From Asuncion, Paraguay

Dear Mark,

Almost a year ago, I was reading a book called ‘Blessed among women’ which contained a short profile of Mev. I was instantly captivated, and went online to find out more about her. I stumbled on information about her books on Amazon, and ‘the Book of Mev’ was recommended to me.

I ordered the book, and it arrived two weeks before I was to leave Australia to work with the Jesuits in Paraguay.

The reason I am so captivated by hers and your story is its humanity, sanctity and extraordinary ordinariness. It lifts my spirits, and I have read it almost three times over 4 months – bits and pieces here and there speak to my heart and soul.

I’m an Australian journalist and teacher, photographer and musician living in Asuncion, Paraguay in one of the poorest urban settlements here. I am challenged on a daily basis to live my faith authentically, and view things through the eyes of the poor.

For me, Mev’s story speaks to me on so many levels – her struggles in Brazil, her righteous anger at times with the institutional church, but her faith that light can shine through the darkness. The list goes on.

I wanted to express to you my gratitude for sharing this book with the world, and for your own very personal story which is intertwined in its pages.

Que Dios te acompana!

Beth