Emily and I leave tomorrow for El Salvador. We are going for the 20th anniversary of the Jesuits who were martyred there because they were thought to be subversive to the Salvadorian government (by soldiers trained by the US to fight "communism"). I am extremely excited... for what exactly? Hard to specify. El Salvador, a new country.. checking out Belize's neighbors. The joy of traveling (while having no money) is really something I enjoy. Going to the epicenter of Liberation Theology, to the place were men and women's lives were taken for their outspoken pursuit of justice for the poor is big part of my excitement. Home to Archbishop Oscar Romero who was also killed for speaking out against the corrupt military based government, is another aspect.
This is a pretty huge trip for me... living and working for justice in Central America and going to such an epic event will be wildly influential, or so I hope. The Jesuits that were killed are receiving the highest honor from the Salvadorian government this year as an act of atonement. This does not undo the atrocious murders of 75,000 Salvadorians, nor does it fix the many many injustices still facing El Salvador but it is still something, and something is better than nothing.
I am very excited for this spiritual pilgrimage of sorts, and will have a better update when I get home next week. Pray for the Salvadorians who recently lost their lives in a series of mudslides that occurred because of Hurricane Ida.
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