We're especially thankful to Margaret Lawless for setting this up. Margaret is 19 years old and has been volunteering at Buen Pastor since last year. She's from the suburbs of Philadelphia and will be attending Swarthmore College next year as a Sophomore.
Buen Pastor is now partnering with Givology to provide school uniforms for the girls at Buen Pastor. If you would like to pitch in, just go to the profile page and donate as little or as much as you like. Once the uniform project is fully-funded, Givology will transfers the funds to Buen Pastor who will then buy next year's school uniforms.
We're especially thankful to Margaret Lawless for setting this up. Margaret is 19 years old and has been volunteering at Buen Pastor since last year. She's from the suburbs of Philadelphia and will be attending Swarthmore College next year as a Sophomore.
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Buen Pastor made the cover of the CHOPPER, Guanajuato's weekly paper! When Octavio Hernandex Diaz came to pick up his high school daughter, he had never heard of Buen Pastor. His daughter volunteered afternoons helping the girls with their homework as part of her required community service at the private school she attends. Diaz was impressed by what he saw. As he took a tour and met the people there, he began documenting with his cellphone: volunteers from all sectors of Guanajuato, Madres who have dedicated their lives to empower women and girls, the living spaces, classes, guidance counselor, catechism class, art, play, and most of all laughter. You can imagine the surprise when Madre Lourdes found herself on the cover of the Chopper surrounded by the children she had been prepping for communion. Diaz ends his article with: "All the Madres of Buen Pastor are examples of what Guanajuatenses should admire, value, and recognize not only on International Women's Day, but always!" You can read the article online here: "The Sisters of Buen Pastor perform a quiet yet very important social work." Tuesday was a lot of fun at Buen Pastor. The madres and girls prepared for a very special visit from Sister Armelle from France. She’s the "Consejo Gerenal" of the congregation, and she’s been making her way throughout Mexico visiting all the Buen Pastors. The girls put together a show as they sang and danced for Sister Armelle and visitors. Other special visitors on Tuesday included Sister Leticia, Provincial. She’s the Mother Superior for the entire Republic of Mexico. Sister Conchita joined the group as well. She’s the Mother Superior of the Buen Pastor in Mexico City. It was a privilege and great fun getting to know them and what they do. For instance, Sister Conchita shared how the girls at Mexico City's Buen Pastor take Taekwondo lessons every week, and how they have put together a carefully hand-selected library there. Reading and physical fitness are important, she emphasized. It was an incredible evening. Everyone—volunteers, visiting nuns, mothers—were recognized and thanked for their participation in the Buen Pastor community. It was very touching to see this kind of gratitude and love distributed. Even the mothers of the girls were recognized for their participation in working to improve their home lives by meeting with the psychologist at Buen Pastor. This night celebrated the love, hope, and the collaboration that goes into improving the lives of the girls living at Buen Pastor. |
AuthorHi, my name is Juanita and I'm excited about the wonderful things going on at Buen Pastor. I update this blog to share snippets of everyday life here with you. Thanks for stopping by. EspañolEste blog está disponible en español Archives
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