Kim wrote the following letter to our friend Jorge, who was killed on Feb. 13, 2010 by a rival gang.
Mario and his younger brothers meditating on a photo of Jorge days after his deathApril 2010
Jorge… We miss you. We know that in some ways death is definitive… At least from this side of things. And though it may seem easy to say that we did the best we could with you, in our hearts of course the truth is that we wish we could have done more.
Our last words to you were about God’s plan for your life and about making a decision. At the time you weren’t ready, but we know that you were listening. So we hope you prayed the prayer of the thief on the cross in your last moments, two days later.
We also wanted to tell you that we’ve been quite busy lately, taking care of your family… So busy, in fact, that we haven’t had time to grieve ourselves over losing you… We’re doing all right, though, because we know it has to be that way. Our only prayer is that one day… maybe one day, it will finally hit us that you’re not coming back.
You…
…And so many others.