After 10 years as a missionary priest with the African-Americans in Opelousas, Louisiana, and 10 years in Puerto Rico, Frank Kichak, C.S.Sp., was sent to the Huasteca Potosina in the State of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in 1979. Here is his story:

Between my years in Louisiana and Puerto Rico I worked with the Holy Childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, where the children of Catholic schools helped us to raise funds for the missions over a three-year period. I went to many U.S. parish churches to preach mission appeals.