Blog 10

A few years ago my family and I went on a mission trip to Piura, Peru. We have been back since and stay very connected with the church.  My family recently received an email from Padre Joe updating us on all the progress they have made within the community. Padre Joe is the priest at the church. The church offers services in all different areas to the members of the church. The church is located in a poor part of the city and the majority of people that are members of the church are living in poverty. Most of them live in houses built from straw and have no running water. It is amazing to see the great, close relationships they have with other members of the church. They have mass every night and there is close if not more than a thousand people that attend every night.

Hearing about all of the progress they have made within the community made me think about the  micro, mezzo and macro level issues that the church addresses. The church started two orphanages, a hospice, a treatment center for chemical dependency, a clinic, support groups, food package program and a national program for families in other parts of the world to adopt families and send a monthly check. It was incredible to see the impact the church makes on these families lives. After taking this class it has been interesting to think about all the different programs and the way they help people differently. It also made me think about the in-class activity when we built a community as a group. I realized that we left many important facilities and outreach programs out of our communities that are necessary to so many people.


Observation:

I saw what appeared to be a homeless person sitting at a table in the FAC with a grocery cart. He was mumbling words.