{"id":22409,"date":"2020-08-24T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/?p=22409"},"modified":"2023-11-29T16:15:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T21:15:56","slug":"forming-mens-missionary-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/forming-mens-missionary-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Forming Men\u2019s Missionary Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Something was missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This was the feeling that inspired Alex Caraballo, along with Legionary priests Father Peter Devereux and Father Juan Guerra, to organize a men\u2019s mission trip to Mexico over ten years ago. \u201cWe were looking to do something for men, because we thought there was a gap,\u201d says Alex, a Regnum Christi member from Atlanta, Georgia who was looking for an appealing approach to engage men in their Catholic faith. \u201cThere needed to be a great way to help form some of the men, take a different perspective, and potentially start their journey to be a leader in their communities, in their families, by living their faith deeper and stronger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex8-300x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22412 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22412 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/noscript>That initial mission to Mexico was just the beginning; since then, Alex has been helping to facilitate mission trips all over the world, to countries like Jamaica, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Cameroon. Designed specifically to call men to serve God in a new and challenging way, these missions have evolved over the years to include father-daughter and father-son trips, and have sometimes coordinated with Regnum Christi families across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The activities of each mission vary, depending on the unique needs of the particular community the men are serving, but might include anything from visiting orphanages and HIV clinics, to fixing run-down churches or rebuilding houses destroyed during a recent earthquake. One activity common to every mission \u2013 and one that Alex considers integral to the mission experience \u2013 is door-to-door visits with the members of the local community. \u201cIt\u2019s something that the men are not comfortable doing, but it is something that we always incorporate,\u201d says Alex. \u201cThe goal is for us to literally just be open to the moment and act on it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is often these spontaneous moments of relationship that have the greatest impact during a mission. Alex recalls one particular story from his very first mission to Mexico:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex9-300x200.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22411 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex9-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/noscript>\u201cI had a rosary that someone gave me from Medjugorje, and I loved it \u2013 I prayed that rosary all the time. But every time I passed this one young man, something told me to give this guy the rosary. I kept telling myself, \u2018But I kind of like this rosary!\u2019 So, I finally gave it to him, and explained to him where it came from, and left it at that. On the way back, Father Juan was talking to us at dinner when we were finished and he goes, \u2018Hey, it was amazing that that kid was always helping us, and every time I\u2019ve come to this town, he\u2019s never gone to church, but this week was the first time I\u2019ve seen him at church!\u201d And it had nothing to do with me, but I think it had something to do with Our Lady, and the gift \u2013 that small gesture of kindness that changed something in him, and made him decide to go to church.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the diverse variety of countries and missionary activities that the men participate in, one thing the mission locations all have in common is that they require the men to step out of their comfort zone \u2013 and their own country \u2013 into an unknown and often uncomfortable environment. And that\u2019s not easy. \u201cWhen you go outside of the U.S., where you don\u2019t know the currency, the language, the location that we\u2019re in, you\u2019re a lot more dependent on God, than if you\u2019re doing a mission trip in [your own city], where you can just get in your car and drive home, where you don\u2019t have to worry about food, safety, all the fears that you would normally have. You know your area, so you tend to rely more on yourself,\u201d says Alex. \u201cIn the mission trip outside of the U.S., you have more dependency on God, because you don\u2019t know the environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex5-300x225.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22415 size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22415 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/noscript>And that increased dependency on God in the men who attend is, according to Alex, the true goal of every mission. \u201cI think a lot of the time, like in many missions we go on, a lot of the new men go with the expectation that they\u2019re going to change the world there, that they\u2019re going to have a huge impact, when in fact, they\u2019re the ones who come back changed,\u201d says Alex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Never was that so apparent as during the father-daughter mission that Alex helped coordinate with the Missionaries of the Poor in Kingston, Jamaica. The men and their daughters ministered to patients at HIV clinics, to mentally and physically challenged individuals at community centers, and to infants and children at the local orphanage. The days started early<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 at 5:30 in the morning \u2013 with prayer and adoration, and the fathers wondered not only how their teenage daughters would take to waking up much earlier than they were accustomed to, but also how they would react to serving the most vulnerable members of the Kingston community. But the girls surprised them, and in fact, became the models of true missionary spirit to their fathers, instead of the other way around. \u201cIt was so impressive to see the young ladies and their reverence, with kids that have really severe mental or physical disabilities\u2026 to see our daughters feed them, change their clothes, and bathe them,\u201d says Alex. \u201cTo see your eleven- or twelve-year-old daughter being a missionary is pretty powerful.\u201d According to Alex, the gracious and simple service that the fathers witnessed in their daughters was an important moment for the men, and in particular, for the doctors on the trip. \u201cGuys like to fix stuff\u2026 the doctors really struggled, because they\u2019re used to healing,\u201d says Alex \u201cSo for us, it was really more of a conversion of our hearts\u2026 because we couldn\u2019t fix people, all we could do was actually try to love, be there, take care of them, so that was a big shift.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex-head-shot-3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22425 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex-head-shot-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/noscript>This type of change in mindset and conversion of heart is the transformation that Alex hopes and prays will come out of each if the missions he plans, but he knows it\u2019s not up to him to bring it about: that\u2019s up to God. \u201cI got feedback one time from a wife who said, \u2018You know what, I like him going to this, because he comes back better than he left,\u2019 so she encourages him to go,\u201d says Alex. \u201cAnd that\u2019s nothing that <i>we<\/i> do. Our job is simply to find a place, a location, and then God does the rest. We\u2019re just kind of the instrument that makes that happen.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For this reason, Alex doesn\u2019t worry about whether or not the men will be inspired, or experience a conversion, once they\u2019re on the overseas mission. That\u2019s not up to him. \u201cEach man is on a specific journey, and it\u2019s not my place to say where it is or what it is. The journey is completely different for each and every man; some are looking to deepen their faith, some are starting their journey in their faith.\u201d says Alex. \u201cMy job is very simple \u2013 I just get you there, and give you the tools to work. We follow a simple format of prayer, reflections, work, visiting the community and living with the community, and God does everything else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex4-300x146.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22416 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex4-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\"><\/noscript>Fortunately for Alex, he\u2019s had the opportunity to witness the fruits in the men who\u2019ve participated in the overseas missions that he\u2019s facilitated over the years. During his most recent mission to Guatemala, he invited a man named Michael who knew he wanted to grow in his Christian faith, but wasn\u2019t sure if that faith was going to be a Catholic one. During the mission, he became convinced that he belonged in the Catholic Church. \u201cBefore our trip, I was just deciding I wanted God in my life, but I wasn\u2019t sure if Catholicism was the route for me,\u201d says Michael. \u201cThe fellowship, mentoring, and an amazing trip sealed the deal for me.\u201d Michael converted to the Catholic Church earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another man who went with Alex on a mission to Cameroon five years ago recently shared with him that he still prays the Litany of Humility that they prayed every day during the mission trip, and still wears the missionary cross he received there. \u201cHe still wears it, but it\u2019s broken, it\u2019s not even the full cross. He only has half of it, so he\u2019s basically wearing a stick, but he wears it!\u201d says Alex. \u201cSo God plays an active role, and you hope that when everyone gets back, they\u2019re a little bit different, a little bit better, and continue to work and build and grow their faith.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22418 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alex2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/noscript>Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ease of international travel, Alex is eager to resume the overseas missions as soon as it is prudent to do so. And his advice to anyone considering a future overseas mission trip? Take the leap of faith. \u201cThe hardest part is the very beginning, it\u2019s the saying \u2018yes\u2019. That\u2019s the biggest challenge,\u201d says Alex. \u201cYou\u2019re always going to have excuses, there\u2019s always going to be vacation time, there\u2019s always going to be work, there\u2019s always going to be a million and one reasons not to do it. There\u2019s only one reason to do it, and that\u2019s to serve God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something was missing. 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