Creatio Mission Work

One of my new friends just sent me this photo. This precious child could be on the cover of the next National Geographic (and I think some of you might want to kidnap her). My friend Ricardo has an amazing story of conversion that would put the movie, "Into the Wild" to shame. This guy, at the age of 18, bought a $2000 plane ticket around the world searching for God. All he brought was his surfboard and some clothes.

After traveling to India, through the Himalayas, the East Indies, and the South Pacific; spending time with Hindu and Buddhist monks and healers, traveling to the most hidden beaches and living in a "paradise," he felt empty. None of the wise people he met had the answers he was looking for. Even the perfect waves couldn't satisfy his thirst for God. This guy was even coaching the Bhuton national soccer team (because he was Brazilian), but he didn't find God doing that either. It was only when he arrived back home and found God in the Catholic Church, the place that he least expected it, did he have this thirst quenched.

Today he runs mission trips from the US to Peru. You can information on his website: http://www.creatioweb.org/index.htm We're looking to overhaul this site to make it as exciting as his mission trips, so please leave some comments about what you think we should add.

His trips are really amazing because they not only introduce you to the culture, connect you with the people, allow you to build something, but you also are challenged on an intellectual and ecological level. There's really nothing else out there that connects with people on all of these levels. I'm going to be going with him in June if anybody wants to join us...