Just one month from today, our intrepid group of travelers from McQuaid Jesuit will travel to Quito, Ecuador. There, our group of ten members of the Class of 2010 and two chaperones (including yours truly) will spend two weeks service at the Working Boys' Center.
Founded in 1964 by Fr. John Halligan, SJ, a Jesuit from New York, the center was originally set-up to serve the educational and nutritional needs of the young boys who shined shoes in downtown Quito. Today, the Center assists hundred of boys and girls and their families annually at two campus locations. From primary education to vocational training to courses for the parents the center, "a family of families" has truly been a "home" for thousands of families over the last four decades.
During our two weeks in Ecuador, the members of the McQuaid Jesuit group will teach and tutor, play games with the kids, do maintenance around the center, assist serving meals, and live the call to be "men for and with others." Most importantly, we will travel hundreds of miles to learn what it is Christian in the 21st century - our world is bigger than Rochester, New York or the United States.
Through this blog, we will share a little bit of our experience with friends, families and others interested in this story.
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