A Message from Mother Theresa Louisa
September 20, 2023
“Yá'át'ééh!” Greetings to all our families, benefactors, and friends in the most Holy Name of Jesus.
Our little family here at Villa Guadalupe in Gallup continues to witness and experience the signs of God’s tender loving care each day through exquisite sunrises and sunsets, cooling raindrops, beautiful rainbows, and abundant fruits of our vegetable and flower gardens. We also are grateful for the words of encouragement and gratitude received in the mail and from our Residents, along with smiling faces and our Staff’s continued dedication in working together with the Little Sisters in order to make our lovely, dear, elderly Residents happy.
What a joy it was for all of us to finally experience the option of not wearing a mask which began on July 12. The Residents had to ask a few times about the names of the Staff and the Little Sisters because they forgot what we looked like! We are however, still encouraging everyone, especially families and visitors, to wear masks when in the Home, especially when they have symptoms or have knowledge of a possible COVID-19 exposure.
I am delighted to share the wonderful news that was not mentioned in our summer newsletter. The long-awaited Phase 2 reroofing of our home, that started last month, is 90% completed. Hopefully, the remaining part and the final inspection will be accomplished before the end of this month. Once again, this work would not be possible without the help of our wonderful benefactors.
Now, we will be focusing our efforts on raising funds to repair the water intrusion problem in the walls of our Independent Living Apartments as well as a new heating, ventilation, and air cooling (HVAC) system for our Assisted Living Unit.
On behalf of the little family of Saint Jeanne Jugan here at Villa Guadalupe, Gallup, I wish to extend our sincere gratitude to all our families, benefactors, and friends for your continued support. To God, we entrust all your intentions, and we ask for your prayers for us, that we will keep the faith and continue to respond to God’s will each day in our beautiful vocation as Little Sisters of the Poor. May God bless each and every one of you. “Ahéhee'.”
Gratefully in Christ,
Sr. Theresa Louisa, l.s.p.
Previous Updates:
April 2, 2023
November 14, 2022
November 6, 2021
September 15, 2021
March 7, 2021
January 19, 2021
October 10, 2020
August 17, 2020
July 11, 2020
June 8, 2020
May 26, 2020
May 18, 2020
May 10, 2020
May 3, 2020
April 29, 2020
April 26, 2020
April 19, 2020
March 17, 2020
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