Everyday Mission
Listening to a recent podcast, Sarah Bueter recognizes the work of her father back home in Indiana was an example of mission all along.
A small village, a wider world
From Ordinary Time to extraordinary resilience, missioner Sarah Bueter reflects on what it means to live alongside a community in El Salvador shaped by memory, faith, and unfinished hope.
Dust trails toward the heart of God
From mountain villages to dense urban neighborhoods in El Salvador, Maryknoll lay missioner Rick Dixon accompanies children whose courage and joy reveal God’s glory in the everyday. Through broken-down buses, makeshift libraries, and a growing circle of young “librarians,” he witnesses a community stitching together learning, belonging, and hope—one small hand at a time.
Walking in circles—in a good way
Two Salvadoran teens once helped missioner Josh Wetmore find his footing in an unfamiliar culture and language. Now, three years later, he finds himself walking the same roads with Emelly and Jeremiahs as they prepare for college—and as he prepares to return home. In the classroom, in the library, and along the dusty paths of El Cedro, their journeys have been intertwined in ways that continue to shape them all.
Joy as resistance
In the mountains of Chalatenango, where storms recall the sorrows of El Salvador’s past, missioner Sarah Bueter discovers that joy is no fragile privilege. It is strength, exercised daily in laughter and lament, and a light that defies despair with love.
The smile of accomplishment speaks louder than letters
In a small library in El Cedro, El Salvador, a simple typing class becomes a quiet but powerful lesson in patience, persistence, and pride. Maryknoll lay missioner Josh Wetmore reflects on how the struggle to master one stubborn keyboard key becomes a moment of transformation—for his student Gabriela, and for himself.
Butt-bumping on the bus
Pressed shoulder to shoulder in the sweltering heat of El Salvador, Maryknoll lay missioner Sarah Bueter reflects on the discomfort of cultural difference—and the deeper discomfort of confronting her own anger. In tight spaces and shared struggles, she discovers unexpected lessons in humility, compassion, and the sacred work of letting go.
Books and bytes
In a remote Salvadoran village, Josh Wetmore’s education-based mission work continues to evolve with each passing year. From bringing library books directly into classrooms to reviving dusty computer labs, two initiatives are bridging gaps in literacy and technology—one borrowed book and double-click at a time.
“Misioneros de Esperanza”: Celebración Eucarística Firma de la Alianza
Los Misioneros Laicos de Maryknoll expresamos nuestro sincero agradecimiento por celebrar este evento importante con nosotros, ¡tanto en persona como en línea! Nos regocijamos en los compromisos personales de Gaby Hernández, Wilber Montoya y Ana Morales y en esta etapa de recibir miembros internacionales fuera de los EE. UU. como organización.
Ministry of presence
In a Salvadoran public hospital, a group of church women in starched blue vests tend to the sick—not just with prayers, but with a radical compassion that sees no distinction between the healer and the suffering. Missioner Sarah Bueter shares how their ministry is a quiet yet profound act of solidarity in a system that often fails the most vulnerable.
Going forth and being home
Like mission, “home” involves more than location, explains missioner Bob Cunningham in El Salvador. It is a state of being one with our surroundings and with others.
