{"id":865,"date":"2008-01-14T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-14T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2008\/01\/mexico-winter-service-retreat-final.html"},"modified":"2008-01-14T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-14T06:47:00","slug":"mexico-winter-service-retreat-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2008\/01\/mexico-winter-service-retreat-final.html","title":{"rendered":"MEXICO: Winter Service Retreat (Final)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Final pics of the <\/em>Winter Service Retreat<\/em><\/a> sponsored by St George Church, Pharr, Texas \u2014 again in Mexico \u2026<\/em>
Part 1<\/span><\/a> \u2026 <\/span>Part 2<\/span><\/a> \u2026 <\/span>Part 3 <\/span><\/a><\/span>\u2026 Part 4<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u2026 Part 5<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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A<\/span>s evidenced by the tree in the background, the Retreat takes place each year just after Christmas. Youth from all over the country travel down to the Rio Grande Valley<\/a> for a week of worship, fellowship, spiritual sessions, and service to the poor and needy.<\/p>\n

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On this particular day, while visiting Casa Amparo Orphanage<\/a>, here stands some of our group awaiting instructions on a favorite activity among teenagers \u2026<\/p>\n

Lunch.<\/em>
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While we\u2019re waiting \u2026 isn\u2019t this cool? It\u2019s the entry to a small prayer chapel on the grounds.<\/p>\n

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And this? This is the Orphanage\/Convent dryer. (You know, like washer-n-dryer. Mr Maytag is never needed here.)<\/p>\n

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Notice the razor-wire fence tops \u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026 especially the broken glass topped walls. These help prevent any residents from being abducted. Young girls, in this impoverished area, are often forced into working the streets for \u201csurvival.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You don\u2019t even want to climb this tree!<\/p>\n

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A citrus tree in the lush garden.<\/p>\n

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Some retreatants \u2014 after lunch, wishing for a siesta \u2026 happily awaiting the bus ride into the markets at Reynosa to do a little shopping before Friday\u2019s retreat\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s Fr Antonion Perdomo speaking to me, thankfully in English; I would be lost otherwise. He and his wife, Matushka Elizabeth, do a wonderful job of putting together \u2014 and pulling off \u2014 this event off each year. (Yet, their parish helps to feed the poor and needy year round<\/a>!) <\/p>\n

Pray for them, help them \u2014 join them<\/em><\/strong> next year in Pharr, Texas.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Final pics of the Winter Service Retreat sponsored by St George Church, Pharr, Texas \u2014 again in Mexico \u2026Part 1 \u2026 Part 2 \u2026 Part 3 \u2026 Part 4\u2026 Part 5 As evidenced by the tree in the background, the Retreat takes place each year just after Christmas. Youth from all over the country travel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1691,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nMEXICO: Winter Service Retreat (Final)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Final pics of the Winter Service Retreat sponsored by St George Church, Pharr, Texas -- again in Mexico ...Part 1 ... Part 2 ... Part 3 ... Part 4... 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