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granddaughter who is struggling with everything in her life due to COVID isolation. We also met a young woman from Mexico, Maria, who was there with her mother, Maria, and her grandmother, Maria. She had been sitting alone at a table in the plaza, and Tom asked her if she needed prayer. She said she knew God had sent him because she had been feeling very sad because her mother and grandmother both had pancreatic cancer. After Tom and Larry prayed for her, she went to find her mom and we were able to pray for her mom, with Maria interpreting. They took rosaries and medals for themselves and their family members. While we are blessed to be able to evangelize at a place like the Mayo Clinic, where the needs are so great, each of our communities have people living in them who have deep wounds they are carrying. How can we reach them? We can start by having hearts open to those Jesus sends across our paths. Listen, Befriend, Proclaim, and Invite is the model we use. If you are looking for practical ways to get started, contact Susan Windley-Daoust or me, and we can meet with you to help. Our evangelists are at Farmer’s Markets, in parks, outside of Walmarts, at parishes for drive-through prayer, and more. Anywhere there are people, there is an opportunity to share about Jesus and his Church in a loving and nonconfrontational way. The Lord is calling us all to be missionary disciples. Will you answer the call? Deb McManimon is a regional missionary and team leader for St. Paul Evangelization Institute. She can be reached by email at deb@stpaulse.com.
June 2021 w The Courier w dowr.org
