Escobar, the sole athlete to represent Ecuador at the Winter Games, traveled to Beijing from St. Michael’s College in Vermont, where she studies psychology. But before Vermont, Escobar called New Jersey home — and attended St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Sparta with her family.
While there, she volunteered as a translator for the parish’s migrant helpline.
Madzy coordinates St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s faith-based migrant ministry, a Catholic Charity outreach project in the Diocese of Paterson. The ministry’s Spanish Helpline serves immigrant workers, she said.
“Sarah’s mother was one of the people who volunteered to answer the calls,” Madzy told CNA. “We rotate volunteers monthly and Sarah’s mother, Eleana Escobar, volunteered for about 8 years from 2011 to 2018.”
During that time, her two children, Sarah and Ethan, helped her.
“Their mom wanted them to not only practice their Spanish but to also understand the human difficulties immigrants must face and to learn empathy and compassion,” Madzy said.
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