lives in Santa Catalina, a neighborhood in Montevideo, Uruguay. When she moved to that part of the city, a lot of the property had been abandoned by its original owners and had been taken over by the municipality. It was made available to new settlers—you might call them homesteaders—who were willing to build their own houses on it. Along with Mrs. Zanella and other law-abiding people, drug dealers and even a brothel set up shop. This article, by , tells how Mrs. Zanella helped bring peace and harmony to her neighborhood
Alicia is a housewife. A heroine whose daily life consists of trying to make sure there will be bread on the table for her family, in spite of her country's economic problems. Practically singlehandedly, and with prayer as she has learned it from reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, she has achieved decisive results in turning her neighborhood around. Alicia is modest about her part in the effort: "God did the work."
"I was convinced that God... would take charge..."
