Marty Shea's Lifelong Fight to "Save the Children, Save their Stories"

For Maryknoll Brother Marty Shea, the civil war in Guatemala became not only the focus of his work, but also the focus of his life. Beginning in the 1980s, Shea lived among families in rural Guatemala and went with them as they fled to Mexican refugee camps, forced out of their native country by powerful government forces.

Shea was also there years later for the return of many families to Guatemala after the bloody civil war ended. While serving the children and families of Guatemala during the worst years of civil war, Maryknoll Brother Marty Shea kept a journal of photos and essays he called, "Save the Children, Save their Stories". Shea's words and pictures serve as a moving testament to the Guatemalan people whose overwhelming struggles and small triumphs he shared for so many years.

In a recent wide-ranging conversation with Maryknoll Interactive Media, Brother Shea opened up about his life's work among the Guatemalan people. Click HERE for video of Brother Shea telling his own story. Click HERE for a video slideshow of his photos, narrated by Shea himself.

To listen to Brother Shea on the Maryknoll radio program, Voices of our World, go HERE and download the two parts of Show #0953.

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