helping his neighbors and the less fortunate.
My mom explained to me that Thomas Aquinas<span style="background: white;"> an
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church
taught that though it is not contrary to the natural law for man to possess and
own private property and goods, but man should be careful and mindful not possess
private property in such a way that hinders others and makes them suffer.</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZzZG6pgOTkrY7726Dy2k9RuljOtK3byhzMWP92MyD39FoKr3dJ2E4X0Q7ebfEpvSi_JNgV7HTXzh7__8FzrY8oHNCoCjadFIqx-JCTDULe2DdQoGEiCV29IfvDXzUP5GY4cewRTAiQw/s273/thomas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="273" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZzZG6pgOTkrY7726Dy2k9RuljOtK3byhzMWP92MyD39FoKr3dJ2E4X0Q7ebfEpvSi_JNgV7HTXzh7__8FzrY8oHNCoCjadFIqx-JCTDULe2DdQoGEiCV29IfvDXzUP5GY4cewRTAiQw/w640-h434/thomas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background: white;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">So, in other words he
is saying, if man only stores up his riches and does not use his private
property (riches) for the good of all man, perhaps he is not acting as Jesus
desires of him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">You might ask how
this lesson turned in to math and economic class well you see we were on our
way from visiting Maritza and her children. Maritza is a single mom, and she is
really poor. We try to visit her every week. We bring her food, and we even
were able to help build her a house, because she lived in a small bamboo hut
with dirt floors and no running water or bathroom. I asked how Maritza makes
money, and she said that when she can find work, she works washing other people
clothes by hand, or in the corn fields. I was happy to hear that until I found
out how much she made.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maritza can easily work 9 to 10 hours in the
corn fields a day and when she does, she makes 50 soles a day. That is the
equivalent of almost $17 USD a day. Quickly I drew a more concern face. I asked
my mother what people in the USA made and well she didn’t tell me; she told me
to find out on my own. So, I did what I do best, I sent a message to my aunt
and bothers and friends back in the states and asked them what they make so I
could get an idea. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">This is where the
math comes in, I had to come up with an average salary between the people I
asked from the States. Of course, I was thinking the whole entire time that If
she would just let me google the average salary I would be done a lot quicker.
But of course, my mom had to turn it into an opportunity to learn. But here are
my figures I was given by those in the states of what they made an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecSl4d60S6zs-GSy28FBXFI_N0LI49KVzq3KgZNfGd3ves4X-_n0a8bpzh4Ox-m61dKDWkQutpeRzUuSw3BALs6xqtKXdkoQX_AvVBeh4mCMDaz5C80mqAvgXCSu_6RaFYC7SJHIgyZY/s310/images.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="310" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecSl4d60S6zs-GSy28FBXFI_N0LI49KVzq3KgZNfGd3ves4X-_n0a8bpzh4Ox-m61dKDWkQutpeRzUuSw3BALs6xqtKXdkoQX_AvVBeh4mCMDaz5C80mqAvgXCSu_6RaFYC7SJHIgyZY/w640-h334/images.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So here are my calculations <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">$24.00 + $11.00 + $15.00 + $28.00 + $19.00 =
$97.00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">$97 <span style="background: white;">÷</span>
5 =<b> $19.40</b></span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> on average
that is made per hour in the USA.</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is a huge difference from what Maritza
and others here in Peru make in an entire day! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">So, after I went back
to my mom with the answer to the average hourly wage in the states. She
explained to me how as missionaries we are here to preach the Gospel and love
people like Jesus would and that includes fighting for social justice for those
who have no voice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">So
what happen next? You guessed it my next lesson was to find scripture that
speaks about the Preferential </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Option for the Poor and Vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Here a
simple list of the scripture I found that instructs us</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i>You shall not oppress the poor or
vulnerable. God will hear their cry.</i> <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/22:20" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Exodus 22:2</span></a><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/22:20" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">0-26</span></a></b><br />
<i>A portion of the harvest is set aside for
the poor and the stranger. </i><b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/leviticus/19:9" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Leviticus 19:9-10</span></a></b> <br />
<i> The Lord hears the cry of the poor. </i><b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/job/34:20" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Job 34:20-28</span></a></b> <br />
<i>Speak out in defense of the poor.</i> <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/31:8" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Proverbs 31:8-9 </span></a></b> <br />
<i>Don’t delay giving to those in need. </i><b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4:1" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Sirach 4:1-10</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-weight: normal; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></a></b> <br />
<i> God is a refuge for the poor.</i><b> <a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/25:4" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Isaiah 25:4-5 </span></a></b><br />
<i> True worship is to work for justice and
care for the poor and oppressed</i>. <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/58:5" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Isaiah 58:5-7</span></a></b><br />
<i> What you do for the least among you, you
do for Jesus.</i> <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25:34" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Matthew 25:34-40 </span></a></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus proclaims his mission: to bring
good news to the poor and oppressed</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/4:16" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Luke 4:16-21 </span></a></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blessed are the poor,
theirs is the kingdom of God.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/6:20" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Luke 6:20-23</span></a></b><br />
<i> How does God’s love abide in anyone who
has the world’s good and sees one in need and refuses to help?</i> <b><a href="https://www.usccb.org/bible/1john/3:17" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-color-alt: windowtext; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">1 John 3:17-18</span></a></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">I guess you can guess
what my next subject was that day! Writing and English class. You must already
know that by now since you’re reading my latest assignment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Just for fun, I want
to give you all a bit of homework! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">What would the world
look like if everyone took at least one hour of their salary and used it for
the poor? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Do you think that a
family in the USA could live, or would they die if they donated an hour of their
wages to the poor? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Do you believe if
they did, God would reward them for their sacrifice beyond what they
sacrificed? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Do you think If man
lived today in the way that God created us, that the word “poor” would even
exist in our vocabulary today? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-themecolor: text1;">** I really pray the teacher
(AKA: mom) gives me an A+ on this assignment. What do you think? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt;"><i><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">“Therefore, everyone has the right to possess a sufficient amount
of the earth’s goods for themselves and their family. This has been the opinion
of the Fathers and Doctors of the church, who taught that people are bound to
come to the aid of the poor and to do so not merely out of their superfluous
goods.</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Persons
in extreme necessity are entitled to take what they need from the riches of
others. Faced with a world today where so many people are suffering from want,
the council asks individuals and governments to remember the saying of the
Fathers: “Feed the people dying of hunger, because if you do not feed them you
are killing them,” and it urges them according to their ability to share and
dispose of their goods to help others, above all by giving them aid which will
enable them to help and develop themselves.”</span></i><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> <b><i>Gaudium et Spes</i> (Joy and Hope),</b></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;"> § 69</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span><span style="color: #58595b;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;">Thanks for spending time to find out what its like to be as a missiuonary kid! </span></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZFGeQ6PXqqZhkyH65fywhG-aPHHmrnEOExvK5UHOAciZSufvHaArWpjODL4ZsndUutpVeTT7ddavo4Sp4Bsl2yfAHldH5OXTCj0Lnvb4QMQq0ToQlFOQSa2kUkXkQqE-LFRFX-cPhLA/s640/gab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZFGeQ6PXqqZhkyH65fywhG-aPHHmrnEOExvK5UHOAciZSufvHaArWpjODL4ZsndUutpVeTT7ddavo4Sp4Bsl2yfAHldH5OXTCj0Lnvb4QMQq0ToQlFOQSa2kUkXkQqE-LFRFX-cPhLA/w640-h360/gab.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /><span style="color: #202124;">Hugs and Love !!!!!</span></b><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;">Gaberial Del Castillo </span></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;">Age: 11</span></b></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 21pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124;">Mission Post: </span></b><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span class="nc684nl6" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Cajaruro, Amazonas, Peru</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-35950964971434457452021-06-11T09:19:00.005-07:002021-06-11T09:21:50.781-07:00May we, too, bleed and burn for souls!<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ErW_zqqtaBPCW5uZGt9NsCAnfe17AbmEhVsbpDFKA0VRCVqFYuVtdkJFfPii2Z2TwU-ZaDoKPT1e0oEGWeEnOKW1O6Zvlci7-TkO8SorCHimmladdIBm44XqbZZgHJGkTQvQSPed1cM/s2048/20210417_125136+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ErW_zqqtaBPCW5uZGt9NsCAnfe17AbmEhVsbpDFKA0VRCVqFYuVtdkJFfPii2Z2TwU-ZaDoKPT1e0oEGWeEnOKW1O6Zvlci7-TkO8SorCHimmladdIBm44XqbZZgHJGkTQvQSPed1cM/w640-h480/20210417_125136+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My buddy, I can not love him enough! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello, my beloved mission partners,
family and friends,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I pray you all are well! We are
doing good, despite the fact it has been raining tremendously here for the last
several months. Which has been rather nice to have to cooler weather but of
courses the mosquitos are out in full force and now on top of covid there now is a
high number of confirmed cases of dengue fever running about. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am truly sorry it has been a while
since I sent out an update, we have really been enjoying the work the Holy
Spirit has led us to, and grateful for the opportunity to serve our Lord in such
a humble way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">We are supper excited to share with
you how the Holy Spirit has been leading us here in the mission field. Of
course It is always a challenge among us humans to remain with hearts "Wide Open" and with a "YES" on our lips, because as you know we sometimes get in the way of the
Lord’s plan. But we are happy to say that we feel that the Holy Spirit has been
doing an awesome job at directing us despite are thick heads and harden hearts we
posses at times. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> I would like to share with you a couple of
<b>Glory stories</b> with you. These stories though may not be a huge deal to some, however, they are every bit worthy of praise, and we recognize that the Holy Spirit had
every intention in moving in the way he did, and we are so grateful that he is leading the way. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">No one comes to Adoration </span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">When we moved to our current mission
post in Oct 2019, Father Robert asked if our family would lead adoration each
Thursday for the community. Of course, we said yes. After all, my family and I
love our time spent with Jesus in the blessed sacrament and were very excited
to lead it for our new community. Overtime though we became discouraged at the
fact that no one would come to adoration despite the fact we were inviting
families personally to join us. We even invited families and friends over on
Thursday nights to share a meal with them in our home before adoration. But
yet, each time somehow, they all managed to slip away before adoration. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Feeling defeated and like the worst
missionary ever, I rested in the fact that at least Thursday night could at
least be a time my family and I could spend time with Jesus. A time that was
quiet, refreshing and spiritually renewing for each of us. The three of us
could have this intimate time alone with Jesus which aids us in our weekly
ministries with those that we journey with that are not quite ready to join us
for adoration. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">More than 19 months have passed and
every Thursday Night we open the Church doors, and we expose Jesus in the
blessed sacrament, alone as a family. Heartbroken that no one would attend, I
found myself praying each Thursday for our community, and for all those we had
invited over the months. As I sat there in front of Jesus each week, I begged
for at least a few people to accept the invitation to join us. I also
found myself asking for forgiveness for failing to be a “good enough
missionary”, and at the same time asking for forgiveness because of the
“guilty” feeling I had for enjoying my family's alone time with Jesus. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">5 weeks ago, as usual we were in the
chapel during adoration and suddenly, I heard a group of young girls walk in.
Of course, they thought they were talking quietly, but the roar of their voices
drowned out soft music that was playing and attracted all our attention,
instead of the blessed sacrament that was sitting in front of us. They
immediately came up to me and asked if they could join us. And of course, I
said yes. These girls have came back every week since. Sometimes they even
bring their friends and little brothers or sisters with them. I have found
myself frustrated a bit as now my quiet and intimate adoration time has now
been taken away from me by little whispers and the idle movements of young
jittery children scattered throughout the pews and floor of the church. But I
quickly remind myself that I was the one begging for others to join us in
Adoration! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">These children are not your normal
everyday adoration goers. They indeed are challenged by silence and stillness,
but I am so grateful for the opportunity to journey with them. Each Thursday
before we expose Jesus, we answer questions and explain to them a different
aspect of adoration and prayer. We have also had the chance to talk to them
about journaling. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Maybe it's not what I was expecting
19 months ago, however I am confident that the Holy Spirit is indeed at work in
the hearts of the children, and it is an honor to walk with them as they build
an incredibly intimate relationship with Jesus. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop
them;</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.”</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Matthew 19:14</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaYlQZ-COOjrn2ESG2X6Np0V1Pr25X0OsTEX9Jh25hGjUaHKmvmprex3wkZU0Dv9CydYONIYqpZidIkIXfWy1ZWd0g96y4XGTm9HPJKV9pWZLWrwYbBf8eNbQZkP5dSoLFTID_Po-VY8/s960/196687956_864608837469000_2907843476963410966_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaYlQZ-COOjrn2ESG2X6Np0V1Pr25X0OsTEX9Jh25hGjUaHKmvmprex3wkZU0Dv9CydYONIYqpZidIkIXfWy1ZWd0g96y4XGTm9HPJKV9pWZLWrwYbBf8eNbQZkP5dSoLFTID_Po-VY8/w480-h640/196687956_864608837469000_2907843476963410966_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This is not a picture of adoration in our chapel, it is from last weeks Procession on the feast of Corpus Christi. But the cutie that you see is named Kendra and she is one of the many children that has started coming on Thursdays night to adoration. </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">An example to others- becoming the
salt and light</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The other day, Julianna and Gabriel and
I spent all day mixing sawdust and colorant for a project we are helping with
in honor of the upcoming feast of Corpus Christi. It was late in the afternoon
and time had gotten away from us and we had not eaten all day. We had nothing
in our home and not much money, so I told Julianna to go to the small
restaurant in town and buy three plates to go. The restaurant is super cheap,
and I knew we could buy food for all three of us for the 15 soles (5 dollars)
that we had. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">When Julianna came back, she was crying
with Joy, as she told me that she only bought two plates instead of three.
I asked what happened and she began to explain that Camila, one of the
little girls we had become friends not too long ago, came up to her at the
restaurant and she told Julianna that she was hungry and that she had not eaten
all day. You see Camellia’s mother sends her out each day to sell candy, and
she can not go home until she sells all of her candy. Praise God Julianna did
not hesitate to buy her something to eat. As the two of them waited for their
food, Camilla began to ask Julianna about why our family chose to live here in
Peru and what was a missionary’s job. As they were talking a gentleman stood up
from a nearby table and approached them, saying that he was listening and
watching from where he was sitting. He extended his hand out to Camilla,
handing her 50 soles and told her to make sure she buys food for her mother and
sister before going home. Then he turned to Julianna and thanked her for
inspiring him to help. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Praise Jesus’s Holy name for
perfect timing and for the witness of Julianna that inspired a stranger to join
us in our journey with Camilla. Julianna could have just followed my
instructions and just as easily told Camila she did not have enough to buy her
food, praise God instead she decided to become the Salt and the light. And we
are so thankful for the multiplication of food that day, we all were able to
eat until we were full. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“In
the same way, let your light shine before others,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">so
that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in
heaven.”</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Matthew
5:16</span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAkdGW1TRa-RepCb_S0MJsWvtxunukadjxM7hkh3oJpRG8_1JOcJDnLK2yGJAGw9hSCkhPLWwVYKr5YjasAKf5Mv4cw6UO2g6c5HIDVBXWmlsjgEs56_WQ2kHasbMX1cIac2lg8BhY3Q/s2048/20210326_202217_mfnr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAkdGW1TRa-RepCb_S0MJsWvtxunukadjxM7hkh3oJpRG8_1JOcJDnLK2yGJAGw9hSCkhPLWwVYKr5YjasAKf5Mv4cw6UO2g6c5HIDVBXWmlsjgEs56_WQ2kHasbMX1cIac2lg8BhY3Q/w640-h480/20210326_202217_mfnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This is an old picture from March on Julianna's 18th birthday. But it is one of the only pictures I have with Camilla. She is on the bottom left in the pink shirt. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Speaking English </span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Perhaps one may say that this glory
story is insignificant but for us it is right alongside any other miracle Jesus
has performed. Two weeks ago, we had to travel to the Migraciones office 8
hours away to pick up Julianna’s new resident card. In which presented us the
opportunity to see fellow missionaries who live there. And as Gabriel said the
opportunity to speak English to someone other than his mom and sister. The
little things are so rewarding, even if it was just for 2 hours. What a gift it was to talk with these two saintly missionaries who call us on to become
holier. This gift that Jesus had for us, renewed us and filled our hearts for
many months to come. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> Proverbs 27:17</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></i></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_DymmqKcYZkfCDmcvKmGxYjlXfpkP93jURmbGGH3Vp-Sdz35_i0jQRWOKJa3Ka-jK1EuRJA-sh5aONkoRzI-pCwjutlviq9EAkuo1yfnHZ8mrjz_FFwOiQzSLOaiAb0xhoQ-4a96pn4/s2048/20210505_173247.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_DymmqKcYZkfCDmcvKmGxYjlXfpkP93jURmbGGH3Vp-Sdz35_i0jQRWOKJa3Ka-jK1EuRJA-sh5aONkoRzI-pCwjutlviq9EAkuo1yfnHZ8mrjz_FFwOiQzSLOaiAb0xhoQ-4a96pn4/w480-h640/20210505_173247.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Missionary's friends JP and Soren, what awesome missionaries they are!</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i></i></b></span></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Mother Mary<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since the beginning of
May we have been teaching the children here about our Mother Mary each week. On the Last week of May we were blessed to be able surprised them with a big balloon rosary.
The were smiling ear to ear and were amazed that it floated out of sight. </span></span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><b> Mary said “My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.
For he has looked upon his servant in her littleness.
From now on all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things through me. Holy is His name.
God’s mercy extends from age to age, to all who praise him.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> Luke 1:46-55</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></b></span></div><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDY02vARKTVYklaCgWCd8frAJ2R7hx5GSvSQCUmmY_hcGLq2fA6xsFIjPb3ybptckIQeCUPgQ2wo_FMbBAGBamew0dpxY5hW-l4Ybh2QzF8qeiQCgYygwPaT0k3LdVHczaVQ6LN9jWUQ/s1600/IMG-20210525-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDY02vARKTVYklaCgWCd8frAJ2R7hx5GSvSQCUmmY_hcGLq2fA6xsFIjPb3ybptckIQeCUPgQ2wo_FMbBAGBamew0dpxY5hW-l4Ybh2QzF8qeiQCgYygwPaT0k3LdVHczaVQ6LN9jWUQ/w480-h640/IMG-20210525-WA0007.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gi18QO6zPX1TWdHe3QXfFbCCI7tswywn1UtmtFLocav7v2eYEaOMqPY6NrR7hO_9zcDXjk_TJ9fmjr7O9mRPqbbV5yN-_TKBvfJGBbA_0dwHhWrPhW5EpHh5ZS3w3d5S1JBuCT_2RjM/s1600/IMG-20210525-WA0008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gi18QO6zPX1TWdHe3QXfFbCCI7tswywn1UtmtFLocav7v2eYEaOMqPY6NrR7hO_9zcDXjk_TJ9fmjr7O9mRPqbbV5yN-_TKBvfJGBbA_0dwHhWrPhW5EpHh5ZS3w3d5S1JBuCT_2RjM/w480-h640/IMG-20210525-WA0008.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKTTUaX6ksU5iZL6-C-aGei4tAwlSx3WpB5goCRQsTAm-71abX-q9f21luzqzb8tSEcj9K8vPrNdew7yWwxfc9IvKwBD1IqYNdjOhrJHDS8jeOz8AAWoVbqKFmgySaA5CxI18kXzl5O4/s1600/IMG-20210525-WA0010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKTTUaX6ksU5iZL6-C-aGei4tAwlSx3WpB5goCRQsTAm-71abX-q9f21luzqzb8tSEcj9K8vPrNdew7yWwxfc9IvKwBD1IqYNdjOhrJHDS8jeOz8AAWoVbqKFmgySaA5CxI18kXzl5O4/w480-h640/IMG-20210525-WA0010.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rjr1dwhbygl6_W2-ns43KDKp7AftXDLyctrPrcSOXpbwEyG0zmYXw3VTsHEfLIO_nrrdpJK7wlxCRau916iO4zpRHpwfKDRsSlQAHb5sGOdoin8tuVL6VdJBIrK51AOQ-R9qM2Bz03E/s823/20210526_152729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="823" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rjr1dwhbygl6_W2-ns43KDKp7AftXDLyctrPrcSOXpbwEyG0zmYXw3VTsHEfLIO_nrrdpJK7wlxCRau916iO4zpRHpwfKDRsSlQAHb5sGOdoin8tuVL6VdJBIrK51AOQ-R9qM2Bz03E/w640-h394/20210526_152729.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkz3722unPfzN_lYryL8Su_jfixUjcehhdTbb0hCdQS8rSpPBBCp3YauoFROdZuiY9_gc7qLhw5yZUQP2zQFYcraH2su5gR5rEXhKYeoWSnsz5Urz27kGl-hxXgW8CxTX2ubdfAcd5txU/s1600/IMG-20210525-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkz3722unPfzN_lYryL8Su_jfixUjcehhdTbb0hCdQS8rSpPBBCp3YauoFROdZuiY9_gc7qLhw5yZUQP2zQFYcraH2su5gR5rEXhKYeoWSnsz5Urz27kGl-hxXgW8CxTX2ubdfAcd5txU/w640-h480/IMG-20210525-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>These children fill our hearts beyond words! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Teaching school </b><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Many ask or wonder what we do as
missionaries. Sometimes it is hard to describe in a concrete way. It depends on
the day and what hat we are wearing that day. One could easily find us in the
church praying or leading a meeting just as they could find us helping an
elderly person or visiting the sick and homebound. On an extremely adventurously
day you might find us walking through mud to someone’s home to listen to them
tell us all the reason they do not believe in God. But one of our favorites
lately has been teaching school to the three children of our dear friend Maritza.
Our we teachers you ask?, well not exactly.
Of course, we have no degree or education that would certify us to be. But you
see the children of Peru are suffering more than ever since March of 2020. Believe
it or not Peruvian children have not been back to school. The 1<sup>st</sup>
year of Covid they just cancelled it all together. This past March the government
decided that school would continue but at home which makes the parents now the
teachers and if they are lucky perhaps, they will receive a phone call from their
teacher each week where they are given their weekly assignments. A lot of the
parents here can not read or write, though that is not the case with Maritza. However,
it is not easy for her to teach all three of them and work in the fields planting
and harvesting crops. So we have been blessed to help them in their studies. In
the picture you see Julianna and Alondra. Alondra just turn 5 and she is
learning how to hold a pencil and Julianna is working with her on writing her
name. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLV7kgu3J3vl5Ux7Zp96ZCDiPIRItWGesifJ6hH4pCb9Ud1OsCn8S4S4pyfLD1RJfp6t9tAG7AQaYx-ZJbNe3X-vxvJ7ph_Z05BL9NhfFRLlYGQgxukntYSKkiTvpWNeVQk2VgidQVLg/s2048/20210609_135642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLV7kgu3J3vl5Ux7Zp96ZCDiPIRItWGesifJ6hH4pCb9Ud1OsCn8S4S4pyfLD1RJfp6t9tAG7AQaYx-ZJbNe3X-vxvJ7ph_Z05BL9NhfFRLlYGQgxukntYSKkiTvpWNeVQk2VgidQVLg/w480-h640/20210609_135642.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Julianna and Alondra hard at work</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxmAr4-KQDnTDFtqU4EdGOEQFA2LGkCrAROQYK2FU_npzqPkHB7_qwW7bOq_iwCbFB5vzASbPieJ4a85Q3Q0F7mqbUX14dRlK0rbrD79FFtPv7dHaigKT7n01KBO1im9yVvWhQ_V7rSw/s2048/20210609_143143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxmAr4-KQDnTDFtqU4EdGOEQFA2LGkCrAROQYK2FU_npzqPkHB7_qwW7bOq_iwCbFB5vzASbPieJ4a85Q3Q0F7mqbUX14dRlK0rbrD79FFtPv7dHaigKT7n01KBO1im9yVvWhQ_V7rSw/w480-h640/20210609_143143.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Learning her name</b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Completed projects - P</span></span></u></b><b style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><u>referential option for the poor</u> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We continue to work on laying cement
floors here at our mission post. We are super excited about two other projects
that have been completed. Both were enormous task, and we are very grateful for
your prayers and financial support in completed them both. Martinez new home
know has fully working electricity. Praise God. Though we had to be the, and we
had to run the electric lines, as well as set post over a 600-meter span of terrain
uphill all the way, they know have light.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We received a huge donation from a
very generous donor for the walls for Flor’s home. If you remember correctly, we poured her a concrete
floor and where able to build her a new roof. She has been without walls for
the last serval months, and we finally were able to construct the walls for her
home. She is beyond happy, and she cries tears of joy every time she talks
about her new home. </span></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">“...the universal destination of goods requires that the poor, the
marginalized and in all cases those whose living conditions interfere with their proper growth should be the focus of particular
concern. To this end, the preferential option for the poor should
be reaffirmed in all its force.... It affects the life of each Christian
inasmuch as he or she seeks to imitate the life of Christ, but it
applies equally to our social responsibilities and hence to our
manner of living…” Pope </b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Benedict,</b></span><b style="font-size: large;"> Charity and truth, </b><b style="font-size: large;">(no. 182).</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95in5pPzbSLhcWP9tXU89jThCD2QiCUwM6PoIS7dzEjPhKeNz3FZX2lOZRWhrEt7Ng4EcSvXPX4Dn4TaQyEXILylo6Wu4Cd2Ql6M8pG5hnvhOtHZ9WPRJ-BRX8xTHmD4sS-sqAkZLN20/s2048/20210604_181442_mfnr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95in5pPzbSLhcWP9tXU89jThCD2QiCUwM6PoIS7dzEjPhKeNz3FZX2lOZRWhrEt7Ng4EcSvXPX4Dn4TaQyEXILylo6Wu4Cd2Ql6M8pG5hnvhOtHZ9WPRJ-BRX8xTHmD4sS-sqAkZLN20/w480-h640/20210604_181442_mfnr.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Learning how to set post and string electric wire up a mountain! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX-yiAy7e-C7qtOcgdJqU_VAswLuBl3aDNG750QlvqUtZsYpzgnFA5GSHyNDcX4xcILsqaYsKw8BF9e7S7gzLi2PJGYiuHKzt-NWqa7AL-aFIJMw0jaAbkNA0REWbupxXSLxtQopRXIo/s600/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX-yiAy7e-C7qtOcgdJqU_VAswLuBl3aDNG750QlvqUtZsYpzgnFA5GSHyNDcX4xcILsqaYsKw8BF9e7S7gzLi2PJGYiuHKzt-NWqa7AL-aFIJMw0jaAbkNA0REWbupxXSLxtQopRXIo/w480-h640/0.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jose are dear friend is helping us get electricity to Maritza's home. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlWXfU2Hbovraj_Ms46Rx9509Pem93s4CWBDGLwsHWvdJW7JPnYkJXh634GNEpqNrBXKLU_rWfUqT8Gvfb1POPwMdekQR5_2QnWG7OR6DImcZAXympHlF1bVc34TyzWIlfBd9oSE8YC0/s2048/20210604_200456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlWXfU2Hbovraj_Ms46Rx9509Pem93s4CWBDGLwsHWvdJW7JPnYkJXh634GNEpqNrBXKLU_rWfUqT8Gvfb1POPwMdekQR5_2QnWG7OR6DImcZAXympHlF1bVc34TyzWIlfBd9oSE8YC0/w640-h480/20210604_200456.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The 1st night they had power. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepE9zO5usXWrRE-IrSC3kz2Tq59GHDNok5Nr3HbVg10cCImwcSJ9-lMGSe-3kG6A7EC7Z7u-i84BRQR84ZrASS1f2kyYv-4p9xnQSJisxAbRrdGqgViGsAUJtUP4KV630nxIME9ZkQ2s/s2048/20210609_114213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepE9zO5usXWrRE-IrSC3kz2Tq59GHDNok5Nr3HbVg10cCImwcSJ9-lMGSe-3kG6A7EC7Z7u-i84BRQR84ZrASS1f2kyYv-4p9xnQSJisxAbRrdGqgViGsAUJtUP4KV630nxIME9ZkQ2s/w640-h480/20210609_114213.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Flor's new home, do you remember what it was like before?</b><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHsGOzhf0O20b-YygkCe9KRtVLbyUVp6VU1GBKjKUBXHlYeb-McbiXtiRabpOqRUknMLSB9-r9Sfvt6EJ9z_giXlFlhZPRcW2ibllwTK1q8ZxjEXzhOhf6BDqD69PvEv7PrOqC3XENw8/s640/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHsGOzhf0O20b-YygkCe9KRtVLbyUVp6VU1GBKjKUBXHlYeb-McbiXtiRabpOqRUknMLSB9-r9Sfvt6EJ9z_giXlFlhZPRcW2ibllwTK1q8ZxjEXzhOhf6BDqD69PvEv7PrOqC3XENw8/w640-h360/Picture1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A huge difference I must say! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Today is my birthday and I am so grateful for the past years of my life. But more so I am grateful for all the Lord's patience's with me. For his merciful love and forgiveness he has shown me through out my life. I am grateful to be in the midst of his restless love. </span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Today on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus I am so grateful for <b>ALL OF YOU</b> who support Christ's mission here in Peru. My children and I are only instruments of His love and without your prayers and monetary support we would not be able to love the poor nor seek justice for them as we do now. Today I will keep each of you even closer to my heart and in my prayers as it is for your sacrifices we remain here among the voiceless and oppressed.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;"><b>Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Pierced for our transgressions, hide us within your open wounds. You bled for us; you burn for us. May we, too, bleed and burn for souls through acts of love and mercy. May we love and serve you and our neighbors as you commanded us. Amen</b></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxyAsgGnYmpVrZpmyH8JxGEqxyJv7iEnTtqtjn2VeLsohoNToQHSiMrMgRA_k3hEsk0cQ9gRPiydV5jzpZw-oMkDTdaK5V5f5Ruu4LSTagnt9PztXrb8eSKf5DxzmRvqZulPWKdxzAX4/s266/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxyAsgGnYmpVrZpmyH8JxGEqxyJv7iEnTtqtjn2VeLsohoNToQHSiMrMgRA_k3hEsk0cQ9gRPiydV5jzpZw-oMkDTdaK5V5f5Ruu4LSTagnt9PztXrb8eSKf5DxzmRvqZulPWKdxzAX4/s0/images.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>May we Burn for Souls! </b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></div><div><span><span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><h2 style="color: white; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 26.6667px;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Prayer request</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> Email:<span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: quot; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" style="color: #ff9900; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">karendelcastillo@familymissionscompany.com</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h2><div style="color: #666666; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Do you desire to partner with us ? 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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">In
the midst of the heart of the Amazon that we call our mission post and home we
have been challenged as well as very blessed to have been led to an extraordinary
weekly ministry. A ministry that at first, I felt we were incapable of, and unfit to handle, and needless to say, it is not at all a
ministry I would have chosen on my own. However
as a family we prayed and decided we could not turn down this opportunity that
the Holy Spirit had led us to. It is
an evangelization project that comes with doubt, great fear, a sense of inadequacy,
and a need to totally surrendered to Gods will. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
Holy Spirit indeed led us to one of the darkest homes within our mission field.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">
A home that has been tangled into a strong dark deep web, of lies, lack of
faith, lack of love and riddled with the lies of the devil, you see the home we
have been led to visit each week is the home of a well-known witchdoctor. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
home sits atop of a hill, and below it are little homes made of bamboo and tin
roofs. Despite the lush and grand river which runs along the edge of the
community, where in, on the other side of it has fruitful and fertile soil in
which grows crops of rice, plantations of mangos and other native fruits, the
land where the home sits and reigns is barren like a desert; There is an uneasy
feeling among the little community in which the home reigns upon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We
applaud and honor the great concern from the locals who gave many warnings and
expressed their fear for us not to minister to those who live in the home, as
they voiced their many unsuccessful attempts with the family over the years. Reiterating
to us, the family’s grave sin, of practicing witchcraft and the likelihood of
them never wanting to convert to the true teaching of our Lord. Despite their
efforts, we felt a call not to heed their warnings, instead we felt a strong
urge to befriend those who live in the home. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leaning
fully into the words of Saint Pope John Paul II, as he stated that the “<span style="color: #222222;">Missionary endeavor requires patience. It begins with the
proclamation of the Gospel to peoples and groups who do not yet believe in
Christ”.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> <sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></sup>As a result, we embraced and embarked
the ministry of the New Evangelization of the witch doctor and his family, who
live atop of the barren hilltop because we felt, we could not let this hour
of grace slip by.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Lay missionaries, our hearts were filled with
the desire to reach the people whom were “baptized but have lost their sense of
faith, or even no longer consider themselves members of the Church, and live
far from Christ.” Which Pope John Paul spoke about in </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">His
Encyclical on the permanent validity of the Church’s missionary mandate, <i>Redemptoris
Missio.</i><sup><span style="color: #222222;"> <o:p></o:p></span></sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We as a family have especially felt called to the people that
feel they have no place in church, who feel abandon and detached from the
Church due to their life of sin or their ignorance and lack of understanding of
God’s unconditional love for all of man.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So with that said this family was no different
and we being to feel an urgency to reach this family and to bring them to
Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Over the years of living here in Peru we have come to learn and
see with our own eyes that many of those here in the Amazon Jungle were at one
time e</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">vangelized<span style="color: #222222;"> by transient priest or religious sisters over the years,
just as the witchdoctor’s family was. However, the lack of discipleship and
the lack of journeying with those they introduced to the gospel, only allowed
the seeds to drop on rocky soil or was devoured by birds. (</span>Matthew
13:4<span style="color: #222222;">) The work done was minimum at best which in
return did not allow “the Church to take root” or take proper form. (</span><i>Redemptoris
Missio</i><sup><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></sup>§34<span style="color: #222222;">)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Thus, provoking my families call to befriend and disciple the
outcasted, publicly feared and certainly misunderstood witch doctor and his
family. Our main goal was to befriend the family and to establish an intimate
relationship with them that was Christ centered. We knew, for our desires
to be successful, we had to truly focus on building authentic friendships and
from that point we could than discern and determine the needs of the family as
a whole and as individuals; to discover where each family member was in their
life with Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would only be than
that we could make the effort to speak the “Truth” of God’s love and mercy to
them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">It has been close to a year and a half that we have journeying with
the witch doctor and his family, of course our ministry is still on going. Over
this time, we have been made aware, to be effective missionary disciples, the
need to be aware of our weakness, and sloth in our own relationship with the
Lord. Together as a family we have been reminded of the advice found in the
book</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">
Co- workers in the Vineyard of the Lord<span style="color: #222222;">, that
prayer is the “vital source needed to bear lasting fruit within our ministry.”<sup>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></sup></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">In no way could we ever disciple this beautiful family nor fight
the attacks of the devil that we have come against, if we are not grounded in
prayer and living in a true authentic relationship with the Lord. So, in
addition to our regular prayer time each day, we now vigorously pray for
guidance and pray for protection from the evil spirits who lurked within the
home and surrounds the area, as we walk the twenty minutes to their home.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">It is not easy, we as a family have had to overcome the urge to
be forceful and refrain from going about turning and knocking over tables. As
we sit in our weekly visits and bible readings with the family, many times, the
witch doctor excuses himself to attend to a patient that has walked up desiring
a cure for an illness. Knowing that the small animal carried in the
clutches of the visitor’s hands is not meant for a payment of service, but a
sacrifice to the Gods and Spirits in which the witch doctor will provoke in his
ceremony. As we witness the family intertwine Catholic prayers and
traditions with those of the underworld, I have personally had to learn to have
more patience in my discipleship in hopes to gain the perfect opportunity from
God to allow the family to experience the beauty of Christ and His Church, so
they may see the goodness, and hear the truth.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> (Eph 4:15)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 200%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7a7FCdp0XJAuHvFW16twjmCOQQmBxorPTmu0L3OwO499A8-rb_QMflBfrQ1aC9Bz-7ZFbGXVTFxBpuiPVP_Lc1fkG2JS0cnDaTQubuZjATi5wret-rjJVHn679gOmF94Ih4QBXvFOs4/s1024/IMG-20210408-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7a7FCdp0XJAuHvFW16twjmCOQQmBxorPTmu0L3OwO499A8-rb_QMflBfrQ1aC9Bz-7ZFbGXVTFxBpuiPVP_Lc1fkG2JS0cnDaTQubuZjATi5wret-rjJVHn679gOmF94Ih4QBXvFOs4/w340-h640/IMG-20210408-WA0006.jpg" width="340" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Please pray for these little ones. <br />They have such curiosity about Jesus and with their softened hearts may the seed continue to grow</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 200%;"><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We have not yet made it to the truth with all the members. Each
member of the family is in their own stage and relationship with Christ, some
have a softer heart than others. However, it has made us more aware of Christ’s
presence among us and His holy work he is allowing to take place among this
beautiful family. We have been blessed to see the fruits of our labor by
gaining permission from the witch doctor and his wife to pick up three of their
four children so they can accompany us to Mass. The oldest girl of the
family has expressed a deep desire to learn more about the Catholic faith, so
we now have started Catechism classes with her and her two younger siblings as
well as three of her cousins who live in the same house. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I would have to say that the most noticeable and delightful
change that has come from this ministry is the ability for us to love with the
eyes of Christ. “We learn to love the Church by looking at her with the eyes
of Jesus, who loved the Church and gave himself up for her”. (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Eph
5:25) <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
believe and I am confident that we had this love for those whom we found easy
to love, for those we found in need of food or home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, embarrassed as I am to say, I must
admit I was not sure I was capable of loving this misunderstood and feared family
because at first, I saw the witch doctor and his family as a threat, as evil. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all I am only human, and I fall into the
blindness and ways of this world, and to be real honest it is a bit scary to
think that they believe in spirits of other worlds and the ability to cure
people with sacrifices of animals and the shedding of their blood. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl37c42yztV_47nqBFssjFuhsYiMr19RVP1bw6YCjucw-tc4nqPQn4fcgqlNmm6SLycOlFrY5hXqh9XErXEaT4BE2O_qQoF5iqAQDYi6RipbltBXreqQ5Re86cqqre_2gU3wtWPkR-hNQ/s468/Picture1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="468" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl37c42yztV_47nqBFssjFuhsYiMr19RVP1bw6YCjucw-tc4nqPQn4fcgqlNmm6SLycOlFrY5hXqh9XErXEaT4BE2O_qQoF5iqAQDYi6RipbltBXreqQ5Re86cqqre_2gU3wtWPkR-hNQ/w640-h426/Picture1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /><b>A typical store in the market that sells all kinds of supplies, oils, teas, candles, potions, <br />dead animals etc.. Often we will stumble across one that even sell rosaries and crosses. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We had to let go of our fears and we had to fully embrace the essential
teaching of the Church; that as the body of the Church, as a lay missionary,
that it is essential to understand and love the whole mystical body of Christ
even if it means loving the witch doctor and his family. It is this act of
sacrifice through our ministry and witness that allows the souls of the
separated and loss to know the <a name="_Hlk68785898">Beauty, Goodness, and the
Truth </a>of the Lord Jesus Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I encourage everyone to love with the same eyes of Christ. We
must not be quick to judge, and we must understand and respond to the urgent
need of the New Evangelization. We must be open minded and see that not everyone
has had the chance to be truly rooted in Christianity much less in the Catholic
Faith.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, there are still many
indigent people who live a life intertwined in the beliefs and customs of their
ancestors, calling upon their many Spirits and Gods, and in the same breath, they
call to the One Triune God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">If one can shutter and gasp at this notion, and wonder in
disbelief how could they?; Or better yet call them “savages” or “demons” for
doing so; than one must at the same time realize that their salvation and their
faith rest in the hands of all the baptized members of the Church. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We should not ignore the yearning within us to journey and
disciple with these less fortunate beautiful creations of God. We should recognize
the duty we have to bring them to the transforming “Beauty” of our God, the “Goodness”
of our Lord, and the “Truth” whispered through the Holy Spirit. We have been
commanded to go forth and preach the Good News to all Nations. (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">
Mt 28:19)<sup><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></sup><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, we
must realize <a name="_Hlk36282821">the need to do so is urgent, we must go out
to all peoples to communicate to them, and share the gift of our encounter with
Christ, giving testimony of His “truth and love, joy and hope!”.</a></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk36282821;"><sup><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></sup></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk36282821;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Truth be told, once we
embrace our identity as missionaries, we cannot help but proclaim the Good News
to all those we encounter. It is only when we take on the same heart and words
of St Paul, as he said <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Woe to me if
I do not preach the gospel”</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk36282821;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> (1
Cor 9: 16)<span style="color: #222222;"> , that we can than truly partake in
the New Evangelization and win souls for Christ.</span> </span></span><sup><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></sup></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Thank you so much for your </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">generosity</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> and support, both through your prayers and </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">donations</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> to make it possible for my family to live and serve among Jesus's beloved poor as full time Catholic Lay </span><span style="color: #222222; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyS1q90uL6Rpa812wk56l2DToL2gLhzvjzTaN7_ST0sOK7MvdJ6niR4RxoW7eoKPaF1PFbBcSz-B05emUsMYeXP6GSNqJEFYcF6NYsR_cb5fs6AUFezarxxTILNFyJ1tdsFousRc4-xw/w640-h480/IMG-20210127-WA0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We are overwhelmed with great Joy to tell you that we had a wonderful and holy Christmas season and with the New Year upon us, I am so very grateful to share with you all the amazing things that God has allowed to transpire this year because of your amazing faith, prayers, and missionary heart! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">****Warning this blog contains lots of pictures and great news to share!****</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> With that said I must say that it is undeniable that 2020 has been a year to remember and full of uncertainty in many ways. However, as Christians we must remember the words of Jesus that are found in the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 7:24-25 <b>“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock” </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Praising God, and seeking joy and light in times of darkness is not easy to do at times. However to fulfill are duty as Christian we must understand that we are not called to comfort rather we are called to greatness. And though we can plan out to our likeness and understanding, our lives, we must be open and willing to die of ourselves and follow Christ to the cross.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the rains that come and the wind that blows we can take courage in the words of our Lord and be confident that our home is built upon the rock. We can find encouragement to do the unthinkable, the undesirable, the unfathomable in times of darkness and the strength to fulfill our mission. </span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> Despite the popular opinion of the <b>COVID-19 Pandemic </b>and the discomfort it has caused. It is not the desire of my family to tell you of the <b>negative</b>, but only of the<b> WONDERFUL JOYS it has brought to us as a missionary family and to the poor we live among</b>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><u>Our plans vs His plans</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> If you can remember it was after only 5 months after our family’s arrival to our new post, we found ourselves in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic, locked away from those we were sent to serve, hardly having time to acclimate to our new post. <b>Jesus being who he is still found his way to the poorest of the poor, and he opened so many closed doors, both literally and figuratively speaking, for new ministries to flourish despite the repercussions of the virus. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The fact “we” had created the most perfect missionary schedule pre-COVID and had an idea of what our ministries in our new mission post would look like, we were quickly reminded that those were “our plans” and not His will for us. <b>It was remarkable to see how He unfolded the most thoughtful and precious ministries for us. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>The gift of food</u></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">With your help we were able to reach out to our communities that we began to serve, prior to the pandemic, in hopes to bring food and supplies to their isolated communities. We were able to bring over 500 hungry people food supplies and huge doses of Love and Joy, within a time of great darkness. It was so incredible and humbling to experience the harsh effects of Peru’s strict quarantine, which was put in place in hopes to protect its citizens. <b>The effects of major roadblocks that disrupted the food supply to their remote towns, In an effort to stop the spread of the virus was done with good attention however as weeks went by there was a great need to reach these people with supplies.</b> It was a privilege to be able to serve in this way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H4ybWgFcB8bk8-ZeS3qRAVfNN_v7T6aw0XIIfIOIQjeFx2TZKh42Sl3yj_SvaDDWS_FrwLZiZ4DAlKkicf40TPOuv6JoiSAktY5se06QofUr7zELEs9ck2XbE2hwfXofpPbCJBzW4GA/s2048/food.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H4ybWgFcB8bk8-ZeS3qRAVfNN_v7T6aw0XIIfIOIQjeFx2TZKh42Sl3yj_SvaDDWS_FrwLZiZ4DAlKkicf40TPOuv6JoiSAktY5se06QofUr7zELEs9ck2XbE2hwfXofpPbCJBzW4GA/w634-h640/food.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4 Different Pueblos (500 families) were able to receive </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>food during the worst of the COVID Quarantine. </b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHt3JYRJd-QZ-pKQxY2yu_pI_u5si0SddZHAksqBSQ3Sw81KKxRhtjlmSBukokECHpWuRan-xYyUGVBVXa6p4PVv2Xg7yAoOqPqKSNQZP8MDJwqOI9jJWz0WLCusCby9k-a3-SkxqXRE/s2048/20200515_114517-1_1589579750266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="2048" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHt3JYRJd-QZ-pKQxY2yu_pI_u5si0SddZHAksqBSQ3Sw81KKxRhtjlmSBukokECHpWuRan-xYyUGVBVXa6p4PVv2Xg7yAoOqPqKSNQZP8MDJwqOI9jJWz0WLCusCby9k-a3-SkxqXRE/w640-h628/20200515_114517-1_1589579750266.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> One of our friends who owns a bakery in town gave us a greatly discounted price on Hot Fresh Bread for the families. It was a rare treat for the families in the pueblos in the mountains. And of course we included suckers for the children. </b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Visiting the sick</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We were given special permission by the Priest we serve and by the Military to visit the sick and elderly in our small pueblo of Cajaruaro. Though the military commander bluntly told us that we could not go beyond the borders of our pueblo and we had to be discreet about what we were doing considering we were not to be outside of our homes or visiting others, <b>we still encountered so many opportunities to bring Jesus to the poor.</b> It was an amazing experience and surreal knowing that we were trusted with such Holy work to perform.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Feeling a bit like a tactical team or rescue workers <b>we responded to the calls of those who had fallen ill, isolated in their homes and in need of prayers, bringing along the Holy Eucharist to offer them for strength and healing.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I am grateful that God over time has stretched my heart in ways I can not even imagine, because I have truly grown to love the ministry of home visits, which creates such great opportunities of profound witnessing and lasting relationships. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxXy2TV3IZ_31J0ih7ekVupS9sTm2pUJDhWTYZlIQSTieEVZj_vhclOXjGEh_o1JU_rrJP_hJmpdvNELC080W87HzgcauSJwPPwJwvvj51OfOpb2u0vILc0Fy0l6tfor9gP58l9B-SQk/s1785/120100481_707690986494120_774217330569587601_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1785" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxXy2TV3IZ_31J0ih7ekVupS9sTm2pUJDhWTYZlIQSTieEVZj_vhclOXjGEh_o1JU_rrJP_hJmpdvNELC080W87HzgcauSJwPPwJwvvj51OfOpb2u0vILc0Fy0l6tfor9gP58l9B-SQk/w640-h366/120100481_707690986494120_774217330569587601_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Multiplication </span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I must share with you one of our many answered prayers. The prayer that was answered by God as he saw it fit to multiply the Eucharist that was reserved in our little church’s tabernacle. Though the church doors were closed due to the government's restriction each week we would visit Church members in their homes bringing the body of Christ to them after we prayed together. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Each Sunday my children and I would privately hold celebrations of the word, wherein we would each consume our Lords’ body which had been consecrated by Father Robert prior to the virus. <b>It was a miracle that the consecrated host never seemed to dwindle. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">From March to November, we had not had a visit from our priest, therefore the supply of consecrated hosts was never replenished. It was with great joy and praises of thanksgiving that my family was able to receive such a gift during the worst part of the lockdown and that we could also share with others the bread of life with them during our home visits. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL-gL2jOjExrCdGPtqN2r-sHIbnv0bLS0aIxfRvj6Byk71upQzgfjeUCTeyOgkTBDgTBu6aKOEq6Jtj1HENe8XzLsbsKSmk9MTAsx-9yPz6pplfoBd29dwXJtbflawbgixO4IUS3ykRk/s1886/2021-01-15+16.12.35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="1884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFL-gL2jOjExrCdGPtqN2r-sHIbnv0bLS0aIxfRvj6Byk71upQzgfjeUCTeyOgkTBDgTBu6aKOEq6Jtj1HENe8XzLsbsKSmk9MTAsx-9yPz6pplfoBd29dwXJtbflawbgixO4IUS3ykRk/w640-h640/2021-01-15+16.12.35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Dirt to Concrete project </span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The miracles do not stop with food supplies or multiplications, if you’re willing to believe we have so much more to be joyful for., like the Dirt to Concrete project. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It has been such an amazing project that was stirred into existence by the Holy Spirit. </b>I was a bit skeptical due to the state of the world, anticipating that due to the virus many would not be able to share financially to the project. When the Holy Spirit laid the request on our hearts, my first thought was the timing is a bit off. But he assured us that he would prepare the way and that fruits would be born. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We cannot tell you enough of the blessings we have received as we watched the Holy Spirit move. We started receiving funds for the concrete floors in the month of August. We have to date collected over $4,000.00 for the project. We have already transformed 8 of the 13 dirt floors to concrete.
The families are so very grateful for such a gift you have bestowed upon them. You cannot even imagine the change that it has made for these families. Thank you so much. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxYJ20mbPIW25cupU53stMr2FiX32idmorVKzT6slcikphQcTKpC6fNOM0rKaat64ZJ4hcZGWdYJPmrHB45pc0_NkYG5sTf8DSyhw2_Clpuq6Abup51qEpyvrHbqCVsKf-1Fow3jG6JA/s2048/New+Phototastic+Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2048" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxYJ20mbPIW25cupU53stMr2FiX32idmorVKzT6slcikphQcTKpC6fNOM0rKaat64ZJ4hcZGWdYJPmrHB45pc0_NkYG5sTf8DSyhw2_Clpuq6Abup51qEpyvrHbqCVsKf-1Fow3jG6JA/w640-h634/New+Phototastic+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cement and sand makes for some great concrete floors. Above are just three of the 8 floors we have completed. We currently have funds for 5 more. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGs3U4LzygeQ2osF5e0tsQn8Zh_BBBrtC7A-9JF9cpDgW380pieor2oTmaTzAIBCWZmfTOZTpYxiDzWI9-7k-wOFs4g3-OaYIrinXUFfjTKzdtKudMBy0Nk1tpErNGEwmrSeOg5o3Weo/s2048/flors+home.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGs3U4LzygeQ2osF5e0tsQn8Zh_BBBrtC7A-9JF9cpDgW380pieor2oTmaTzAIBCWZmfTOZTpYxiDzWI9-7k-wOFs4g3-OaYIrinXUFfjTKzdtKudMBy0Nk1tpErNGEwmrSeOg5o3Weo/w640-h360/flors+home.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One of my favorite floor project! Dona Flor, standing in front of her bamboo home with dirt floors. We have removed the collapsing and very dangerous roof and old bamboo and have poured her concrete floor and built a new tin roof for her. We are confident that the Holy Spirit will make way for her to have new walls soon. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFel1_Jj96QsdmjNfkQo20Cocoe8h-wqaj-kd2UT_fb1GE4wLwH2sN155rXbazi_CApxxBb1N16BAKAveIZUppNd_tOXIWBBdRqRWMxGWcyU7LMO8xsYwscnkHkE79dtKD8hjG79eFds/s1152/IMG-20210127-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFel1_Jj96QsdmjNfkQo20Cocoe8h-wqaj-kd2UT_fb1GE4wLwH2sN155rXbazi_CApxxBb1N16BAKAveIZUppNd_tOXIWBBdRqRWMxGWcyU7LMO8xsYwscnkHkE79dtKD8hjG79eFds/w640-h480/IMG-20210127-WA0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dona Flor with her new roof and concrete floor</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilThh3SW6iRwZYm2YkwxMlT1DEQ5-Md9uUXJpBdgvBABu9ZiHRI0y7VfMwNyBimxZ0_4CQTukB5X5R4CNkJadFk8K1iLqOY209jECP7JmCzBappI64qvXEsSFh6YpYcWke1Ixq59oRQKI/s1280/IMG-20210127-WA0009+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilThh3SW6iRwZYm2YkwxMlT1DEQ5-Md9uUXJpBdgvBABu9ZiHRI0y7VfMwNyBimxZ0_4CQTukB5X5R4CNkJadFk8K1iLqOY209jECP7JmCzBappI64qvXEsSFh6YpYcWke1Ixq59oRQKI/w640-h480/IMG-20210127-WA0009+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">We are still accepting donations for the project DIRT TO CONCERTE <b>if you feel the Holy Spirit is nudging and asking you to make a donation, <u>well he probably is!</u></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here a link to the original post : <a href="https://unbrokenarewe.blogspot.com/2020/08/project-dirt-to-concrete-this-week-we.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR3p1Tb24Ux1YiQ1Hg8avLfooPp9oD38be15ATMkKaLfnabQjLFlfuWiwcQ">Unbroken Are We: PROJECT - DIRT TO CONCRETE</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">You can make a donation to the project by going to <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/" style="background-color: white; color: #ea4335; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/</a><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">. </span>Please place in the memo: <b>Project DIRT TO CONCERTE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to donate to walls to Flor's home you can use the Project name, just add the word: <b>WALLS ex. </b><b>Project DIRT TO CONCERTE walls</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>A Home</u></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Though the Holy Spirit nudged us for concrete for the poor, that was not all he was asking. <b>Can you believe that Jesus provided funds for us to build a home</b> as well, for a mother of 3 small children.
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our friend Maritza, which we were blessed to start a relationship with upon our arrival to our new post, had made a life changing decision during the middle of the COVID pandemic to flee her home in the middle of the night and was living in a small home, made of tarps. She courageously made the decision to trust in Jesus and place the wellbeing of her small children over her own desires and after years of living in a relationship which involved severe domestic violence,<b> she felt a tarp home was safer than what she and her children were experiencing in their current situation. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I received a phone call from her, one night, Maritza was humbly asking us for help to buy food for her children, when we arrived to deliver food the next day, <b>we were overwhelmed by the home she had made for herself and children</b>. We knew that the Holy Spirit was prompting us not to just help with food or with a concrete floor, I heard the Holy Spirit say, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"this beloved family of Jesus needs a home". </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I said YES right, that very minute, to the call of the Holy Spirit.</b> Before I knew it , I told Maritza we would build a home, not even in control of my own words, not even understanding were we would come up with the funds to do so.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I was overtaken by the power of the Holy Spirit and praise God I was, because if it was left to me I would have said it was impossible. <b>To be real honest, I probably would have argued with myself the fact that I was being a bit crazy considering the fact she was only asking for food not a house. But all I could hear was this "this beloved family of Jesus needs a home"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">His plans are always so much better than ours and what I had thought would be a service project of just a few concrete floors turned out to be much, much more. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The funds came in like a gust of wind to us, as the Holy Spirit had already softened the heart of one of our mission partners</b>, with the thought of donating towards the floor project, but instead, they were moved to make a sizeable donation to build our sweet friend and her children a small home, oh and of course a home that included a concrete floor. </span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr6M9aDNBxrZalFAqE9ROrjov9Iw5W2ft0s6mTwojd1pdVFm4yNvpEwy9JrLRfQVPeDOYgzLXGSNxTEPbGzknmgTRDsdTKt8iFarOcVQoSxP8sNU5SbErtuJ2nB9AEmct1_q-Yvsj3X8/s2048/New+Phototastic+Collage+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr6M9aDNBxrZalFAqE9ROrjov9Iw5W2ft0s6mTwojd1pdVFm4yNvpEwy9JrLRfQVPeDOYgzLXGSNxTEPbGzknmgTRDsdTKt8iFarOcVQoSxP8sNU5SbErtuJ2nB9AEmct1_q-Yvsj3X8/w640-h640/New+Phototastic+Collage+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>It was all hands on deck in the effort to make 1500 adobe brick. <br />The children worked as hard as the adults. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-_xggfcLlrWqvBGTcIpS6hmgxhHdTejbtj8CgA1UvWVvl9y8ahlmfcEK-qha7x4CtX9Kkfs7lwz0QduGJ59eRS8G8gUcAAYrMZQSW1p1cU0Iy3JYs-Xql_cS_YlQwg9z8TqZysxSCW8/s2048/New+Phototastic+Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-_xggfcLlrWqvBGTcIpS6hmgxhHdTejbtj8CgA1UvWVvl9y8ahlmfcEK-qha7x4CtX9Kkfs7lwz0QduGJ59eRS8G8gUcAAYrMZQSW1p1cU0Iy3JYs-Xql_cS_YlQwg9z8TqZysxSCW8/w640-h640/New+Phototastic+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>We almost cried seeing the walls go up. Almost a month and half went by before we saw this stage. We were blessed to have had help come in to make the walls. Before this it was just My family and Maritza and her children making the adobe bricks. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbQ2j0Gtg6GeWG0IzQBoLsiGVp8nEffOpCka-b7tFL5_IFDPEvPwaMwKsyjooWz9bop2ndX0JB3Yrnf6JQnDYLgTLvFgKXtQAMcAjZglAIEUfmyAihYT7OpXkH55UMx0fr6fkL7S6WWg/s2048/New+Phototastic+Collage+n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbQ2j0Gtg6GeWG0IzQBoLsiGVp8nEffOpCka-b7tFL5_IFDPEvPwaMwKsyjooWz9bop2ndX0JB3Yrnf6JQnDYLgTLvFgKXtQAMcAjZglAIEUfmyAihYT7OpXkH55UMx0fr6fkL7S6WWg/w640-h640/New+Phototastic+Collage+n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This is the result of a lot of work and prayers</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxCT1lLMWq-W1OCwv-S-_3qcgZYViu1g1j8UeGPo9IW9yzuV5vX26FtNe1HIEmvCBMguzMjPIKoX0HAi48ZNnATiIhgZ2dwehWjb0fB4udRbNZRMoD8Y9r1UuW5oL-TLVh8lnImZCylY/s1600/gab+walls+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxCT1lLMWq-W1OCwv-S-_3qcgZYViu1g1j8UeGPo9IW9yzuV5vX26FtNe1HIEmvCBMguzMjPIKoX0HAi48ZNnATiIhgZ2dwehWjb0fB4udRbNZRMoD8Y9r1UuW5oL-TLVh8lnImZCylY/w480-h640/gab+walls+.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gabriel with Alex handling the job of applying Gesso on the walls. It helps keep insects and lizards out. As well as helps keep the home cool. </b></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCH953uzKZuXTNHIcOf89V7lCw52WP8jjDQvw_IbHZwidwXhgt3R8DteYr9tu5ayVhK7W8p9Chm8tbYMI6G4gLt5BH9Y9WOWowYaa6OK9OIaIDMAlvPlN6mjXGVoVFyN-AOEORafthgE/s2048/New+Phototastic+Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCH953uzKZuXTNHIcOf89V7lCw52WP8jjDQvw_IbHZwidwXhgt3R8DteYr9tu5ayVhK7W8p9Chm8tbYMI6G4gLt5BH9Y9WOWowYaa6OK9OIaIDMAlvPlN6mjXGVoVFyN-AOEORafthgE/w640-h640/New+Phototastic+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The family was so excited to go pick out paint and help us paint their home. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn65Nijc5Mr4mr30qwjWoiUVHA5avlsQu9m5KzaSf7Vwu0IvHw4IzXpLOmSlPYJcggcJHLlA2z0L6VXcOrCx6aXO3jnDs7EFOMwMpgHzmTpxr61ZJIMcHY4IBhM-HZO_nvUSpppBVMFZQ/s2048/20210123_143331+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn65Nijc5Mr4mr30qwjWoiUVHA5avlsQu9m5KzaSf7Vwu0IvHw4IzXpLOmSlPYJcggcJHLlA2z0L6VXcOrCx6aXO3jnDs7EFOMwMpgHzmTpxr61ZJIMcHY4IBhM-HZO_nvUSpppBVMFZQ/w360-h640/20210123_143331+%25281%2529.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My sweet friend Maritza, She is so humble and kind. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvAWJGchKeByajFo_kbJzmxuCp-kiNSYvpXipPL5tCZGvicFp8xiPunAbTSJDCs-e-nvzaS1XkGqxtB0FGXHOQ9DS4RjtqHO_BOrgPbnGmN5DWHqn4mCKJtmSHkVlveH3WLi6Q2fPFcY/s2048/20210123_144126+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvAWJGchKeByajFo_kbJzmxuCp-kiNSYvpXipPL5tCZGvicFp8xiPunAbTSJDCs-e-nvzaS1XkGqxtB0FGXHOQ9DS4RjtqHO_BOrgPbnGmN5DWHqn4mCKJtmSHkVlveH3WLi6Q2fPFcY/w640-h360/20210123_144126+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The paint is still drying, but at last Maritza and her children have a safe home to live in. So much more than the tarp and bamboo home she was living in. <br />Praise God for your faithfulness and your servants heart. </b></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXhnZVxPjTVeMpWtaVN91DUJ2JqN15fE22vUWEJqnmmp_ur_Icp6GIWyGpTx8579H0jg9J14s4gs9SPrjnygW63qkkljQZSnJxI4yCYmETmRFBct6D74OQhtu678lA9pc65dYR0A7k-U/s1920/120294005_710525176210701_3670725698481334724_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1920" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXhnZVxPjTVeMpWtaVN91DUJ2JqN15fE22vUWEJqnmmp_ur_Icp6GIWyGpTx8579H0jg9J14s4gs9SPrjnygW63qkkljQZSnJxI4yCYmETmRFBct6D74OQhtu678lA9pc65dYR0A7k-U/w640-h358/120294005_710525176210701_3670725698481334724_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bamboo and tarp home - Before </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jtMgP3WwGPmts34jLa2K-mbQAbgP6VJT01rRnvGE1HYvxO5Sv2yzRoB2_iZttI32TuaFjyGpNKElJCXF0SL1gR_bRCv2xz9BNutIPgBzEvGkGBOS24J2qbKWIiDEghlpjcAU8OSJhrA/s2048/20210123_143233+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jtMgP3WwGPmts34jLa2K-mbQAbgP6VJT01rRnvGE1HYvxO5Sv2yzRoB2_iZttI32TuaFjyGpNKElJCXF0SL1gR_bRCv2xz9BNutIPgBzEvGkGBOS24J2qbKWIiDEghlpjcAU8OSJhrA/w360-h640/20210123_143233+%25281%2529.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>New Home</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><div><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">We desire to help Maritza further</span></b></u></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> We really desire to build her a bathroom with a shower. Right now they have NO bathroom at all, just a tarp for walls and a hole in the ground. Currently they bath outside with a bucket or in the near by river.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For the inside of her new home we desire to buy her plastic totes to store food and valuables, in hopes to keep insects and mice out, 2 small cabinets, 2 metal bunk beds. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">She currently stores clothes in cardboard boxes and rice sacks. and sleeps on beds made of bamboo. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If your interested in help this beautiful family further please feel free to contact me and / or make a donation at: <span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/" style="background-color: white; color: #ea4335; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/karen-del-castillo/</a><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">. </span><b>Please use Maritza's home as the special project name. </b></span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Two hours away we found items like this that would be prefect for her tiny home. </b></div><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hoDcjaHPXNlmp08JBZIeBtYopx0VnP4Nt9i0GNTzD3Cwo0p0oI80mM3WAPy3gWYWPXmTGW68Brqyd9Ilymp7xVmErVbOS4Eahs7UwDzL2UwdjUe5uSfZFvppcn63UTifpPrnd4RirW0/s2048/20210125_154226_1611760348581.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hoDcjaHPXNlmp08JBZIeBtYopx0VnP4Nt9i0GNTzD3Cwo0p0oI80mM3WAPy3gWYWPXmTGW68Brqyd9Ilymp7xVmErVbOS4Eahs7UwDzL2UwdjUe5uSfZFvppcn63UTifpPrnd4RirW0/w360-h640/20210125_154226_1611760348581.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This cost S/199- so about 67.00 US dollars </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu6s_mMnI7kFfgLXJE3R6vWKFm4mxTSL9E1Ei7IQe6cNQ4xlLMrDJnIjY5LpNi8oXMQHQtoceRmW0B51NKnBp68mlFDvyBiZbRy6sZboMlYjmNqfY2XqwozQ_MtNsSC5WWhz-DqcHnDU/s2048/20210125_154206_1611760348779.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu6s_mMnI7kFfgLXJE3R6vWKFm4mxTSL9E1Ei7IQe6cNQ4xlLMrDJnIjY5LpNi8oXMQHQtoceRmW0B51NKnBp68mlFDvyBiZbRy6sZboMlYjmNqfY2XqwozQ_MtNsSC5WWhz-DqcHnDU/w640-h360/20210125_154206_1611760348779.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This tote cost s/41.00 which is about 14 US Dollars </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoqtD1ReTn4OflM0rhv5IkWFq_DctiPVAl0P9oA4_YCCkY0xTcfatt1uMmzID3Z1jmrkjX9wkPwbdCo4PpFr-snC9ocWqN47ZUL7zgFkDgHA4tg25Xz3yVRRuExKOUvL15hUY2TaPWBI/s2048/20210125_154019_1611760348896.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoqtD1ReTn4OflM0rhv5IkWFq_DctiPVAl0P9oA4_YCCkY0xTcfatt1uMmzID3Z1jmrkjX9wkPwbdCo4PpFr-snC9ocWqN47ZUL7zgFkDgHA4tg25Xz3yVRRuExKOUvL15hUY2TaPWBI/w360-h640/20210125_154019_1611760348896.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This cabinet would be a great piece for Maritza's home It is about 67.00 US dollars </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R2tTYXvLxZCyizPK_EojMbteenVSN7SpKP36DYP9iddWdMCgqtL_FN6qyh26aSlbaUp4YNMDhifiNNkGiwf2QhzHN_toM4OG-OfejbGPFmvan2AULwLgbuF8kVAN9ljLLaIeD9Rjjn4/s2048/20210125_153908_1611760348991.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R2tTYXvLxZCyizPK_EojMbteenVSN7SpKP36DYP9iddWdMCgqtL_FN6qyh26aSlbaUp4YNMDhifiNNkGiwf2QhzHN_toM4OG-OfejbGPFmvan2AULwLgbuF8kVAN9ljLLaIeD9Rjjn4/w360-h640/20210125_153908_1611760348991.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gabriel gives a thumbs up on this bugger one. It is s/ 349which is about 117.00 US dollars</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Fruits of labor</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Our Spirit led ministries have borne fruit in such a beautiful and bountiful way. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Many of those we have journeyed with over the year have overcome their shock of "the Americans" living among them</b>. They have seen us struggle this past year, with the same struggles they have had, due to the COVID Pandemic.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>In some Divine way it has helped us bond with them.</b> With that said we are so Joyful that they have expressed the desire to know more about the Catholic Faith and the sacraments. We are so happy to announce that on January the 10th, the day of our Lord's Baptism, we begin sacramental prep classes for adults, teens, and children in two of our communities we have been serving. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Please pray for them, especially for the<b> 4 couples</b> that have the desire to learn about the <b>sacrament of marriage, </b>please pray that the Holy Spirit will find home in their hearts and that a fire will set within them igniting them with courage to receive such a beautiful gift from Jesus.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MmvhUTq-IU4ufafeHsYxLQMD7VBAhfjluxxDhex8z4cWYsz1-UJFXP3BqzC0vAycjxPR-1MTSB08iCIpDWkpEBAJnKIfI9lXFhQl00nr_hGwaSJscouLBedS3aZJeu-XtLIyrWbRG2s/s2048/20210113_193559_1611769787137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MmvhUTq-IU4ufafeHsYxLQMD7VBAhfjluxxDhex8z4cWYsz1-UJFXP3BqzC0vAycjxPR-1MTSB08iCIpDWkpEBAJnKIfI9lXFhQl00nr_hGwaSJscouLBedS3aZJeu-XtLIyrWbRG2s/w640-h360/20210113_193559_1611769787137.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sacramental prep classes </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjwhD6qjxNmdnmEJcmU_heG_D2Dg9q6sFM028TV6UBwO04cYFPea56HlY6nqoiBTCUx_U30U2zNEBHiBQtQiHtjisnmfKbZ6CD7f35XVWHZUHD6ntDEJF-0mOJxeHgYFnojO6NdoKFb0/s2048/20210117_091515_1611769787048.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjwhD6qjxNmdnmEJcmU_heG_D2Dg9q6sFM028TV6UBwO04cYFPea56HlY6nqoiBTCUx_U30U2zNEBHiBQtQiHtjisnmfKbZ6CD7f35XVWHZUHD6ntDEJF-0mOJxeHgYFnojO6NdoKFb0/w640-h360/20210117_091515_1611769787048.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Communion and Confirmation Prep </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J_UhTAHUaW-bC0gNyIK-m-Ro9T6W8JT6A_NoxFxQfHpoTM5v13ugCaKajmDZn7KXvyybBqs0QCR6g-664KmDBuiL_7dJ0-uu1DEyiR_rt6yIU_G_qjhj6vHn23Rkh9JVZQnianw_3qg/s2048/20210117_091535_1611769786803.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J_UhTAHUaW-bC0gNyIK-m-Ro9T6W8JT6A_NoxFxQfHpoTM5v13ugCaKajmDZn7KXvyybBqs0QCR6g-664KmDBuiL_7dJ0-uu1DEyiR_rt6yIU_G_qjhj6vHn23Rkh9JVZQnianw_3qg/w640-h360/20210117_091535_1611769786803.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Marriage Prep classes </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Our gratitude</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To say the least in the year 2020 we have had so many wonderful opportunities to bring the Love of Jesus to the poor here. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My family has so much gratitude toward you and your sacrifices that you have made over the past year. It is an honor to be a missionary partner with you. <b>As Baptized Catholics we are called to preach the Gospel at all times, and it is our responsibility to bring it to the ends of the earth. Thank you for doing your part to advance Christ’s Church here in Peru. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Mother Theresa once said, “Some give by going, others go by giving. The two go hand and hand and without your sacrifices and financial support the work here would cease to exist, as would the mission we have been sent out to complete. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">As full time Catholic lay Missionaries who desire to advance the Gospel to those who have yet heard or know of Jesus's undying mercy, love and forgiveness, we left the world we once knew behind to live in solidarity with the poor. We rely on missionary hearts like yours. </span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for an amazing year, Thank you for your generosity towards the poor, your partnership and financial support. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Prayers</span></b></u></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I humbly share with you a few of my family’s prayer intentions in hopes you would keep them close to your heart and in your prayers.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Please pray for my Adult son Mason and his wife Maddie as they welcome their 1st child into this world. Parker Mason Del Castillo was born on 1/26/21. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Also, for my adult son Maccray, as he is about to ask for his girlfriend’s hand in the sacrament of marriage. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Please pray for my mother who has been in and out of the hospital due to her kidneys failing so that she may have peace during her suffering.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"> We also humbly ask that you keep Julianna, Gabriel and I in your prayers as Peru once again faces overwhelming numbers of COVID cases and begins to shut down again, enforcing yet again another set of rules and quarantine which will no doubt effect our movements. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Please pray for us as my family discerns this next season about how the Lord is calling us to serve his beautiful people here. We pray that in the months to come we may be able to share with you what he has placed on our hearts. But until than please storm the heavens that so we may have clarity and a willingness to become what he desires of us. </span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">**Please know we are praying for you, however we would love to pray for you more intentionally, please send us your prayer intentions, it would bless us greatly.
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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpJsnwqRj5GWMc4xlS3B6JauTB1bmUcO2YfTdaMRaA-eFC0qRfz9k78ThI0MhldnlTOIgl069YYi1lvx-X1LOofbKjfJYzrECs0-gaMO41h4NluRaLMb_UrMx67C2aTBVvUAKWOUzc-c/s800/Ninos-PIcota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpJsnwqRj5GWMc4xlS3B6JauTB1bmUcO2YfTdaMRaA-eFC0qRfz9k78ThI0MhldnlTOIgl069YYi1lvx-X1LOofbKjfJYzrECs0-gaMO41h4NluRaLMb_UrMx67C2aTBVvUAKWOUzc-c/w640-h480/Ninos-PIcota.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />We pray you are well. It is from our prayer for you that
we are blessed and feel immense joy because of the mystical connection from the
fruits of prayer that grants us peace and the sense that we are united with you
as a family in Christ, despite the fact we are thousands of miles away <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from you living in such a different world than
we have ever known.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">As I found myself this morning lamenting and weeping to
our Lord of the discomforts and hardships, we have faced this passed month or
so, made me realize that it has been a while since I have updated you. Perhaps
it is a passive attempt by our Lord to remind me to humble myself and ask for
prayers. As well as a great reminder to not skip my own personal prayer time,
no matter how busy the mission here becomes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">I must say that the last 5 weeks or more have been challenging,
in the sense it seems that there are not enough hours in the day to complete
all the task at hand. Our family routine has all but gone out the window and
the effects of mission life has indeed impacted our lives in an uncontrollable
way, needless to say the out of control feeling <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had recently makes me anxious despite
the fact the Lord says <b>“<span style="background: white;">can any one of you by
worrying add a single hour to your life.”</span></b><span style="background: white;"> Matthew 6:27<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">This week has been no different, as we juggle
work projects, home visits, funerals, the unexpected knocks on the door from those
who seek medicine and food, the relentless heat, having no privacy at home as
now our family is now living without walls to our two neighbors (due to our neighbors
construction), and I cannot fail to mention the deadly riots in the streets, as
yet again Peru impeaches its third president in as many years and the uncertainty
that it brings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Nevertheless as faithful servants of our Lord we know we
were called to die to ourselves, we know that we are called to perform corporal
and spiritual works of mercy for those we live among. Yet, this month makes me
realize how far from a saint I am, because I fight so much to be comfortable,
likable, successful, merciful, graceful, joyful all in hopes to become the
perfect missionary saint. As I reflect on the life of Mother Teresa and how she
ceaselessly gave of herself every day to everyone, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>creates an immense desire to strive to become
like her, I stand in awe of her compassion and merciful love she had for all. She
stands as a reminder of my daily failures despite the fact that, as each day I awake,
I pledge my desire to be more Christ like than the day before. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still at the end of each day as I reflect and
discern upon my many failures and sins, I cannot help but remember that I have
fallen short once again, You may think of it as a dark time however it is just
the opposite as I become filled with joy and gratefulness of knowing of the
merciful love and forgiveness Jesus has to offer to the repented soul. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Lord has indeed been merciful and loving to me by
directing me in my prayer time to the book of 2 Corinthians. As Saint Paul
writes of human weakness, discouragement, and the difficulty he faces as a
disciple of Christ. Two verses resonated with me in which I would like to share
with you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">“<b>But as servants of God
we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions,
hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless
nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit,
genuine love; by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of
righteousness for the right hand and for the left; through honor and dishonor,
through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;”</b>
2 Corinthians 6:4-8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Saint Paul goes on to write
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">“But he said to me, “My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore,
I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ
may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses,
insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am
strong.”</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"> 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">After reflecting on Saint Paul’s
words, it makes the familiar quote of Pope Benedict reverberate in my heart as
he said <b>“</b></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">But you were not
made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Such words of encouragement. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">My heart became full once again as I was
met by Jesus as I prepared this Sunday’s reflection for our remote Pueblos that
we visit each Sunday. It is truly amazing how He speaks to us and knows our
desires, our troubles, our anxieties, and our weaknesses, because despite all
of this He knows we are worthy to be His disciples.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">In fact, nowhere in the entire liturgy
of the word this Sunday does it say that one must seek personal comfort or their
own desires or will. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However within the
readings it is clear that we will be judged, and that those who heed the
warnings and strives to complete the mission at hand; which is to see Jesus in
the face of the poor, to constantly seek them out, careful not to turn a blind
eye or use an excuse by claiming <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ that there
is no time in the day to care for someone in need” or the best trick of the
devil, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>believing if you had help someone
already that there is no need to help the next beggar you may pass or the next
person you may meet that may be thirsty. The call is to give without limits and
without anxiety of our own personal needs or discomforts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we are called to reflect on this Sunday’s readings
the message that we must proclaim with Joy in our hearts and with the upmost confidence
that “<b>the Lord is our shepherd, and there is nothing we shall want!”</b> Because
through him we can complete our mission despite the hardships and human
discomforts we face while completing them. “<b>For nothing will be impossible
with God.”</b> Luke 1:37<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">You are in my prayers and I pray that we
all my one day hear the words of Christ say <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">“Amen, I say to
you, whatever you did</span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> <span style="background: white;">for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.”</span></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; letter-spacing: 0.25pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Matthew 25:40<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">I beg of you to please continue to pray for us, we especially
ask for prayers that we may remain strong and faithful servants this season. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">I have attached a few pictures hoping that they may allow
you to feel more connected with the mission here. We are so grateful and extremely
honored and blessed to have you as a mission partner. Your generosity to the
poor and your merciful love for us fills our heart, thank you! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YrTRKrrf2kaDCx_z4qrSTmxLvnkdRQ0vXc5jWhkAANeVOfXYFAmd9sFCUIsyHzhCJeRakNRAqo5_CULkF5M66n6spJZokeURHuV6qxHjhqPKKDZOgsvCsBBWzqqqqpAsFJoluoNTIe8/s2048/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YrTRKrrf2kaDCx_z4qrSTmxLvnkdRQ0vXc5jWhkAANeVOfXYFAmd9sFCUIsyHzhCJeRakNRAqo5_CULkF5M66n6spJZokeURHuV6qxHjhqPKKDZOgsvCsBBWzqqqqpAsFJoluoNTIe8/w640-h360/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Gabriel is helping mix cement for the footing for the home project. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpu2pvbyFD7UHZaq0v_g5jpWDHH4FTtJg8nlvw7Sm7xNNybbfMYYbSdNyyKikrq-YSRyE2hRzjQfquDxdJiv8N4QL8pxrapMOvoI6hHF5ZAyNXPXokeJHuTD62_RXf8UxK-dFe6sBDXs/s2048/20201110_102607_1605801793937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpu2pvbyFD7UHZaq0v_g5jpWDHH4FTtJg8nlvw7Sm7xNNybbfMYYbSdNyyKikrq-YSRyE2hRzjQfquDxdJiv8N4QL8pxrapMOvoI6hHF5ZAyNXPXokeJHuTD62_RXf8UxK-dFe6sBDXs/w640-h360/20201110_102607_1605801793937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Adobe bricks have dried, know its time to assemble the house, but 1st we must make deep cement footing to support the weight of the adobe walls. </div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdm3BNK-eePVrClGlONnhT64UCn_jyPKVK8LO5OWLggIkpfN0Obrf9FwCL6nxFbDANRD05mWIL75_LrkZrqWMzEc-43yC0VhNo_j0k4-X_KFh3NZ-KHOe6Un2_ETN2C25nZsJMyPqavY/s2048/20201110_102556_1605801794373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdm3BNK-eePVrClGlONnhT64UCn_jyPKVK8LO5OWLggIkpfN0Obrf9FwCL6nxFbDANRD05mWIL75_LrkZrqWMzEc-43yC0VhNo_j0k4-X_KFh3NZ-KHOe6Un2_ETN2C25nZsJMyPqavY/w640-h360/20201110_102556_1605801794373.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pouring cement and added rocks to make the footing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeuZCHpo3E5GPI6GCD3fKgjNBsS9lHSvWL6GUtLI2he3ira25H1Q9BpSGzOXoSgTs8eWrOeu2ZBhZTPhSu_89A_dn0x_sY_fMcgED-TIY63_LA3uiAipWWz7tpwGza0MOXD5YGFjv5LY/s2048/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeuZCHpo3E5GPI6GCD3fKgjNBsS9lHSvWL6GUtLI2he3ira25H1Q9BpSGzOXoSgTs8eWrOeu2ZBhZTPhSu_89A_dn0x_sY_fMcgED-TIY63_LA3uiAipWWz7tpwGza0MOXD5YGFjv5LY/w406-h640/4.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our dear friend Trifiilo passed 11/2 after an aggressive battle with cancer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVKZ87HHlchAzdHLGOs6r4HkVS_0KUjalx8B0-dAYxyHFtn_1pWwT_RZpN8wwtwelzFIzpBgYhXTBbNtJ7xQnzECvoffNaLFuwTefy253B5hzMbflwAvUF8T8rEMihhpkqnAJpKAb35I/s1785/120100481_707690986494120_774217330569587601_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1785" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVKZ87HHlchAzdHLGOs6r4HkVS_0KUjalx8B0-dAYxyHFtn_1pWwT_RZpN8wwtwelzFIzpBgYhXTBbNtJ7xQnzECvoffNaLFuwTefy253B5hzMbflwAvUF8T8rEMihhpkqnAJpKAb35I/w640-h366/120100481_707690986494120_774217330569587601_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK2xiyucPGdb_4IBnFQAQOokLOiVjPtQ6sQSxNgcU24qD2aENiTqUVe33dUG0pxDOL6Jgk6Yt11_Y1SlFOOpBos4okfxAz70-mP3OjlNwwhyswWEJShEtM8B9Y-nvqczgdu25OqdWahs/s2048/mass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK2xiyucPGdb_4IBnFQAQOokLOiVjPtQ6sQSxNgcU24qD2aENiTqUVe33dUG0pxDOL6Jgk6Yt11_Y1SlFOOpBos4okfxAz70-mP3OjlNwwhyswWEJShEtM8B9Y-nvqczgdu25OqdWahs/w415-h640/mass.jpg" width="415" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On October 16 the 1st Mass was celebrated after 7 long months! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZXPD3cNd_3loofl7S328C-XGoHn6kUVNsDsJa2hUlNLFhuFxZW6vDkYQlYjAnMX7YS_Ps6sP84OOcjMAG39ie-NS5WW9ZgXlI89b6d0ewuim1RBXq0zRaUu9U1yYGhm9W5h-rQ8lons/s2048/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZXPD3cNd_3loofl7S328C-XGoHn6kUVNsDsJa2hUlNLFhuFxZW6vDkYQlYjAnMX7YS_Ps6sP84OOcjMAG39ie-NS5WW9ZgXlI89b6d0ewuim1RBXq0zRaUu9U1yYGhm9W5h-rQ8lons/w640-h344/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The adjoining walls have been removed and now all three families are living as one.<br />The left arrow is our home, the middle is our back neighbor, and the right is our neighbor <br />whos home is under construction. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv6nwgjOvAXXWUAHIcr6Z3ucB3b2mDwEspZhroQTzi0-vawcz7cHKTGYvxTCqfD9mDf_3IBQ8ftdSnAQhH9n4KPBKq6kmE-fF7VFKqT0hGazJBYCWu4bhY5vKonsXnpi_C-R7lWxuH8A/s976/_115505951_peru1getty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv6nwgjOvAXXWUAHIcr6Z3ucB3b2mDwEspZhroQTzi0-vawcz7cHKTGYvxTCqfD9mDf_3IBQ8ftdSnAQhH9n4KPBKq6kmE-fF7VFKqT0hGazJBYCWu4bhY5vKonsXnpi_C-R7lWxuH8A/w640-h360/_115505951_peru1getty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yet another Peruvian President impeached. This makes the 3rd in as many years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m9Us1t4U5h5CGpTT6qWUzawOu8oJ8g1yj0ad-W_yNURzjozf63hfxFAfUnBiTmTrgntwpALCMLI1rQIePZ4fWhtwTpz9f0EPQVE8U0RGLZGgKSv16wVrIOPoHA4vKDL_CPHugd-2BzM/s770/2020-11-13T015126Z_32572509_RC212K992OJP_RTRMADP_3_PERU-POLITICS.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="770" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0m9Us1t4U5h5CGpTT6qWUzawOu8oJ8g1yj0ad-W_yNURzjozf63hfxFAfUnBiTmTrgntwpALCMLI1rQIePZ4fWhtwTpz9f0EPQVE8U0RGLZGgKSv16wVrIOPoHA4vKDL_CPHugd-2BzM/w640-h432/2020-11-13T015126Z_32572509_RC212K992OJP_RTRMADP_3_PERU-POLITICS.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The word and act of a protest here means the same as in the states, but with a bit of an added twist as protestors created road blocks that restrict travels and goods, fuels etc. to travel in and out of regions. Which impact overall the entire countries supplies. <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><br />All Saints Celebration </b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3UM90q1kJvlTJdQO4tTKNaTTWzWFPtjmjTXj_7t_L6gX2iJlwz70DZdxI2-AxW4yk6azOvPQEus7JmyT6bTxAT1ppBhgWud0GGRTYFkqSZep-_VKbx0LBWHTykYChrauz0TKmYZsfnQ/s2048/2020-11-01+08.58.56_1605800907472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3UM90q1kJvlTJdQO4tTKNaTTWzWFPtjmjTXj_7t_L6gX2iJlwz70DZdxI2-AxW4yk6azOvPQEus7JmyT6bTxAT1ppBhgWud0GGRTYFkqSZep-_VKbx0LBWHTykYChrauz0TKmYZsfnQ/w640-h360/2020-11-01+08.58.56_1605800907472.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">All the little saints made a Rosary walk to the cemetery, where they participated in a celebration of the word and lighted candles for their family members who had passed. </span><div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIe2AX_5a_XMhe-J97qKkITC-QPq2CbE4wW8q6k3kFzzWO2pmJEScCjlJNSF463BDjTittzmNyeaaWJ4e_JuIQdTI-Lkoid1O2CfyuOUJNjzd97_zsyP3d-dwzusrb44L1o5L-ybZnmk/s2048/2020-11-01+08.57.20_1605800908046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIe2AX_5a_XMhe-J97qKkITC-QPq2CbE4wW8q6k3kFzzWO2pmJEScCjlJNSF463BDjTittzmNyeaaWJ4e_JuIQdTI-Lkoid1O2CfyuOUJNjzd97_zsyP3d-dwzusrb44L1o5L-ybZnmk/w640-h324/2020-11-01+08.57.20_1605800908046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">All Saints day- Our walk back to town, where Father was waiting for the little saints. He judged there presentation of their saint and handed out prizes to the winners. After the children enjoyed songs, games and dinner. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBXJFIU7qGWqZy8jW1RIUf3YDE-wF9fCgsHIrHev7MS4VeQFAq05zTJMFbPUh0DdgyDCBT6Jt7BQGvjbMg08I_3Dd33kgyi6MnfLQCiTgJ0CY7H_g6xdw2yb8JEBccLp4XgaxLjlzbWI/s2048/2020-11-01+08.55.39_1605800908373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBXJFIU7qGWqZy8jW1RIUf3YDE-wF9fCgsHIrHev7MS4VeQFAq05zTJMFbPUh0DdgyDCBT6Jt7BQGvjbMg08I_3Dd33kgyi6MnfLQCiTgJ0CY7H_g6xdw2yb8JEBccLp4XgaxLjlzbWI/w360-h640/2020-11-01+08.55.39_1605800908373.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYbNoSejfgdvfRbD6gT5Z8QrK9sVF10t937Mx8BcyszgzIUfqMvP9dKVcaYmstOtxLLqs_Fii6jA-RHHL2cJmMjNwjNVpAFWBUfzFXlH0-YGF6Qv5fJg6t59fcfmu7q5HHWJBWdXEWIE/s2048/2020-11-01+08.56.15_1605800908199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYbNoSejfgdvfRbD6gT5Z8QrK9sVF10t937Mx8BcyszgzIUfqMvP9dKVcaYmstOtxLLqs_Fii6jA-RHHL2cJmMjNwjNVpAFWBUfzFXlH0-YGF6Qv5fJg6t59fcfmu7q5HHWJBWdXEWIE/w360-h640/2020-11-01+08.56.15_1605800908199.jpg" width="360" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May we always be Christ's humble servants! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Karen, Julianna and Gabriel </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiKcWYif6viiFgo1vEmb6CvmPGUYgLiPJRDQsOE4lw_87XB2grDmoCdkwVJ1dSA-GIbhZ4NZHljpPODCzE9xnXefywZfDYi6aAEfVPP35vfKrAM_W9f0BFQZaLdXVXHTSTtyJoyoYYnM/s320/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiKcWYif6viiFgo1vEmb6CvmPGUYgLiPJRDQsOE4lw_87XB2grDmoCdkwVJ1dSA-GIbhZ4NZHljpPODCzE9xnXefywZfDYi6aAEfVPP35vfKrAM_W9f0BFQZaLdXVXHTSTtyJoyoYYnM/s0/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJSTNW51tyrBQh8KiLPXQw7-DfbHjU7e19kXC6choCBTzpbUlorJvYlbfGekgNzQstKfuzsgK5qZNzi6wFqzwD9M184I19afzG_3JdRMSsjJJEDmj_1Fb2H6Wjgv96oCqdQYp7Is-tBA/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJSTNW51tyrBQh8KiLPXQw7-DfbHjU7e19kXC6choCBTzpbUlorJvYlbfGekgNzQstKfuzsgK5qZNzi6wFqzwD9M184I19afzG_3JdRMSsjJJEDmj_1Fb2H6Wjgv96oCqdQYp7Is-tBA/s0/logo.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">We would be honored to receive your prayer request. At anytime you may send them to us through our email address listed below.</span></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></span></h2></div><div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">We thank you for your prayers and your support. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: left;">Without the sacrifices made by each of you this work would be impossible. </span></div></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 26.6667px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Prayer request</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> Email:<span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "quot"; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">karendelcastillo@familymissionscompany.com</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h2></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-size: 18.06px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><h2><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Donations </span><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;">Web Site:</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://delcastillo.familymissionscompany.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;">delcastillo.familymissionscompany.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></h2></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039130799876247089.post-56806878641364737102020-10-02T13:37:00.004-07:002020-10-02T15:01:53.867-07:00Jesus came to us!<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jesus came to us! </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG51ljX06MbCW1AAx2mfCE_VIn25wJ5E2TS05ZNfUHFMdrT_SIx0DbhNMYuBcDOsskIHKxj4Ti2fhlK4GpJeXP6wt-qt3JhT3-OgsO-FW5vF-6gAEHxAOd4VfZi9U46erFCS6oZ70OkNs/s2048/20201001_191406-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG51ljX06MbCW1AAx2mfCE_VIn25wJ5E2TS05ZNfUHFMdrT_SIx0DbhNMYuBcDOsskIHKxj4Ti2fhlK4GpJeXP6wt-qt3JhT3-OgsO-FW5vF-6gAEHxAOd4VfZi9U46erFCS6oZ70OkNs/w640-h640/20201001_191406-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Last night Gabriel my 10-year-old was in a pretty bad bicycle
accident. </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was around 6pm and all the children in our pueblo were
playing outside on the account that our regions focalized quarantine was lifted.
Gabriel had asked if he could go play with them before our scheduled 7pm
adoration in the Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reluctantly, I
said “yes”, but had told him he would need to hurry back soon to take a shower
before adoration. He assured me that he would be back in time. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No more than 10 minutes passed, and<b> I hear a child screaming
for me at the door, “Señora, Señora,!” It was a call no mother wants to hear.
</b>By his voice I could tell something terrible had happen. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately begin to call upon the Lord. As
I ran down our long hallway to the door, which runs the entire length of the Church,
I knew Jesus could hear me. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The child begins to tell me that <b>“la cabeza de Gabriel está
rota.” (In English, Gabriel’s head is broken)</b>. I can assure you those are words
no mother wants to hear in any language. The boy and I ran as fast as we could
to where he was. The entire time felt like we were in slow motion. I could not
get there fast enough. I again called out to Jesus asking him for his presence
and to guide us and to heal my son. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Upon my arrival to Gabriel, I saw that his little friends
had gotten him up. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I could see was
the back of his hand, which was holding his head, both were covered with an extreme
amount of blood which ran down the back of his shirt soaking it to a dark red. I
immediately thanked Jesus for sparing my son’s life. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When Gabriel saw me, he immediately started to say “sorry”.<b>
I asked what he was sorry for he said, “because now we cannot go visit Jesus.” </b>The
entire walk back to our home he just keeps repeating “I am sorry.” I assured
him that Jesus would understand and reminded him that we could call upon Jesus
right now to be with us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After a quick evaluation of the injury, I knew I had to find
a doctor. So, we drove to the larger town nearby, in hopes to find a clinic
that still had a doctor available. At this time, it was around 6:30. As we drove,
we prayed that Jesus would guide us. We had no clue what clinic would be open,
or what clinic is the best. The only thing we had learned in our years of
living here in Peru was that a private clinic is much better than the hospital.
Since there were no other missionaries who have lived here before us, and no
other foreigners that we know of, we had no clue where to go. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only thing we knew to do was to pray and praise
Jesus’s Holy Name as we drove and to remain confident that he would guide us. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As I was driving, I remembered a clinic that we always
passed by, because it was on the way to the Priest’s home. Upon our arrival we were
excited to see them still open. While we were waiting Gabriel was still saying
that he was sorry for getting hurt and sorry that we could not go to adoration
as planned. I reminded him we can spend time with Jesus any day and any time because
we live right next door to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To keep
his mind off things, I asked him if he wanted to pray a rosary, and he agreed. So,
in the middle of the clinic’s waiting area we begin to pray the rosary for the
following intentions. For Jesus to guide the Doctor, for all those sick and
hurt at the Clinic, for Gabriel’s friends that courageously came to his assistance,
and for Jesus to come to our aid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2EmQoclB7NfNQVbm1cGJgRWV_xPkTlDygZ0Zjl-K41aNNR9embQkkI2kvFzZIezKV2APEaXiorDDpWMXYkhKYvo7bFN4sQi_UvXYOxfO9h45UGzVC0ci40Z8UVQRoFRJEH9SH4IMYxo/s2048/20201001_191939-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1909" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2EmQoclB7NfNQVbm1cGJgRWV_xPkTlDygZ0Zjl-K41aNNR9embQkkI2kvFzZIezKV2APEaXiorDDpWMXYkhKYvo7bFN4sQi_UvXYOxfO9h45UGzVC0ci40Z8UVQRoFRJEH9SH4IMYxo/w373-h400/20201001_191939-1.jpg" width="373" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not long after we
finished praying the rosary, and after a few bewildered looks from others waiting
to see the doctor, they took Gabriel and I to a small back room to examine him.
As the doctor removed the bloody towel from Gabriel’s head, he looked at me and
said this is an extremely big and deep injury to his head and that he would
need about 50 stitches, possibly more. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Of course, as you can imagine, as a mom living in a 3<sup>rd</sup>
world country my heart began to race. I had no idea what this doctor was capable
of, nor if he would use clean tools or pain medicine. Perhaps maybe you may already
know, but in case you do not, medical care in a 3<sup>rd</sup> world country is
not quite the same, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>though it is a great
deal cheaper than the United states it is not nearly advanced or as sterile. So,
doctors using gloves or pain medication are often things that one does not see
here in Peru. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could not help but ask
the questions that were in my mind. “What about pain or numbing medicine”. He
assured me that he would give Gabriel a shot for the pain and a shot of antibiotic
before he began. I asked him “will you use clean tools and gloves?” He, at that
point pulled up a white plastic chair and asked me to take a seat and to trust
him. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While he was preparing the room, I asked the doctor his
name. He answered by saying <b>“my name is Jesus, the one who heals.”</b> I kid you
not those were his exact words. The time we were in the treatment room went by
pretty fast, even though we were in there about 45 minutes. Not many words were
exchanged between the Doctor Jesus, Gabriel and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The few words I said to Gabriel was pray,
speak to Lord, because he is here with us guiding the hands of the doctor. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the doctor finished sewing Gabriel’s wound, he asked
us to go sit in the waiting area so we could pay. I was so worried about the
cost. I had no clue what it would be or if we could afford the work the doctor
did. With a bit of humor, I thought to myself maybe we can pay him with
chickens, the only problem was we had no chickens to give him. While we were waiting,
I again begin to ask Jesus to make a way to help us pay the bill to somehow
make it something we can afford.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As I was praying, I looked up and to my surprise Father
Robert the Priest we work under was standing in front of me. He had a concern
look on his face and immediately asked what happen and if we were ok. He was
joking with Gabriel and told him that he should be more careful and watch out
for those bikes that they like to throw ornery boys off. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gabriel grinned as much as he could
considering the pain, he was in. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I asked Father why he had come to the clinic, if there was
someone gravely ill, thinking it was a pastoral visit that he was on. He just smiled
and said I came to see my nephew who is also Gabriel’s age, who also is here because
of a bicycle injury. Before he excused himself, he blessed Gabriel and told him
<b>“get well my little altar server.”</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By this time, they were ready for us to pay. The nurse with
a concerned look on her face, told us since the wound was so big and it took
over 50 stitches, that the doctor is charging 150 soles, which included all the
shots of pain killer and antibiotic. I thought to myself “only $50.00, ok we
can swing this.” Jesus heard my prayer! Because that is the exact amount of
money I had in my wallet. What a blessing that was, because I wasn't sure if I could come up with chickens for the payment! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Upon our return back home, Gabriel said once again, “I am so
sorry that we didn’t go to adoration.” I immediately told him; “son I think Jesus
came to us tonight.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Last night we encountered Jesus through other people. Indeed
it was <b>Jesus that was present among us last night, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>alive in the doctor of few words, but who had soft
and precise hands, and Jesus came in the form of a Holy Priest and Friend, to
comfort and joke with Gabriel.</b> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Which reminded me that <span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>“ The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. He fulfils the desire of all who fear him, he also hears their cry, and saves them. </b></span><span class="text"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">”</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Psalm 145:18-19</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Please know that each one of your are in our daily prayers and we beg of you to please keep us in yours. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozr2-hWAW82jS6-jFi9kODg-XhZ6UljhbwNQtTiZTYsIOZgLN53GGWWOc2089w5xV7CCCsXGZkfknu_HhmH7Uq99hj_xiZGZwk9grQQIYOOp4G9b7371LUGdpIyGwEhyB-E7zRsyjXjI/s320/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozr2-hWAW82jS6-jFi9kODg-XhZ6UljhbwNQtTiZTYsIOZgLN53GGWWOc2089w5xV7CCCsXGZkfknu_HhmH7Uq99hj_xiZGZwk9grQQIYOOp4G9b7371LUGdpIyGwEhyB-E7zRsyjXjI/s0/Del-Castillo-Pic-%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQhLVNuq5Ju8xSmNV-jXSyT9-V9bsYia2cO5KNsWDiazldKGgrXfy_JVxjEbHpAe87YAvuGJ4E08zEE6vsD_HsURHlnPg527cw8x_kKhSJMWiOJG8h8RFrqfYlmAKK5iw-DMs6uavyPw/s320/logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQhLVNuq5Ju8xSmNV-jXSyT9-V9bsYia2cO5KNsWDiazldKGgrXfy_JVxjEbHpAe87YAvuGJ4E08zEE6vsD_HsURHlnPg527cw8x_kKhSJMWiOJG8h8RFrqfYlmAKK5iw-DMs6uavyPw/s0/logo.png" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love each one you! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karen, Julianna, and Gabriel ! </div><br /></b><div><h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">We would be honored to receive your prayer request. At anytime you may send them to us through our email address listed below.</span></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></span></h2></div><div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><h2><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;">We thank you for your prayers and your support. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;">Without the sacrifices made by each of you this work would be impossible. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 26.6667px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Prayer request</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> Email:<span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "quot"; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">karendelcastillo@familymissionscompany.com</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h2></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-size: 18.06px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><h2><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Donations </span><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: 26.6667px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;">Web Site:</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://delcastillo.familymissionscompany.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;">delcastillo.familymissionscompany.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></h2></div></div></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqqCAb-W2BKS-sjyMW6oiClilYqLvuEFH2Wp0essV-UQu-RCC_3vns6ThDjNluiTCYB7R2rMXqmKErMfkUGkVZ4Ebg34_X8IcLTH9mp3ctQJ55zSnbGH1-fMrT8NXSRo8Uy88bGvMzD8/s2048/20201001_191939-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></b></div><p></p>UnBrokenAreWehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01725643756810521213noreply@blogger.com0