Life as a gift and service to the neighbor. Fr. Mirel Ilie: "Each of us has a role and a purpose"translated

Career soldier, former parachuting instructor and then military priest, Father Mirel Ilie always puts himself at the service of his fellow men. At first he served at the Rahova Penitentiary, then he was with the sick children from Vidra and the elderly from Ciolpani.

Since 2013, he has been serving in the deaf community in Bucharest. He is an authorized interpreter in mimic-gestural language, he accompanies community members to the doctor and in front of state institutions. He contributed to the accessibility of TRINITAS TV services and shows for people with hearing impairments.

In the interview for #vinereapentruviață, the father talks about the purpose of every human being, about children with special needs and their parents, about welcoming them into the community and about the gift we can give even when we don't have money: our time.

Alexandra Nadane: Father, how do you remember your childhood and the first prayers you addressed to God?

Fr. Mirel Ilie: Each of us has a work in this life. Everyone is ordained by God for a purpose, but our pursuits also matter. Man is a sum of choices, and our choices give, at a given moment, a form to the man in us.

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