I am leaving Tuesday, April 22 to visit SanLuis Gonzaga Parish in Chimbote, Peru. My stomach has been in knots for days now and I keep trying to ready myself by studying more Spanish and looking through old books and notes to prepare me for the language and the culture shock. Just the language itself can exhaust me. But I look forward with great delight to be with some of my friends that I became very close to in a very short period of time.
There are three people from the parish going with me, Maureen, Judy and Patty. We are focusing on it being a missionary trip; to see what is going on and how we might better be able to respond to the needs of the parishes we visit, and how God is involved in this whole thing. We will visit Villa El Salvador near Lima for the first few days before traveling the six hours north to Chimbote. In Chimbote I do not know what to expect. There have been many changes since I was down there last. I will be staying in a different parish, Cristo Rey, that is very close to San Luis and La Maternidad de Maria. I will try to update you from Peru when I get the chance.
Keep us in your prayers.
