In from Lorenzo, Dana, and Anna - the three non- Spanish speaking pilgrims to Alicante:
Although disappointed to leave this beautiful place and not looking forward to our 10 hour bus ride, we're excited to begin our "experiment" leg of our Magis journey. We know very little about Alicante, it's community, and even what we're doing. Most of us will be working with the elderly while a small group is working with excluded children, who are either disabled or have AIDS. We know it will be difficult to communicate with the people we're serving because of our lack of Spanish skills. But, we hope our relationships and spiritual communion with them can transcend this spoken language barrier.
We look forward to further immersing ourselves in this culture. More importantly, we hope to experience and share God's love with those we encounter in Alicante.
We are fortunate to be traveling with a fun and fantastic group of Spainards and Italians, who we spent some time with yesterday. Dana even sang "Empire State of Mind" - representing New York, you know what it is (Mike Martinez).
Peace, love, and happiness. We'll be praying for you. Please continue to do the same for us.
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