Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain

Download or read book Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain written by Benigno P. Beltran and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smokey Mountain, the vast garbage dump in Manila has served for many years as an emblem of third world squalor. In many ways, it is a metaphor for a planet slowly choking on garbage and waste. But for Fr. Beltran, who served for three decades as a chaplain to the scavengers who survive off this reeking heap, it is also a metaphor of hope an emblem of the will to survive, the ability to create joy and find meaning even in the midst of abject poverty. Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain describes the spiritual resilience of the scavengers of Smokey Mountain, and how they taught Beltran to read the Gospel with new eyes. The lessons he learned bear a message for all who struggle for a better world.