Today at church we had a guest speaker. He was a Franciscan (Sp?) priest from Honduras. He explained how he grew up in Malta and then when he became a priest he was sent to Honduras. He's been there 31 years. He told us about how poor Honduras is. In his parish there are no paved streets. He said AIDS is a big problem there, but the government never, ever, talks about it for some reason. He described how just last year they built their first elderly home in the area and they currently have 67 residents. It was very humbling to hear.
Everything that I have is taken for granted. I should be happier for what I have. *WE* should be more grateful for what we have - a roof over our heads, access to some of the best medical care in the world, assistance when we need it, friends, family, plumbing, etc.
During the 2nd collection I gave my last dollar to help that parish in Honduras. If I ever win the lottery I'm going to send them a million dollars.
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