Bishop Romero’s home The grotto where Bishop Romero’s heart is buried The Ramsbothams outside the house

Bishop Romero’s simple room The vestment s Oscar Romero wore when he was martyred Henry explains the significanece of Romero to the people

Bishop Romero Listening to the work of Divine Providence Hospital A young patient is cared for at Divine Providence

Learing about health care in El Salvador The church wher Oscar Romero was Martyred Joe reads about holy ground

Alana and Jen lead us in song Fr. Mike reads the gospel Celebrating mass together

Blessing our mission hosts Padre Miguel Our group at the chapel

Jen searches for a bargain at the market Mary Kate finds Salvadoran crafts quite unique Terry and Margaret shop till they drop

Maggie and Brendan choose souvenirs Alana among colorful handcrafts Dottie looking for the perfect hammock

Fr. Mike and his hat again Steve wins the award for most gifts purchased Shopping can sure wear you out on a warm day

Heather, Phil, and peace corre volunteer Jackie Brendan can’t wait to try out the hammock! What can we say?

This morning we visited the home of Oscar Romero in the center of El Salvador.  Bishop Romero lived in simple quarters at Divine Providence hospital, choosing to live alone because he knew his life was in danger.  On March 24, 1980 he was shot as he celebrated mass in the chapel.

In memory of his life and work we had the privledge of celebrating mass at the chapel.

We also took time to visit Divine Providence Hospital, which serves the needs of cancer patients.  We were all impressed at the peacefulness and compassionn of those who work here and their efforts to provide so much care with so little modern technology. Many of the gifts brought with us as donations from Long Island hospitals such as Good Samaritan will be used to help their work.

After lunch we visited a craft market where we could buy gifts amd souvenirs for those at home. The hardest thing to get used to was the Salvadoran tradition of haggling over the price of each and every item.