Enrique Sepulveda and Andrea Dyrness

Don Hamer is on professional development leave until May 15. He is writing occasional posts to this blog to share some of his experiences.


Today is the last day that Debbie and I have in the United States before we leave for our two-week pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It is only now sinking in that this is actually happening. The last several days have been taken up with communications between our contacts in the Holy Land, making last minute checks with family and others who depend upon us when we are home, and making sure all of the other details of normal life are attended to and brought up to date before we leave.


If you have not read it, I want to draw your attention to the wonderful letter sent to us by another pilgrim just to the right of this blog on the Trinity web page. Trinity members Enrique Sepulveda and his wife, Andrea Dyrness -- both college professors at St. Joseph's and Trinity, respectively -- along with their infant daughter Sofia Elena are on joint sabbatical doing ethnographic research in El Salvador. Enrique writes a fascinating article about their experiences, and sheds great insight into issues of the global economy, global poverty, and how America is sometimes understood by people in other countries. I highly recommend it to you.

And, by the way, did you notice the little Easter chick at the top of the Trinity home page? Thanks go to Trinity member and graphics designer Gary Holmes and the Trinity staff for their effort.

Have a blessed day! Your brother in Christ, Don+