ARE YOU SAFE IN MEXICO? (Part Three – last in a series
)
First, it was the violence and
the drug cartel, then the Flu Virus and now what?
The drug cartel and the flu virus
didn't bother me half as much as what is happening now. I don't know if I can take it
much longer. It just keeps getting worse. God Help Me! What did I ever do to merit this?
I'm talking about the weather!
You might laugh but it has been over 45 degrees here for several days in a row. That is Centigrade which
translates into Fahrenheit around 110 or higher. I'm afraid to look at the
thermometer because if I do, I run to the shower and try to get a little
cooler. You would think after 20 years,
I would be accustomed to this heat, but I'm not. So I try to go a little slower
and stay in the shade.
But I will be leaving next Monday
for the States. Prices have gone up quite a bit
with the airlines, so I take a bus for five hours to Cancun and then another bus to the airport and on to Detroit. It makes for a long day, and lots of reading. I hear they are taking everyone’s
temperature on the bus and then again at the airport. If you don't hear from me until
September you will know I am in quarantine in some nice fancy hotel in
Cancun. Oh the life of a Missionary!
I will include the schedule of my
Mission Appeals in
Michigan, Ohio
and
California
for this summer. After a reunion with my brother
Oblates in
Detroit, I will be on the road speaking about
the Maya and the many ways in which you
have helped us make this world a little better place.
We had a meeting of the Maya
Mexican Board of Directors last night
and reviewed the many projects we
have worked on these last few months. We are trying to form small
groups in each of the pueblos.
Some of those groups have taken
off and the people are enthusiastic about getting together. Other groups are struggling, with
only one or two people coming. We have two new groups of youth – one in Sierra
and one in Cosgaya.
This last Monday I had a meeting
with Alberto, our English Teacher. We hope to continue the School we
started 10 years ago in Komchen and also add a class of English Students in
Sierra Papacal this coming fall. More than 80 young people
received scholarships this last year so they could continue their education.
They will sign up soon for the fall semester. If you would like to
sponsor one of these students, please let me know. Information is on our website at: Mayamissions.com or feel free to send me an email at: wgauth@juno.com or call me in
Michigan
at 517 688 4098.
I hope to see many of you this
summer. I hope you can make it to one of the sites I list below. These visits give me the strength
to continue and I hope they help you understand the needs of the Maya and how
important you are.
Have a great Summer. Hasta La
Vista.
Bill
MISSION
APPEALS – SUMMER
2009
June |
20-21 |
St. Mary’s in Adrian, Mi |
July |
4-5 |
Sacred Heart in Hudson,
Mi |
July |
25-26 |
St. Al’s in Deerfield, Mi |
Aug. |
1-2 |
St.
Rose, St Cyril’s –
Hastings, Nashville, Mi |
Aug . |
8-9 |
St. Perpetua – Lafayette,
Ca |
Aug. |
17 |
Home of Mary and Bob Houser 10 am,
Groveland, Ca
Home of Judy and Warren Borgquist 5 p.m,
Sonora, Ca |
Aug. |
22-23 |
St.
Al’s
in Bowling Green, Ohio |
Sept. |
5-6 |
St.
Mary’s
in Manitou Beach
(Devil’s
Lake),
Mi |
Sept. |
12-13 |
St. Rita’s
in Clark Lake, Mi |
If you need more details on time of Masses,
etc feel free to contact me after June 15th at
wgauth@juno.com or call 517-688-4098
