Friends of Fabretto
Early on the morning after our arrival in the remote village of Cusmapa, I ventured out for a walk behind our cozy little eight-bunk quarters. I went to see the lumber mill where I met Don Pedro, an older Nicaraguan man. He began to talk rapidly to me in Spanish, and I told him that I only spoke and understood a little Spanish. He smiled, then with great patience, he gave me a tour of the lumber mill. Despite the language barrier, we were able to communicate just fine. He showed me a fenced area filled with the pine saplings we would be planting later that morning… This was his mill, his work and his territory. He was so proud to tell me all about the lumber mill and the surrounding area.
Founded by Italian missionary priest Fr. Rafael Maria Fabretto in 1953, La Familia Padre Fabretto currently serves 5,200 of the poorest children in the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The projects will provide direct service to La Familia by staffing building projects, conservation efforts, and children’s recreation outreach activities in the mountain villages of Somoto and Cusmapa.
For more information about Fabretto and their work in Nicaragua, please visit their Web site at fabretto.org. For further information about Service Trips to Nicaragua, please contact Tom Gleason at tgleason@ameritech.net or 773. 456.6158.
Contact
For more information, please contact Tom and Glenda Gleason, tgleason@ameritech.net or 773.227.6556.