High in the Andes near Cusco, Peru, Nicole Koch of Buffalo, New York, gives her moving testimony of faith. Working with the missionary families of the Missionary Servants of the Poor of the Third World, she devotes her own life and together with her husband and three children, her family’s life to God. Watch as she explains what attracted them there, why God called them to this life, and the work of their mission.

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Today we air part 2 from Father Vincent Minnelli in Cusco, Peru. Father Vincent serves with Missionary Servants of the Poor in Peru. Now, Father Vincent is in charge of the minor seminary in Peru. Most of the young boys were altar boys for Father Vincent, and thanks to Father, they were led to discerning the priesthood. Now, as rector, it is amazing for Father Vincent to watch the formation of these young men from altar servers to the seminary. Enjoy this part 2 story thanks to Video Missionaries Annie and Al of New York state.

The March for Life always produces many amazing stories of faith. Today’s story is one of those. Imagine leading over 1500 young teenagers on a 12 hour bus ride to go stand up for life in this nation’s capitol? That is exactly what this young lady and her husband have committed to doing. Take a listen to hear how the Sacraments of the Catholic Church changed her life for ever.

Father Vincent Minnelli was not raised Catholic in his native Mexico. In fact, he was not even baptized until he was 16 years old. Eventually, he came to find solace in his heavenly mother Mary through the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Father Vincent needed someone to love him, someone to guide him through this difficult life. Eventually his discernment brought him to the doorstep of a very missionary way of life, which he begins to explain in this part I video. Part II will air on Wednesday!

Video Missionaries in South America

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Alta Gracia, Argentina is a very large outdoor shrine with a strong devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes. There are Masses every weekend in the space right next to the shrine. A Chapel was also built up on the hill on the other side, and that is the chapel that houses the white image of Mary that appeared last August (2011) and is still there. It is an unexplainable presence of Mary, no one knows for sure why it is there but we think that it is Mary calling our attention to come back to the Church and to come back to Jesus.

Greetings from Cusco! This beautiful city is a cross between traditional Incan culture and the Spanish influence after their conquest of the Incas. We spend a lot of time here with the Missionary families in Andahuaylillas, 45 minutes south of the city of Cusco. There are 12 families here from all over the world that have given up their life in their country to serve the poor here near Cusco. They live in a community called Villa Nazaret which has 360 degree views of the beautiful Andes mountains. We have recorded a lot of good testimonies, we are recording much faster than we can edit. God willing we will get all of those to you soon.

En Isla de Maipo, una hora afuera de Santiago de Chile, la Señora Paulina nos invitó a su casa y nos hablaba de que aunque es muy pobre materialmente, su fé es lo que siempre la ha dado la fuerza para seguir. Crió a 11 hijos entre los suyos y varios de otras personas que no podían crearlos. Gracias también a Mercedes Pérez, una española viviendo en Chile por su ayuda con esta entrevista.

Encountering the Sodalitium Christiane Vitae in South America has brought about incredible fruit for Video Missionaries Annie and Al. There seven month pilgrimage continues into Chile, and soon Peru! Today’s testimony speaks for itself, click play to hear Mike share about exactly what happened during his discernment process through high school, college, and beyond.