Greetings from Nicaragua! This is Paul Rush here, the guy the guys are visiting. Guadalupe Gardens is already looking more beautiful since their arrival...I am so grateful for them being here. Life can be hard in the third world, especially when one has grown up in the first world. And most especially for the lack of communion and solidarity that exists here for a foreign Catholic missionary. The presence of these young men ROOTED in the Church and on FIRE to spread the love of God has bolstered my own mission and calling. Here in central america our separated brothers and sisters in Christ have really taken root...Mormons, Jehovah witness, evangelicals, apostolic, etc. ...all have their grand compounds here and seem to be gaining 'converts' in staggering numbers. Besides the groups Father Quinn brings on mission, I have hardly ever seen another Catholic group on mission here. In fact, come to think of it, the only other groups I have seen have been to come help me build!
The way we have all been interacting with the locals is changing hearts in an immediate and dynamic way. I can see it! It has really caused me to step back and reflect in a way I am not able to when working day in and day out on construction. We ask continual prayers from anybody that may be reading this so the work of the Lord can spread even further in abundance! Through these 10 young men the world here has seen its LIGHT in a way that has always been present since the foundation of Holy Mother Church!!! Viva Cristo Rey!!!
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