Leaving Honduras, even for a short visit, is becoming harder
every year.
I guess this means I feel at home here.
It does help that I am building a house in the village of
Plan Grande, Concepción, Copán. That will enable me to minister much more
easily with the people in the parish of Dulce Nombre.
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| Front of the house - unpainted |
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| Unfinished kitchen area |
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| Upper open area, looking southeast |
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| southwest view from the oratory/study |
The house is larger than I thought it would be but I will
keep the house open for visitors, as well as a place for friends in Honduras to
come for a few days of rest and retreat. I already have one room claimed by a
Spanish Franciscan sister and another claimed by a Dubuque Franciscan sister. I
will have to keep a calendar for bookings!
I see this as a new opportunity to serve – being more
present with the people.
I’m leaving today for Ames, Iowa, to visit with folks at St.
Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center, the church that sponsored me
for several years and that is now a sister parish with Dulce Nombre de María.
It’s a short visit, squeezed in between various workshops
that were planned. But I hope to see a number of folks – both for fun and for
generating support for the parish and for projects.
But my heart is really in Honduras, in the parish.
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