As a result, unemployment, drug addiction, alcoholism, school dropouts, teenage pregnancies, incest and other forms of violence abound. On the other hand, Loiza is also a tightly knit community that celebrates and shares life, joys and sorrows. We became friends and neighbors. At the end of the workday, when we return home from our various ministries, our door is open to everyone. Some people seek someone to listen to them.
Children come to play and do homework.
This context has shaped our lives as IHMs for the last six years. We have experienced transformation in solidarity and mutuality with the people. We have learned that it doesn't have to be the way we think it should be in order for God to be present.