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| Volume 7 Number 15 - Tuesday, April 12th, 2005 |
A Publication of the ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY |
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Boston, MA – Over 75 students choose Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s (OCF) Real Break as an alternative to the traditional spring break of parties and beaches. The seven teams served communities in need, in exchange for life-changing experiences. This year Real Break returned to many of 2004 locations: Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage in Guatemala, Project Mexico, St. John Orthodox Cathedral, Eagle River, Alaska, Petras Monastery in Karditsa, Greece. An additional location this year was a Special Education Orphanage in El Salvador, Central America. The Real Break team made desperately needed renovations to several rooms and buildings at the St. Martin Special Education Center in El Salvador which houses over 100 mentally and physically handicapped orphans. In Karditsa, Greece, our Real Break team was able to help on the construction of a new church, multiple service projects in the community and became immersed in the vibrant Orthodoxy of the monasteries and communities they visited. Far from warm beaches, our Real Break Alaska team helped communities around St. John Orthodox Cathedral in Eagle River- this included aiding with the distribution of donations with the Salvation Army and maintenance of a half-way house hosted by Covenant House. Returning for our 6th year to Project Mexico, two teams labored on the ranch and completed stucco work on newly built homes in the surrounding colonía. The teams were also blessed to interact with the 18 boys at St. Innocent’s Orphanage. Two teams were also sent to Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala to renovate and paint several rooms and to love and care for some of the 150 children that call the orphanage home.
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