Welcome, Carmen, to McAllen, Texas!

L-R: Sisters Mary Elaine Anderson (S),Carmen Armenta Lara (M), Elvia Mata Ortega (S) and Rose Patrice Kuhn (I)

Sister Carmen, who is one of the four members of the OSP-IHM Core Community at the US-Mexico border, arrived on January 11 after many months of waiting for her R-1 Visa. Two Monroe IHMs—Sisters Maureen Kelly and Maria Antonia Aranda Diaz—who live and minister in Juarez, Mexico, accompanied Carmen on the elevenhour trip across the state of Texas and spent two days with the sisters in McAllen. Rose, Elvia and Mary Elaine welcomed Carmen and her companions with open arms!