During my time of fear, I realized that people around me helped me from the culture of fear to the culture of care…
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Throughout the years of my stay at the border, I have felt overwhelmed and saddened by the increasing reports and tragic experiences of migrants and their children. Stories about family separation are common.
A few months ago, I had this strange experience of having my hands washed by an old lady in the village. She grabbed my hands and started washing them. I tried to stop her but in the end, I surrendered to the moment.
As I look upon the faces of people in countries suffering from conflict or war, I ask myself, "Why do we inflict such fear and pain on each other? What do we gain from this?"
People often share about how this pandemic affected us in a negative way. I wonder if we ever considered how it can have a transforming effect in our lives too.
“Feel at home” is what the priests always say to me. They told me to let them know of anything I need without feeling that I am demanding, especially if it is related to my safety and security.
Living in faith is being open to see and recognize the many faces of God in our world. Growing in faith is being able to go beyond the self and work together as one community, regardless of gender, faith, nationality, culture and age, for the good of all and of our planet Earth.
We, Columban Lay Missionaries, yearn to find and celebrate God’s loving presence among people everywhere and in all of God’s creation.
It was during my stay with Nanay Andring’s family that I became fluent with the Visayan language and learned more about the Filipino culture.
I often think of the image of the compassionate God who never abandons His people, and as a missionary I continue to live out and be a witness to His compassion.
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