I’m feeling an odd mixture of pride and jealousy right about now.
My oldest son, Ian, just sent me photos from Columbia, specifically Santuario de Nuestra Senora del Rosario de Las Lajas. It’s a church I mentioned in the book while writing about man’s most amazing places of worship, but I have never been blessed to see in person. He beat me to it this morning.
As you can see, if the exterior is not the most beautiful Catholic Church and setting anywhere in the world, I can’t imagine what would exceed it.
Of course, his reason for being in Columbia softens any of that sinful jealousy and replaces it with a healthy kind of pride. He’s on a two-month stint in the country for his work as a refugee officer for the Department of Homeland Security, interviewing men and women who are seeking asylum in the United States to escape violence and other threats in their home countries. It’s incredibly meaningful work he’s doing and I’m in awe of the man he has become.
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