Day 332: Supporting Local Teens in Chile

Patricia here. When Bianca and Olivia were in the 9th grade, they participated in a St. Theresa's service trip to New Orleans to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  We are still enormously grateful for the generosity of the parish in helping us make this opportunity possible for our two children.  The experience, although exhausting and overwhelming at such a tender age of just 14, was also life altering for the twins in the sense that they were able to experience firsthand, not just the devastation and despair, but also the local spirit of faith and hope in life and renewal.  So when we were solicited to financially support a group of teens that are now traveling to Chile with St. Theresa's to work with the poorest "barrios of Antofagasta" ....how could we not agree to help other deserving teens in our parish answer a call-to-service and spend their upcoming April vacation helping build homes and community for the desperate of Chile?  We are still of the philosophy that "every little bit helps" in these grand endeavors.  Glad we can do our "little bit" to support St. Theresa's.