The misfit life of a missionary

"She will be introduced to the misfit life of a missionary." -Fr. M

Fr. M stated this after N, a girl visiting for the week, set out on her first day of volunteer work this morning. I thought it was the perfect definition for life as a volunteer in Benque.

It has been insanely busy for the past week and a half. I think I have turned into a cartoon character whose hair sticks on end and looks slightly twitchy. Although, I must say yesterday's day of rest was truly Heaven sent and has brought me back down to a cartoon character with normal hair and only a slightly crazed look.

Franciscan University came last week during their Spring break for a mission trip. They were wonderful and I spent a lot of time with them making sure that their stay was smooth and walked them through their schedule and a big youth night they had at the end of the week.

Most importantly, there is a fourth form retreat coming up that has been wild to plan. There have been cheers, frowns, gasps, support, opposition, excitement, smiles, and anything you could imagine. Basically, I need your prayers. The retreat is April 8th and 9th out here in Belize. I am basically in charge of it with a crew of other people---we are planning something very special but there has been a lot of resistance and headache in the process. Please pray hard for these amazing teenagers about to graduate. They may never go on another retreat in their lives and we want to leave them with something powerful. In order for a retreat to be truly amazing it always needs to rest on many prayers---that is why I'm asking you to please pray that this retreat reaches each heart that is there. Ask that it run smoothly, safely, and beautifully.

Thank you so much!