lepers in Hawaii
Two years ago I had the privilege to fly in a helicopter from Maui to the island of Molokai. Our pilot took us over this remote peninsula and told us that what we were looking at was one of the only active leprosy colonies in the world.
This is Lolly (my fiance) and I on the helicopter.
Just to the right of this huge rock is where the leper colony is.
He told us that people were able to visit the colony but that you were asked not to take pictures. The pilot even took us low enough to see the chapel where the priest lived and also where they had church.
Just today I found this article talking about how Rev. Damien de Veuster was going to be canonized as a Saint because of his work with the lepers in Molokai.
heart.soul.mind.
kyle diroberts
This is Lolly (my fiance) and I on the helicopter.
Just to the right of this huge rock is where the leper colony is.
He told us that people were able to visit the colony but that you were asked not to take pictures. The pilot even took us low enough to see the chapel where the priest lived and also where they had church.
Just today I found this article talking about how Rev. Damien de Veuster was going to be canonized as a Saint because of his work with the lepers in Molokai.
heart.soul.mind.
kyle diroberts
posted by Kyle DiRoberts at 5:49 PM
1 Comments:
Have you ever seen the foreign film "Motorcycle Diaries"? It's excellent, and part of it is about the boys experience working in a leprosy colony. It's pretty powerful! Check it out!
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