El Salvador

In late 1994 our first venture into mission in El Salvador took place when one Sister, having immersed herself in the Spanish language for many months, took the brave step of going there. Initially she lived with a family who proved extremely hospitable and caring as she commenced her work in the parish. Parish activities included working with children in catechetics programmes and travelling to the cantons for Mass. These cantons which numbered forty had Mass once a month, and the physical effort of travelling to them was considerable. In the health field Sister worked with a team of American doctors running an eye project in the Pueblo.