The mission:
As our youth prepare for confirmation, they are challenged to become members of the catechism team. They are then assigned to a specific community. For example, each Sunday we have four groups of catechists traveling out to different campos. Sister Yolanda stays with one group and the other group goes with the pickup truck driver (often the writer).
What´s beautiful about this mission:
Our catechists are mostly Dominican youth and the children receiving classes in the mountains are a majority of Haitian immigrants. Thus the children participate in a multi-cultural encounter where the center of interest is Jesus Christ.
The program coverage:
At present we can only visit a limited number of campos due to the lack of mature catechists who can coordinated the efforts of the younger people. Also we face logistical hurtles on Sunday afternoons, since we have different courses and meetings during that time frame. But the joy of witnessing young people extend their journey with the Church beyond the celebration of Confirmation gives us the energy to seek new ways of helping the program to grow. May the Lord of the harvest bless this work, begun in His name.
