by International Samaritan | May 26, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Children growing up in the Riverton area, located near Jamaica’s capital of Kingston, have the double whammy of being poor and the stigma of living and working near a garbage dump. I grew up in Riverton, too. My own dad never had the opportunity to finish primary...
by International Samaritan | May 19, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
One of the best of many gifts my parents gave me is my middle name, Francis, after my dad’s best friend, Francis Canfield, S.J. Fr. Frank ran the table on the Sacraments with me. He baptized me, gave me First Communion, sponsored me at Confirmation (where I also took...
by International Samaritan | May 12, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
The reason many parents of our scholars are forced to work in the garbage dumps is that they were robbed of the opportunity to learn to read or write as children. They have their own children now, who are flourishing in school because of scholarships you help provide,...
by International Samaritan | May 5, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Each of us has a vocation—a unique mission to live the life God intends for us. If we discern that vocation, He will equip us with everything we need to live it out. My six siblings and I have incredible parents who taught...
