Mid-Week Update

Day #3

Our third day in Salvador Urbana began with learning about the process of patio drying with a local family. We not only learned about this process but also engaged in conversation about young people in society and their relationship with faith and seeing the true Christian message being portrayed with people fighting for economic justice.

Following the patio drying we had lunch with the family and then headed to the cabana to swim and relax for the afternoon.

Later, we met with the president of the Cafe Justo Coop and his family. Through that conversation we learned more about the infrastructure of the co-op and observed how the economy provided by Cafe Justo has allowed members more opportunities such as education.

Day 4:
Today we began by visiting a migrant shelter near the boarder of Mexico and Guatemala. We saw many people and families there looking for a safe place to stay until they could find safety either in Mexico or the United States. While this was very important for us all to witness it was difficult to see the situation so many people are in. In addition, it made a connection as to why fighting for economic justice is so important. With economic justice people would not have to flee their homes and we wouldn’t be seeing this problem.

We got to go to a local restaurant for dinner where we had virgin pina coladas in pineapples! We visited Mayan Ruins and learned a little bit about their history. To finish off the day, we went to a local coffee museum where we relaxed and had some deep reflection, focusing on migration issues and the root cause of the increasing migration rate, poverty and economic injustice.