Thursday, July 22, 2010
the old lady
Dear Thomas,
Yesterday Noon time, I had a chance to talk with your brother Beeny and he showed an artcle from the newspaper that was about him in a white cassock and two sisters who were conceren about an old lady who was homeless or abandoned. She was being taken to the home for the old people.
He was doing his good deed for the day in taking care of those people who have no one to care for them. He was following in the footsteeps of dear Mother Theresa of Calcullta. Or St. Francis of Assisi. That was very nice to see and apparently he is very happy in doing this ministry with the people who are poor and helpless.
He gets up early to take of the milking of the cows with other young men. Apparently the cows give a lot of milk and the cows look kike the same ones that we have in Bolivia.
So I am pleased that he feels contented in his new work and ministry. Which is very important for him. The problem here in Bolivia was that he had no ministry although the was very friendlhy with the people in valle grande.
When he was in Bolivia, he had full control of himself and went to confession on a regular basis which is necessary in our life style and being sinners.
It was not necessary to be addicted to his sexual desires. Or to have it become a habit forming drug that he would miss from time to time. In fact he was doing very well here. But due to other circumstances that changed things around for him unfortunately.
So I would hope that he would get on the right track once again, it will take time that is for sure. But the struggles are challenges for him. But showing love in compassion to the older people will help him in this. Also thinking of your own Mother as well.
Our visitors leave us tomorrow, and they have been with us now for two weeks from Washington State which is on the Pacific coast and a long distance from Cochabamba, Bolivia.
So it will be quiet here for a few days and then we will have another visitor for a month here. He will be teaching Missiology at the Catholiv University here in the city of Cochabamba. He is a Maryknoll priest and is Director of our house in New York city.
The weather has been on the cold side here and with snow on the mountains here. There has been no classes this week for young students because of the cold weather.
This is all the news for now.
lots of love,
Frank
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