Misión Nicaragüense: Prologue

Although my beloved sister is the main contributor of this blog, from time to time, I have put in my thoughts with regard to mission.  I felt it appropriate now to share with you my upcoming mission trip to Nicaragua.  I will be traveling with Notre Dame Seminary as one of the leaders in an annual mission trip for all of the first year theologians from that seminary.  I will use this blog in the next 8 days as a vehicle for my thoughts and ideas about the trip, about the nature of mission, and about the missionary nature of the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

I will have limited access to the internet.  Hopefully, I will be able to post daily, but at least every other day.

I already have some thoughts in mind and hope that you will humour (sometimes I like British spelling) me.

Please pray for all of us.  We will encounter many people, rich and poor, blind and lame, young and old, faithful and athiest.

The name of the trip is called Acompaño, which translated into English is "I accompany," or "I walk with."  We are there to show the people of Nicaragua that as members of the same Catholic Church and the Body of Christ we walk with them daily.  As member of the United States of America, we walk with them in global solidarity, to provide for their basic needs of food and shelter but also love and friendship.  We walk with them on the mutual journey towards heaven, our heavenly homeland that transcends place, culture, and language.  Heaven brings all together in the ultimate act, the worship and glory of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

A few updates

So, I am officially HORRIBLE at writing blog posts. It seems as though I have all of these ideas and thoughts to write down and not enough time to write them down in. Don't worry though! I am not giving up! I will persevere and make this thing happen. I am using my wonderful brother as inspiration.

A few things for now.....

1. This weekend is our big retreat here at Auburn called Pan y Vino. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE pray for the students going. There is about 63 of them. Almost all of my freshmen Bible Study is going..Please keep them in prayer. I just love them so much and I know the Lord has amazing things waiting for them this weekend.

2. I am so unbelievably proud of my brother. He is and will always be my inspiration for holiness. It is amazing how much you can love someone when he is your biological brother and best friend. Thank you Kyle for your Yes to Christ......You are going to be an amazing Priest of the Church soon.

3. I am eternally grateful to Christ for calling me to be a FOCUS missionary.

Until next time....which I promise will be sooner then later!!

Love and prayers