Please pray for Kim White, Olivia Isaacks, and Kate Ellis as they travel on pilgrimage to Nicaragua Dec. 11th-16th. They will attend Mass on December 12th, visit students sponsored by parishioners at St. John LaLande, meet families in Las Mangas where homes and a community center were built in honor of St. John LaLande (a combined effort of St. John LaLande, Cross Catholic, and the West Family).
If you are interested in sponsoring a high school student to assure, he or she is able to get a high school education, please visit Kate Ellis after Mass Saturday. You'll be able to select your student and send a short video message wishing him or her a Merry Christmas. The team will share the video message when they meet your student; and they will bring back a video message from your student to you and your family. Sponsorships are $30 per month per year.
Also, some have asked if they can send items with the team. Other than Christmas cards for sponsored students with a maximum of $20 in the card as a gift along with anything small enough to fit in the Christmas card envelope, our team will not be able to take material items. This is due to complications that arise in customs at both borders. If you would like to help in another way, the team can take some cash down to address needs they see where the money can be offered in a helpful empowering way. An example might be helping with a medical need, helping with nutrition cost, or supporting their economic development by purchasing small items like handmade jewelry to bring back to our parish family.
Please pray for our team and follow their journey on the St. John LaLande blog.
