The Fourth Station:
Jesus says He will prepare a place for us

Arrival At Phoenix Park Community

Phoenix Park is built in an area where former slums housed local sugar cane workers. The sugar cane company generously deeded the land, which enabled Food For The Poor to construct the current housing. Let it be noted that this is the first community in their history to include a separate room to serve as a kitchen.

At each of our stops everyone welcomed us with open arms but this community was special. Each house that is built stands a plaque in front of the house and has on it the name of the donor who made a family’s dream come true in owning their own home.

Father shared a story with me I’d like to in turn share with you. A young woman who was a waitress went on a pilgrimage a couple of years ago and she decided she wanted to donate money each month even with her modest salary to build a house for a family (cost of a house is approx. $1600.00 to $2100) as she completed her pledge she began to tell the patrons where she worked of this worthy cause and placed a miniature replica of the house by the cash register at her job. She said “I have built a house now I want to build a village.” Her vision has come true, today that same woman is in the process of having her 18th house built and Food For The Poor will dedicate the village in her name. What a wonderful witness to our faith in this unassuming woman whose dedicated effort has come to bear such abundant fruit. God Bless Her!!!

 

 

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