Patricia Benitez (Lima, Perú)
21 years old
I met the Fraternas last year on a Mission Trip, and ever since that
moment I began to question my vocation. The Lord spoke to me very
strongly through this experience and changed my life completely. He
made me realize that the many things of the world do not satisfy my
restless heart, and He asked me to question what are my true
yearnings. Thanks to the Fraternas and their example of love for the
Lord Jesus, I realized that I am called to love many people and above
all that I must discover the plan of love that the Lord has for me. It
was on this mission trip, in the total self-giving to those that are
more needy than me, that I began to question what my heart was made
for, and for this reason I decided to make my AMI promise.

Lisa Reitz (Thornton, CO)
25 years old
For me the AMI promise has been and continues to be a time to grow in my relationship with the Lord. I am learning more about God who created me and has an everlasting and merciful love for me. I am learning about myself and learning to accept myself in my humanity and at the same time trust and depend on the Lord more. Finally through the AMI promise and with that the prayerful support and companionship of the wonderful Fraternas, I am growing and hope to continue to grow in my openness to the Lord and his call for me, a call to holiness.

Mandy Krause (Oklahoma, USA)
21 years old
I have spent my whole life looking for happiness. I looked in every area that I could imagine, the areas that the world claims will provide happiness. It was not until I became involved with a Marian Group and began spending time with the Fraternas that I realized I had been looking in all the wrong places for happiness. I did not know myself, nor did I recognize the person that God had created me to be. I now have a challenge set before me to discover who that person is and in doing so, discover who the Lord is. This time in which I am about to enter will be a beautiful time of prayer and growth in order to discover the person God has created and the role that He has created for me in this community.