In the 15th edition of Misión Idente Ecuador, which is organized by the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, administered by the idente missionaries, 125 young people from Loja and other cities in Ecuador participate. Here is the news
Mission Idente Ecuador begins its work in seven provinces
Helping communities to improve their living conditions is the raison d’être of Mission Idente Ecuador (MIE), which this year runs from September 13 to 21 with the participation of 125 young people between the ages of 18 and 35 from various parts of the country. They undertake the Mission in 25 rural areas of seven provinces in three regions: Coast, Sierra and Amazon.
The dynamics will be developed in groups of six missionaries, who will visit rural communities of Loja, Imbabura, Pichincha, Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Santo Domingo and Manabí, where there are people in situation of vulnerability, that is to say, of scarce economic resources. The selection of work zones is done through a rapprochement with the Dioceses of each province.
In each community, social service and evangelization activities will be carried out with home visits and workshops to promote values with children, youth and adults. In addition, in Zambi (Zamora Chinchipe) an architectural project will be carried out using recyclable materials for the construction of a playground for children. And in the parish of Guadalupe, in the same province, on September 20, the Medical Mission will be carried out, with attention to the community by students of the UTPL’s medical career.
Valeria Sanchez, responsible for Mission Idente Ecuador 2019, explains that in July the call was launched nationwide. Finally, 125 young people confirmed their participation. Some are UTPL students in Presential and Open and Distance Modality, and others come from cities such as Quito, Ibarra, Machala and Huaquillas.
Prior to departure, on Thursday, September 12, MIE volunteers gathered in Loja to be part of a training program in values, interpersonal relationships, first aid and crafts. They were also part of a welcome Eucharist for the delegations of missionaries from other cities, ending with the ceremony of imposing a scarf on the mission leaders.
On Friday, September 13, at 5:00 p.m. in the church, the Cathedral participated in the sending Mass, presided over by H.E. Msgr. Walter Eras, Apostolic Administrator of Loja. At the end of the Eucharist there was a farewell act and then they began the trip to the community where they must volunteer.
Brayan Espinoza participates for the second time in the MIE. He is a student of Industrial Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador – Ibarra-. He wants to be part of the activity of service and evangelization and indicates that his motivation is to learn to serve those who need it, to improve their way of being and to find answers to life in service to others. In his first experience he lived indescribable situations that he affirms “filled my heart with peace because of what I was able to do for others”.
For this activity, organized by the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), the Idente Youth of Loja and the Institute Id of Christ the Redeemer, Idente Missionaries, the administrative, teaching and student community of the UTPL offered support with the donation of food and materials, such as pencils, cardboards, paintings, etc., necessary materials for the execution of the workshops in the communities.
https://noticias.utpl.edu.ec/mision-idente-ecuador-inicia-su-labor-en-siete-provincias-0
!["El mundo puede cambiar desde el corazón"
(Papa Francisco, Encíclica Dilexit Nos)
"El Corazón de Cristo es éxtasis, es salida, es donación, es encuentro. En él nos volvemos capaces de relacionarnos de un modo sano y feliz, y de construir en este mundo el Reino de amor y de justicia. Nuestro corazón unido al de Cristo es capaz de este milagro social.
Tomar en serio el corazón tiene consecuencias sociales. Como enseña el Concilio Vaticano II, «tenemos todos que cambiar nuestros corazones, con los ojos puestos en el orbe entero y en aquellos trabajos que todos juntos podemos llevar a cabo para que nuestra generación mejore». Porque «los desequilibrios que fatigan al mundo moderno están conectados con ese otro desequilibrio fundamental que hunde sus raíces en el corazón humano». [21] Ante los dramas del mundo, el Concilio invita a volver al corazón, explicando que el ser humano «por su interioridad es, en efecto, superior al universo entero; a esta profunda interioridad retorna cuando entra dentro de su corazón, donde Dios le aguarda, escrutador de los corazones (cf. 1 S 16,7; Jr 17,10), y donde él personalmente, bajo la mirada de Dios, decide su propio destino».
Esto no significa confiar excesivamente en nosotros mismos. Tengamos cuidado: advirtamos que nuestro corazón no es autosuficiente; es frágil y está herido. Tiene una dignidad ontológica, pero al mismo tiempo debe buscar una vida más digna. Dice también el Concilio Vaticano II que «el fermento evangélico ha despertado y despierta en el corazón del hombre esta irrefrenable exigencia de la dignidad», aunque para vivir conforme a esa dignidad no nos basta conocer el Evangelio ni cumplir mecánicamente lo que nos manda. Necesitamos el auxilio del amor divino. Acudamos al Corazón de Cristo, ese centro de su ser, que es un horno ardiente de amor divino y humano y es la mayor plenitud que puede alcanzar lo humano. Allí, en ese Corazón es donde nos reconocemos finalmente a nosotros mismos y aprendemos a amar."](https://www.idente.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
