Friend of the Poor
I am a Life Community missionary of the Shalom Catholic Community and I am working during this time of pandemic on a very special project called “Shalom: Friend of the Poor” in Fortaleza, a city in northeast of Brazil. First of all, I want to say that just like the whole world, I was surprised by this Covid situation and how everything changed so quickly.    Unexpectedly, it has provided a great grace in my life.  The pandemic has provided me an opportunity to become a part of Friends of the Poor. My service in this project has revolutionized my life in such a powerful way and so intensely that I can’t describe it. During this period, I and the ...

“God had created me to live something special with Him”
Hello my name is Wendy V. Ramírez, I’m a Disciple here in the Boston Mission, soon to be going to help with the foundation of the NY Mission. I grew up in a loving Catholic family although we didn’t always go to church or would only go on to mass on Sundays, I always had a special relationship with God. I remember praying every night with my parents and having conversations throughout my day with God as if He were my friend who I could always count on. I always felt the strong sense that God had created me to live something special with Him and throughout many points of my life He has confirmed this, from the first moment ...

In my quarantine, God made me overcome my barriers and I felt the strength of my Charisma
My name is Sara Ferretti, I am 29 years old and I am a member of the Shalom Catholic Community, as an Covenant Community. I live in Rome, but my family of origin lives in a small village north of Rome, Sant’Oreste. When the lock-down due to Covid 19 was announced by the government, I went back to my parents’ house and lived my quarantine here. The first few days were very difficult, I felt disoriented, I was afraid of what “tomorrow” would have been. As the days passed, praying, I asked the Lord how I could be a missionary in that situation, what He wanted me to give him in that Lent / Quarantine. In one of the catecheses ...