WOMEN OF THE RESURRECTION IN THE PASSION OF PACHACUTEC
Jesus said, “ Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Matthew 19: 14)
This will make us a little more participative of God´s dream, His Kingdom which belongs to the little ones.
Sr Patricia cp, Sr Maria cp, Sr Cristina cp
We are three sisters in this mission group in Pachacutec, a population located in the north of Lima, belonging to Callao. Owing to its geographical location, during the months of summer, the weather is warm, damp and desert like, and in winter it is cold, damp, cloudy and with very strong winds.
The population rises to 180, 000 inhabitants. The people have come from different regions of Peru, (internal migration), and they work in informal commerce, recycling wood, scrap and recycling and they also do artisanal fishing. This population does not count with the minimum, basic needed services; this makes their health very vulnerable, and includes lack of education, food, housing, citizenship insecurity, etc
Taking this reality into account, our mission focuses mainly on children with different abilities ( disabled), who do not count with needed resources from the State for their recovery. A year later we started this project with the desire to grant them a welcoming place and care not only to the children but also to their families. This reality continued to motivate us to dream with a place where the children could be attended to by specialized staff: a Children´s doctor ( pediatrician), physical therapy, psychology, language, occupational. So , we rented some rooms in communal premises.
Foundation Pachacutec
As time went by , and with the increasing numbers of those receiving these benefits, we saw the need of having a Medical Centre specialized in therapy. To reach this objective we took several steps, as, for example activities to raise economical funds and tiny projects of human and economic support, and some donations to reach our goal. We also searched for a piece of land for the building, but we came across many obstacles, excessive bureaucracy,, etc, All these mentioned were an enormous impediment to attain our objective.
But in the Good Lord´s Plan, a new opportunity cropped up;” Pachacutec Foundation”, an ecclesiastic non -profit institution, whose main objective is the promotion of the human being in all its dimensions, a holistic human formation of children and adolescents in vulnerable areas. And also, very specially, cooperating in the building, functioning and maintenance of educational institutions of different levels. It also counts with a Medical Centre in its premises which was shut down during the Covid pandemic and continues to be closed. At this very moment we are on the verge of signing a ” use agreement” in order to move to this Medical Centre so we can continue attending the children with our Professional Team. We feel this place has the required premises for a better service to children in general. The place is easy to reach and is in the middle of the population.
We ask you for your prayers, that we may soon be able to move and thus fulfill our dream of celebrating the 16 years of this mission of Love for the children of Pachacutec on October 1st, feast day of St Therese.
United in prayer,
Cristina, Patricia and Maria CP
Wonderful work, praying for all your needs!
Gracias Patricia, Maria, Cristina. Having seen this project I can affirm all that you have said in your article. The Passionist charism is very much alive in you and your work for some of the poorest people in Peru. May God continue to bless you and give you health and strength to continue His mission of love and compassion among His people
Many grateful thanks for each of you first, and then for carrying out the mission to the people, especially the children of Peru. Blessings and continued loving prayers.
Congratulations Sisters! You are very brave. With God on your side everything is possible. You are doing a good job. Definitely you will be remembered on our prayers. Fear not.
Thank you for the article.
Best wishes and prayers for the celebration and the continuing work of the project.
Thank you Sisters for this article describing the remarkable work you do with the “children who do not count”. May Gid bless each of you and all the families with whom you minister.
Thank you, Cristina, Patricia and Maria,
Thank you for sharing your dream with us. I join with you in Prayer that you will soon see that dream become a reality. God bless the work.
Venerable Mother Mary joseph, Elizabeth Prout is certainly at your side. Her world is Manchester was very much the same as yours. God bless your apostolate. Love and prayers, Sr Dominic Svio CP.
Great news, thank you for being messengers of Hope and new life.