Patrice's Post

I have been talking about traveling out of the country to do mission work for at least the past five years, and I couldn't be more blessed to finally have this opportunity. 

                

Saturday night we had the privelage of learning about Fr. Rother, a modern day martyr. He was a symbol of peace and hope to the people of Guatemala. Fr. Rother was murdered in his rectory because of the work he did. When we visted SanTiago on Sunday my most prominent memory will always be visitng the church where Padre preached and worked and where he was eventually killed. The room where he was shot has been turned into a chapel, and you can actaully see the bullet hole in the ground and the blood stains around it.

The volunteer coordinator here at the mission is an inspriring woman and I am greatful for every chance I get to chat with her. She started coming to San Lucas when she was 15 with her dad and helped with eye surgeries. She became a registered nurse and entered a religious order (I can't remember which one though, sorry!). She was in the order for 7 years and loved her time there. She left this past May and started as the Volunteer Coordinator in January. She talked about how she doesn't know what she's supposed to do, but she knows that her heart belongs to God. She knows that she is consecrated to Him and that He is calling her to do great things, which is terrifying but also wonderful. As we all stive to uderstand our own vocations, my prayer for our group, and all those on this journey with us, is that we may all one day find where we are being called to and that our work become so empowering and life changing that it becomes worth dying for. 

"Vocation is where our greatest passion meets the world's greatest need."        

Thank you all for your prayers!! And Happy Belated 16th Birthday to my not so little brother James!! :)