Matthew, our volunteer in Manila, sends his monthly report: The main news is that I'm going to spend the next month on a small island called Camiguin, among the Babuyan islands of the far north (not to be confused with the Camiguin province next to Mindanao in the south). To get there takes a 12-hour bus ride, then, depending on Pacific currents, 3-6 hours on a boat. It's part of a Dominican "mission" area...

A project of the Dominican Family: Gospel in Action. Dear Brothers and Sisters, During the Congress of Regents, held in Rome in the month of November 2009, every Regent received a DVD entitled" THE GOSPEL IN ACTION ", that tells the story of a few Dominican brothers announcing the Good News to the poor. The idea was to begin a series of short videos that could show the apostolate of the brothers and sisters around the world. At the end of this video the Master of the Order invites each of us to produce some videos and to send them to the General Curia in Santa Sabina. The videos will be available for all to view on our website: http://internet.op.org/ This will be a concrete way of making a contribution to the General Chapter of Rome (September 2010). 

Luzmari, DVI volunteer in the Philippines write about her mission with Aeta people: I am happy to inform you that on March 10, my 28 grade 3 pupils received the sacrament of reconciliation and on March 11, they also received their 1st communion. It was like celebrating a feast day because their parents and the whole school community joined them in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist and in the snacks and lunch given by some generous friends of the sisters and cooked by their parents.

Anne Mendoza, former DVI volunteer in Peru, writes a poem for Easter: "I have seen the Lord". In wrestling with the fear that can hold the silence and the empty tomb, I found myself writing this...

TENTH ANNIVERSARY: THE TESTIMONIES OF OUR VOLUNTEERS