Bringing a Message of Peace: Chance encounters helped man to see doors that God opened for him

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Archbishop Robert J. Carlson and Father Luis Mesa, superior of the Messengers of Peace, visited the planned site of Villa Guadalupe, a residence outside Sutamarchán, Colombia, for girls whose families are unable to care for them. When not in prayer, the Messengers of Peace focus on serving those most in need. The archbishop was instrumental in supporting Father Mesa in founding the Messengers of Peace and also secured private funding to build the girls’ residence.

Nearly retired and on the brink of embarking on a major life change, Luis Mesa prayed that the Lord would keep open the doors he was meant to go through, and close those in which he shouldn't.

Prior to that, the 62-year-old had everything the world could give him -- a successful career, a beach home in California, two grown daughters and five beautiful grandchildren.

But it was through a series of chance encounters that Mesa's life took a turn that he never would have expected.