[español abajo] It has been an amazing week. After returning from Wayrapata, I headed down to Cochabamba. I’d been invited by our Bishop, Jesús Juarez, to participate in a national gathering of church musicians Continue reading
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Dressed for the Cold
This past week, the second of our parish-wide mission, we were in Wayrapata and Warachani. These two communities are near the Peruvian border and >4500 meters. The mission consists of a day of formation on family life and the celebration of the Liturgy. We divide into groups for the talks/discussions: men, women, children — this facilitates open discussion about things problematic. In the groups we “discovered” another need: the women want to learn to read Aymara so they can teach their children. We’re working on it. The center of the day is Eucharist and a common meal called an “aptapi.” Continue reading
Bumps in the Road
Occasionally, we go for a visit and nobody’s there. This was the case with Usuraya, a little village below us in the Valley. There are a variety of reasons. Sometimes, the information doesn’t get communicated, other times the folks just have to harvest and they have work to do. So, Don Roberto, Juvenal (one of our college students home on vacation) and I had a little day trip to lower altitudes and warmer temperatures. God is good! Continue reading
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