Tim Kaine writing in Deseret News “Why religious mission service matters to America”. It’s a good read, if you have a few minutes.
At the time, one of the priests told me, “You’ve got to be really, really humble to take a gift of food from a family as poor as that.” What he was saying, of course, is that when you deny a person the agency to give, you deny them the opportunity to be fully human.
They say that nobody comes back from serving a mission the same person, and that was certainly true of me. My time in Honduras became my North Star, a crucible of my values. It has influenced everything I’ve done in public life since: as a civil rights lawyer, city councilman, mayor, lieutenant governor, governor, and now, a senator.
What I learned in Honduras can be summarized in three words: Fe, familia y trabajo — faith, family and work. Today, I recognize selfless leadership in all corners of our nation, by people in all kinds of clothing, and of all skin colors, religions and incomes. And I take courage in the fact that men and women from all backgrounds still come together in good faith to address the challenges we face
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