the boss man

this past thrusday, brother alvaro, the superior general (aka the brother in charge of all brothers) was in chicago. he has been traveling around the us visiting all the sites and ministries that have a lasallian presence and asked that the volunteers near and around chicago spend some time with him talking about our service experience.

desiree and i drove up to chicago and 7 of the volunteers from chicago were also there. brother alvaro gave us each some time to talk about how we got involved with the lasallian volunteers, what we do at our different minstries, and how this experience has been for us so far. he asked about our communities and what we find to be the most rewarding aspect of the work that we do.

brother alvaro talked to us about how in europe it is difficult to find young people who are willing to dedicate a year to service and he thanked us for all that we do at our ministries.

it was really nice to meet brother alvaro, even though it was only for a short time. i had always heard about the superior general, but this time i actually got to meet him! its nice to know that he takes an interest in what we are doing and although he lives in rome and cant visit each of our ministries individually, i really did get the sense that he has a genuine interest and respect for the work that we do which is always encouraging!