Xaverian seniors and Sharon residents Matt Balzano and Nick Mecsas-Faxon spent their recent spring brake in Duran, Ecuador working at the Rostro de Cristo, a Volunteer & Retreat Program of the Catholic Church.
Rostro de Cristo's mission is to provide spiritual and educational opportunities for young people from the United States to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ together with the people of Ecuador.
Founded in 1988 by Fr. Jim Ronan of the Archdiocese of Boston, MA, Rostro de Cristo is a Volunteer & Retreat Program of the Catholic Church based in Ecuador. With its first house in central Durán over 15 years ago.
Matt will be attending Elon University in NC in the fall and Nick (class valedictorian) will be heading to Georgetown in DC.
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