I wanted to explain why my blog address is almademisionera. When I was in Spain for World Youth Day in Madrid last August one of my favorite songs that I heard was called Alma Misionera. During my discernment of my call to missionary work this past year I often reflected on the lyrics to this song:
Here is the chorus, I translated it into english in the parenthesis:
Llévame donde los hombres (Lead me where the people)
necesiten tus palabras, (need your words)
necesiten, mis ganas de vivir. (need my desire for life)
Donde falte la esperanza, (where hope is lacking)
donde falte la alegría, (where joy is lacking)
simplemente, por no saber de ti. (simply because they don't know of You)
You can listen to the song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEr3Byr1PCk&feature=related
or here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIFZRYXgIoA
Also, I just bought a plane ticket to Guatemala!!! I will be leaving on August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption for Antigua, Guatemala where I will be brushing up on my spanish at language school and bonding with the other volunteers in my missionary class until October when we will arrive to the Farm.
