On behalf of the St. Mary's Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation committee I would like to commend all of you for answering God's call to go on this mission trip to Guatemala.
What a wonderful real life example you are providing the JPIC committee as we begin to highlight another of the 7 Catholic Social Teachings, that being Global Solidarity.
Solidarity involves having a learning experience about your own identity as well as the identities of the people you are visiting. One does not travel to the country with the intention to solve the peoples problems; rather one goes as an equal, not as someone who has answers to the peoples problems. A big part of solidarity is being in the country, sharing in the peoples lives, and having fun with them. Such an experience will lead us to see the world differently.
For those of you not going on mission here is a link to the mission that "our" missionaries will be visiting http://www.sanlucasmission.org
May God Bless and keep you, may God let His light shine on you and give you peace!
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