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COAR Peace Mission - Serving Impoverished Children in El Salvador Since 1980

COAR Peace Mission is a school, foster care center, and medical clinic in Zaragoza, El Salvador. We have been serving impoverished children since 1980. Learn more at www.coarpeacemission.org.

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COAR Peace Mission - Serving Impoverished Children in El Salvador Since 1980

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  1. COAR • COMUNIDAD OSCAR ARNULFO ROMERO • Schoolfor 1,000, K-12 • Foster Carefor 50-100 • Medical and Dental Clinic • Servingimpoverishedchildren in • Zaragoza, El Salvador since 1980 • www.coarpeacemission.org

  2. El Salvador, Central America Size: Massachusetts Population: 6.7 million 2 millionundocumented in the U.S. AverageIncome: $1/hour (ifavailable) $5,000/year

  3. Land of volcanos and coffeetrees

  4. Archbishop Romero 1977 - 1980

  5. Archbishop Romero 1977 - 1980

  6. Archbishop Romero • Visiting a town near COAR, • These pictures were taken by Sr. Dorothy Kazel, OSU, 1978.

  7. Archbishop Romero 1977 - 1980

  8. Archbishop Romero Radio sermons - courage

  9. Archbishop Romero murdered for defending the poor

  10. 1964 Cleveland Latin American Mission Team Parishes, teaching & catechism

  11. Cleveland Latin American Mission Team1977 Helping during the war

  12. Sr. Dorothy Kazel, OSU, from Cleveland, helping refugee children1977-80

  13. Priests and nuns and volunteers from Zaragoza take care of orphans1980

  14. COAR helps children – this little girl lost a leg

  15. COAR PeaceMission – a mission of theCatholicChurch

  16. COAR • Today • Thewarended in 1992 • Butthe country isstillpoor • Manychildrenstillneedhelp • Theyneedhelpespecially so thatthe can stayout of thegangs

  17. COAR Today

  18. COAR Today Lesson 3: 6th-8th “Let us not develop an education that creates in the mind of the student a hope of becoming rich and having the power to dominate. Let us form in the heart of a child and young person the idea of loving, of preparing oneself to serve and giving oneself to others.” --January 22, 1978

  19. Thedangerforteenagersiscrime and gangs

  20. Entrancegateinto COAR from themainhighway Thegate and securityguards keepthemsafe

  21. Basedon St. Romero’sexample, no onemakesfun of anyone becausethey come from a poorfamily.

  22. UsingJesus’ and St. Romero’sexample, theyparticipate in activities and learnhow to be goodsisters and brothers, friends, and citizens.

  23. Onedaytheywillhavejobs and helptheirfamilies and otherswho are poor.

  24. Writing to sponsors: people who live in North America and who help the children

  25. Special events: • Left visiting St. Romero’s tomb • - Right, 1st Communion

  26. Going to mass is the center of the Community of Oscar A. Romero

  27. Thankyouforlearningabout St. Romero and thechildren at COAR – TheCommunity of Oscar A. Romero, El Salvador www.coarpeacemission.org

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