Dreams in La Esmerelda

One visit in particular in La Esmerelda was difficult for me... the family were talking about having to sell their chickens to pay for their son´s training and how they might not be able to afford to send their daughter to school as well. While they were sharing this with us, the two youngest returned with 2 liters of Fanta and bread for us all to eat. I received my Fanta in a very dirty glass and drank anyway...

I was invited to attend the Parish council meeting and listen to what the church is up to in La Esmerelda. They are busy training leaders, with the help of Padre Horacio and Jose Antonio, to be catechists and pastors. They are in the middle of building an office and hope to one day have a football field. They would also like to find a way to supplement the sub-par education their children are receiving. They don´t just want to help the children of the parish but of the whole community because they want to be seen as a church who shares with all. God bless this parish and community.