Plan for Action in Latin America
Rosa Beatriz Casteñeda de Larios – Guatemala Connie Pospisil Chapter
These are all connected.
Walking together
Strengthening links
Community coexistence
Climate change – Buen Vivir
Migration and mobility
Sharing experiences
By walking together, we will strengthen fraternal bonds and we will solidify the community of the Affiliate chapters of Latin America and our neighbors. We will feel like family and we will assume responsibility for the Casa Común—our common home. Only in this way will we build bridges between people, countries, and Mother Nature. We will become aware of the union we have in Buen Vivir, especially dealing with climate change and migration, as well as with people in situations of suffering, precariousness, marginalization, or exclusion.
The reality of our western continents is inviting us not to stay comfortably seated any longer, but to get out of our comfort zone, to take risks and make our own the projects that societies need. Personal and community projects will fill us with energy, dynamism, and hope because we have taken action. Therefore, for the chapters of El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala Connie Pospisil, the action and community pillars will guide us throughout this year, as we take action.
In February, Guatemalan Affiliates discussed climate change.
We see it as very important that, as each chapter goes beyond itself to reach out to others with the love of God, we share our missionary actions with our fellow chapters. We need to participate in each other’s actions—giving and receiving photos of the actions carried out, and sharing lived experiences and the satisfactions gained by interacting with children, youth, and/or adults.
Our purpose is to inspire this action-sharing community through the publications of the No Tan Lejos del Horizonte (NTLH) Magazine and this year's Zoom meetings, in which community actions will be reflected on, discussed, and implemented, especially those on climate change and migration. Our hope is that through these actions we become aware of how important it is to make a difference in our environment and thus commit ourselves more and more to creating something better. The actions should lead us to discover the why of our mission and at the same time motivate us to continue being missionaries in our countries.