Here are photos from the March 24th events surrounding the commemoration of Romero's martyrdom in 1980.
And, there are photos from the Easter Build in Alegria, as well as my little vacation there a couple weeks ago.
Early morning devotional
Colegio Bautista Emmanuel
"In the name of God, stop the violence!"
The Mediation Team helped out with the devotional as well.
Rally with youth groups from the rural communities
Fatima, one of the youth from Cuscatlan, firing up the others!
Greetings from the US of A.
Walking from the hospital chapel where Romero was martyred, to the cathedral downtown.
Making our way downtown.
Point B - the Cathedral
The procession of leaders in the ecumenical commemorative service
March 24, 2011
Afternoon worship service in the church, commemorating Oscar Romero
The woman on the left, just in front, is Romero's niece, and works tirelessly to keep his legacy alive.
Working on one of the houses in Alegria
I admit I call it "my house" because I'm good friends with the family who lives there now.
Working on "my house" ... check me out, Dad!
My house.
Canadians, me, and Manuel, one of the owners and a very good friend
Coffee plants in bloom
Crepes with strawberries and ice cream
And the BEST Americano ever. Sorry, K'mo ...
Good Friday meant "alfombras" or sand pictures on the streets to celebrate Easter
Vacation started with an apple pie. I even achieved the cavernous effect ... the apples cooked down but the crust stayed put ... Only the second time ever in my life that an apple pie has turned out as such. I count it as an achievement because Grandma's pies are often that way as well. I used Gala apples, a little sugar, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon. It was a huge hit.
Next mural at KenapocoMocha?
Hangin' out with the neighborhood kids / cousins of my friends in "my house"
View from where I stayed
Spent an afternoon at Cartagena, a restaurant / coffee shop where my friends work. Good fun.
Orlando making my Americano
Spent 3 days in Alegria ... didn't want to come back to the city ...
And we got a flat. Fate? Maybe, but we were eventually on our way.
Not much has happened since my vacation. Moved into an apartment 2 blocks from the church. Very nice to have my own space, do my own cooking, etc. New Community Project has a group coming in July, so I've been busy with planning their itinerary and such. Tomorrow I'm heading to Alegria to do some negotiating and such (it sounds so much better in Spanish - "cotizar"), see where the NCP folks can stay, who will provide food, meet with the folks they'd like to speak with, etc. Should be a nice day. Two girlfriends are coming from the US in a couple weeks. Very much looking forward to their visit! Until I have more photos ...
