Dear Jesus, Our journey through life is long and hard. We cannot make this trip alone; we must walk together on the journey. You promised to send us a helper, your Spirit. Help us to see your Spirit in those you send to journey with us. In the refugee family, seeking safety from violence, Let us see your Spirit. In the migrant worker, bringing food to our tables, Let us see your Spirit. In the asylum--‐seeker, seeking justice for himself and his family, Let us see your

O Giver of Justice, fan the flame of our outrage when we would rather turn our heads. Give energy to our anger. Focus us clearly on what is happening. Give us righteous indignation that is guided not by our sanctimony but by generosity. Give us action that is taken not with rage but with honest caring. You have not left us as orphans; help us not to leave others. Propel us. Compel us. And we will give you the thanks and praise. . . . Rev. Dia

May God bless us with discomfort. . . . at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationship, so that we my live deep within our hearts. May God bless us with anger. . . . at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice, freedom, and peace. May God bless us with tears. . . . to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and to turn their

I found all the different ways I could communicate with the ODIM staff and the people we were building the stove for. I couldn't speak to them verbally... but we communicated anyway... I thought it was so special how just being human allows those connections—you don't need a shared language, just to be yourself and communicate however is possible." — Fletcher

What a great first work day at San Pablo de Laguna. We met the ODIM staff and were trained on how to build the stoves with the filter inserts. After our training, we had a delicious lunch together and got to know each other more. After lunch we were divided into groups of 4 including one ODIM representative in each group. We then set out to meet the designated families/recipients of the stoves. Each team worked so hard and we reflected after on what challenges we had and