Archdiocese of Denver
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Mission Apostolates to Haiti
V
olunteers f rom the Archdiocese have cre-
ated the Global Outreach Ministry. They,
along with volunteers having experience in
education, travel to Haiti and provide mission-
ary services to an orphanage. The volunteers
built a covering for the vegetable seedlings
area and a retractable awning for the produce
garden to protect the orphanage food source
f rom the intense heat. They supply books in
Creole for the library and assist the instructors
at the school with classroom management
skills.
The deacon helps coordinate the mission
trips and is a member of the team providing
services at the orphanage during their visits.
Mission Apostolate to Mexico
A
Denver deacon residing in El Paso , TX
travels to Juarez, Mexico on a monthly
basis to visit the seminarians at Conciliar Sem-
inary of Ciudad Juarez.
He visits with them and together they study
Sacred Scripture in the form of Lectio Divina
with meditation and prayer.
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Deacon Clarence McDavid
cgmcdavid@comcast.net
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Deacon Arturo Araiza
turyfil413@yahoo.com.mx
Mission Apostolate to Vietnam
T
he Father Kieu Charity is the continuous
charity work of the late Father Khuat Dang
Tich, the founder, in Binh Gia village of Chau
Duc county, 100 miles southeast of Saigon
City, Vietnam, since 2000. The charity focuses
on helping the poor. The volunteer group of 25
people in Vietnam have been in action since
2004. They assist with four projects: The Heart
to Heart Housing Project (Nhà Nhân Ái) which
has assisted 30 families with housing, four
orphanages, a nursing home and the Aborted
Fetus Coffins Project.
The deacon and his family help raise money
in the U.S. to support the projects through
the charity based in Pennsylvania. They are
members of the Board of Directors and travel
to Vietnam every 3-5 years to check on the
projects and the volunteers.
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Deacon Peter Dang
peterhpdang@yahoo.com
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Go into the whole world and
proclaim the gospel to every
creature.
Mk 16:15
