Someone paid attention!
One of my greatest joys as a lecturer is supervising my students in the field. For three months of this long holiday, our finalists (seniors) have been serving in parishes, and we visit them to see how things are going. It’s so much fun to see them out of the classroom,…
Meet SAMS-USA: Missionaries Roberto and Cameron Vivanco
Robert is from Quito, Ecuador and Cameron is from Durham, NC. Their sending church is St. Matthew’s Spartanburg, SC. They are serving in Quito, Ecuador. Our Ministry: Cameron serves as the Director of the Short Term Ministry Department at Youth World. On average there...
Meet SAMS-USA: Missionary Cathy Donahoe
Cathy is from Grand Junction, Colorado, and has been sent by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Grand Junction, Colorado. Cathy is serving in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. Her Ministry: Cathy’s has been serving our Lord in the Dominican Republic since 2007...
Advent Prayers from the Firestones
The Firestones share with you their Advent prayers: In Advent we continue to trust in the promises and purposes of God through Christ Jesus our Lord. We invite you to share with us at La Trinidad during this time of joyful preparation and service. In Advent we...
Christmas Party at Cerro de Hula
It all started over breakfast. Santito, who cleans our five story building, told me she does like not Christmas. When I asked her why, she explained that she lost her mother when she was thirteen. After that her father showed little interest in her....
Hopeful Waiting
My favorite verb in Spanish is Esperar. Esperar means to wait. It also means to hope. To me, esperar means hopeful waiting. Waiting is hard. Waiting can mean suffering. 13 years ago, a 2 year old boy was found wandering the streets....