Thursday, October 9, 2008

Latin America here we come!

We are off! In exactly 3 weeks and 5 days. It was only 4 short months ago that we stood there in the little church in Quincy and declared before God, family and friends that we would love and cherish each other for all of our days. For our wedding, Father Steve asked us if we would be the Eucharistic ministers and serve our family and friends the blood of Christ. He explained that it was a beautiful way to begin our marriage in service. We were immediately struck by the beauty of this small gesture, and it became one of the most wonderful memories from our wedding. This coming January, We will be moving from the small gesture to diving into the abyss. We have been accepted as lay missioners to serve with the Salesian Sisters. We will be going to San Antonio right after Christmas to spend 2 weeks in formation, and then off to South America (we're not sure of the exact country placement yet.)
Our adventure will be starting a bit before that for those of you quick on the math. We realized during the discernment process that we would need to do some language classes for Matt before jumping right into service. On November 3rd we will be traveling to Mexico for 1 month of intensive Spanish language immersion at the Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca (wa-ha-ca), in Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mexico. My Aunt Glenda has graciously lent us out the apartment they still are renting in Oaxaca. Thank You Glenda! You're amazing!!! And she has helped us get back in touch with the family friends there, so we will be in good hands.
Both Matt and I will be done with work this weekend, October 10th and 11th, and then it's down to the business of sorting, packing, storing and selling. We decided a blog would be the best way to keep you all up on our adventures. Internet cafes are rampant in Latin America and the best way to keep in touch. After October, we also will no longer have our phones. So... keep us in your thoughts and prayers, and come and visit us here on our new little space.