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The Prudence of This World Is Not the Prudence of God
What four Scripture readings and a lockdown in the Peruvian jungle taught me about letting go.
“I came looking for answers. I found that my whole life is mission.”
Samantha came on a discernment trip after going on multiple short-term mission trips, wondering whether Christ might be calling her to full-time missions. She discovered that the answer she was seeking wasn't quite what she expected.
Casa Hogar (Girls’ Home)
Thirty miles from the parish in Picota, the Working Sisters of the Heart of Jesus operate a casa hogar—a foster home for girls—in the town of Shamboyacu.
Comedor (Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen)
In the heart of Picota, where the parish is located, a dedicated community of Salesian sisters operates the Sacred Heart of Jesus Soup Kitchen.

