Santa Teresa de los Andes

After returning from Concepcion, we spent two days at Santa Teresa de los Andes. This is a center that takes care of people with serious disabilities. This is the part of the trip that I consider the hardest, as it stretched me beyond my zone of comfort. It was truly moving to see the challenges faced by the people at this center, but equally moving to see how the staff took care of its residents. Some of us were more comfortable at performing the tasks necessary to help than others, however, even those of us who weren't that comfortable, steeped up to the plate. The afternoons were spent with the priests at Cotoca, which were very gracious hosts in showing us the area.