Here I Am, Lord: The Letters and Writings of Ita Ford

The murder of of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador in December 1980 was one of the defining events of its time: an act of brutality, and at the time a singular witness to the enduring power of the Cross. Now, Jeanne Evans has compiled the writings of one of these martyrs, Ita Ford, a Maryknoll Sister and native of New York. Through her journals, letters, and other writings, readers follow Ford's spiritual journey from her early life and her decision to enter the Maryknoll order, to the experiences in Pinochet-era Chile, as well as Nicaragua and El Salvador that altered and deepened her understanding of the gospel. Her writings reflect the qualities that endeared her to friends and those she served.