Most of the folks in my “vincentian” world have heard of the notion of systemic change. A good link for understanding it can be found on our VinFormation website. Rarely do we speak of the macro-factors surrounding our efforts — the regional and global structures and events that have a powerful influence upon the projects we hope to initiate or have initiated. I hope, by the turn of the year, to write something substantial about this topic. This link, about the influence of China in South America, is a good example of the very large structures that surround our efforts. If you read the material on VinFormation, and read this article, I’d appreciate any insights you might have.
Otherwise, all is well in my life here in Bolivia. We just celebrated All Saints and All Souls day. We did suffer a tragedy in Mocomoco: our mayor, Pascual Máximo Kuno Condori, died in car accident over the weekend. Please keep his family in your prayers.
La mayoría de la gente de mi mundo “vicentino” ha encontrado la noción de cambio sistémico. Un buen enlace para comprenderla se puede encontrar en nuestra página web Famvin Español. Rara vez hablamos de los factores “macro” que rodean a nuestros esfuerzos – las estructuras regionales y mundiales y los eventos que tienen una poderosa influencia sobre los proyectos que esperamos iniciar o hemos iniciados. Espero, por el cambio del año, escribir algo sustancial de este tema. Este enlace, hablando de la influencia de China en América del Sur, es un buen ejemplo de las estructuras muy grandes que rodean a nuestros esfuerzos. Si ustedes leen el material en Famvin, y leen este artículo, les agradecería cualquier idea que puedan tener.
Casi todo está bien en mi vida aquí en Bolivia. Acabamos de celebrar Todos los Santos y Día de los Difuntos. Estaba una tragedia en Mocomoco: nuestro alcalde, Pascual Máximo Kuno Condori, murió en un accidente el fin de semana. Por favor, oren por su familia.
The performance space isn’t completely done — we still need to add finishing cement to make it look pretty, complete rear wind-break wall, and landscape a little — but it was usable, so we had a little dedication and blessing (Christian and Aymara traditional!) with participation of lots of students. Thank you all who donated so generously. This is a resource that simply would have been impossible without your help, and the hard physical labor of the young people of Elizardo Perez High School and other members of the community of Ingas. It was a happy day despite overcast skies as the students took the stage!
The young people are thrilled. It will get a lot of use over the years. In the picture above, a student inveighs against the lingering racism in Bolivian society!
