As I was driving back to my house to eat breakfast reflecting on this morning's Gospel reading and the homily, I heard an amazing story on the Christian radio station about a Latina woman up for a Nobel Peace Prize that deepened my reflection: ... and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave... and go in search of that one?
Susana Trimarco. A Latina woman. Ordinary mother out for an ordinary doctor appointment ten years ago with her ordinary 23-year-old daughter. Before she knew it her daughter was snatched away by sex-traffickers and Trimarco was to never see her again. Her life was turned upside down. Many would just fall into despair and lose hope. Others would leave it to the police. But Trimarco saw not much was being done for her daughter and knew that her love was deep. She could not just stay and wait. She went to find her daughter.
Susana Trimarco, after realizing the police couldn't find any leads, took it upon herself to find her daughter. She teamed up with her husband and disguised themselves while going into the brothels of traffick rings. Trimarco spoke to news reporters of how difficult this has been because it was in those rings where she saw what they were doing to the girls. Pictures floated through her mind about who was doing the same thing to her own daughter. Yet, she didn't just stop at the search for her daughter. This is where the amazingness comes in. She became an instrument of peace to Latin America, and this is how...
Susana Trimarco began rescuing women in those brothels. She has rescued hundreds of them during the search of her daughter. I can't help but think of when St. Paul says, "We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 While by no means is sex trafficking GOOD... neither is her daughter being kidnapped... but God brings good out of every instance. By her daughter being kidnapped, Susana used it for good and has freed all those hundreds of women who also have moms, dads, brothers, sisters, best friends, possibly children.... they have lives. And Susana has become an instrument of peace by putting her life in danger and helping them.
Her daughter is still out there somewhere and Susana does not give up, just like our Heavenly Father never gives up on us. No matter where we are, what we do, who we are, He is on a constant search for us and our total surrender to His love and mercy. The best part of God is that He waits.... He waits for us... at the same time, He desires us more than what we know.
picture from MSN.com
For more information on her story: http://news.msn.com/world/argentine-mom-rescues-100s-of-sex-slaves-but-cant-find-daughter
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