by Isaiah Jilek
Diocese of Bismark
1st College, St. John Paul II Seminary
These pictures are few and small as we have a limited internet connection during our trip. But we wanted to get as much to you as we could in real-time.
A fun bus ride from the Airport to Jacob's Ladder. There was great jubilation through song accompanied by a simple ukelele.
The Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, the true heart of Jacob's Ladder. This is before the hurricane-like rain started.
These statues of our Lord and our Lady watch over us and all the resident here.
We are working alongside Mustard Seed Seminarians pictured with us here and other maintenance workers.
Sometimes we wait around for what to be told to do next.
Cleaning up the yard in the rain, preparing for new residents of their village, Damascus.
Our three teams, entrusted to Saint Damien of Molokai, Saint Francis Xavier and Saint Therese of Lisieux work projects, clean up after meals, minster in our prayer and gather to share graces at the end of the day.
No internet and no screens mean good 'old-fashioned' fun.