Missions 2010
On Thursday comes from Yerba Buena where I lived for the second year running missions organized by my school, I tell ... we are a group of more than 40 students, alumni and teachers who every year visit this area to evangelize the community, to share with children, youth and adults, we split into different communities of place (separated by 2 to 10 km): Santa Elena, Bajo Esmeralda, Flower Lillo, Puipuyen, Abranquil (to which I belong) and San Jose (new). In each sector organize activities with children, liturgies, masses, celebrations, youth work, nursing home visit, a missionary house to house, etc ...
My experience in 2010 has been memorable in the first place this year was the new missionaries, some 18 new (if I remember correctly) renewed our ranks, had a great time with them, jokes Thomas (potato e! not), the personality that Gaston did not know the joy of Andrew, the things that happened to Nico, and Javier with his missionary spirit , so I played two consultants were excellent as my namesake Raul and Lorenzo, who remained with us after the departure of his brother (condorazo), working again with Francis, James, Andrew and Gabriel, regret that my other namesake will remain in Santiago and replaced a little at Wari remember when the dynamics.
We start on Monday 4 January, after the weekend of the year again, all with energy and desire then start to work (insurance), the first night we began the new with the classic ritual (rather than be frightened by the scallops), then would come the time to go to the sector concerned, this year we are experiencing a revolution, as a group we split , leaving communities Puipuyen and Abranquil as Happy Together and I had to decide to work in Abranquil, leaving out the girls who already knew at Puipuyen ... I will explain what happened: The first days
plan to work the same way in 2009, with a daily rotation between Puipuyen missionaries and Abranquil, Gabriel, a veteran of the group, wanted to continue with everything as it was ... and the early days realized activities and Puipuyen Abranquil in the first sector is not very lucky, because people did not come to our activities the first few days (except for Ms. Juanita) and Puipuyen with the same great people who already knew, but past Abranquil three days and gave us a face mask at all, people began to come into her home, infants were multiplied in the morning activities, our liturgies and celebrations were filled with people, Raul, our consultant, gave us a new way to approach the community and we were all surprised by the strength of Abranquil, so much so that now almost everyone wanted to work in the sector, I had to take the decision to leave the Puipuyen people and settled down as a "familiar face" in Abranquil.
Every morning we started at 11 to work with children, I want to tell them to never forget, for several days my mornings are empty, enjoy every day with you, I will not name names so as not to leave anyone out, I love them all, their joy, their smiles, their problems, their stories and games I loved morning after morning, we jumped to the beat of "Don Juan the peasant," "Wana !!!,"" Snake, "" The Noodle "and many others ... try to deliver, together with my colleagues, values \u200b\u200bthat accompany them throughout their lives, listen to them whenever I confided something and always tried to give the best advice, visit the homes of some of you and each received me with a smile and showed me his house, his family or their pets, they gave me, well unforgettable moments, good things to a new energy and even a bit disarmed his library to give us a present, celebrate the birthday of one of you and smiles we got all the heart, are an excellent group of guys and girls who hope to see again and know that they are good, they have left their studies and they do not lack anything.
Also visit many homes in the community, met ladies with their life stories, grandmothers that more than 50 years ago as we ministered, married couples who work all day in the sun - you know that small producers are paid only 200 pesos for a plate of morons, when here in Santiago a jar of 500 grams cost as much as 2000 pesos - sick - I hope they recover - and even drunks who unfortunately went out late afternoon "La Quinta de Recreo."
Also, every evening we celebrate the liturgy daily, this year we plan a number of different celebrations: prayers for the dead, blessing of light, sharing bread, among others. Each day we received the 20 children, youth and adults and shared with them a great time around the Word of God, his teachings and how to bring the latter to practice in our daily lives, we wanted to have a closeness with people and so feel confident with them. We ended the last day with a bonfire and a simple coexistence thank wholeheartedly.
forgot I was young, I speak for the group to Leticia and Ibette thank you for joining us for the mission, both in the morning and out in the afternoon, so we were surprised with the group achieved in the past day mission, we expect all you next year from the first day, for my part I could not share much with you as it was in the group of the liturgy, but I have met is that they are great young people and to be projected into the future.
As such missions personal experience led me to think I'm doing with my life, to think about the good and bad that I do every day to analyze who I am ... these reflections I reserve them, but know I'll be a better person through this experience.
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