Tuesday, May 22, 2007

In serving others, Beth Huggins realizes 'just how big God is'

Amy Guckeen reports Special to your Catholic Herald on Beth Huggins, another in the "People of Faith" series.
Her work with Global Partners took her to Guatemala this year for spring break, an experience that struck a particular chord in her passion for Latin America.

"I wanted to see the places that we’ve been talking about all the time," Huggins said of the experience. "It was really great to see what these people were living with -- walking three hours a day just go get water.

"There’s a responsibility to come back and share the stories. Yes, I could say no, but if somebody doesn’t go, those stories never are shared. Everybody can’t go to Guatemala. If people don’t know about the realities that are there, change won’t happen. Even if we don’t have the same religion, there’s something deep down that connects us," she said.

One of the realities that are there is that not that long ago we did have the same religion as just about everyone in Guatemala. Might have been a development of interest to some readers in a feature called "People of Faith" if that referred to the Catholic Faith.

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