Jean Donovan lived each of the characteristics by inviting us to enter the world of the poor, share their powerlessness and pain, and risk the consequences of this Christian solidarity. In the face of the poor, broken, and battered people of El Salvador; in the face of the refugees, the homeless, the hungry, even in the face of the enemy, Donovan saw the face of Christ. After such a spiritual encounter, there was no turning back. Christ gave Donovan his spirit of love, empowering her to stand with the powerless even unto death. In the end, she knew a peace not of this world. She had volunteered to assist the church in El Salvador, after hearing a calling she believed to be from God.
