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Description:Azure skies, lush vegetation, and sugar-white sand on picturesque beaches: Hawaii brings such idyllic scenes to mind. But Hell invaded Paradise when the incurable disease leprosy was discovered there. An 1865 law segregated lepers by forcibly exiling individuals, even children, to the island of Molokai. It was onto these forlorn shores that Father Damien de Veuster stepped in the spring of 1873.Saint Damien of Molokai is the riveting account of how a humble Congregation of the Sacred Hearts priest found his vocation in caring for these outcasts. As the poorly-educated son of a hardworking farm family from Belgium, Damien was thought to be ill-suited for the priesthood. However, the desire to serve God burned so fiercely in him that he took priestly vows at the age of twenty.As a missionary to Hawaii, Damien volunteered to become the permanent chaplain to Molokai. There, lepers, victims of horrible disfigurement with the promise of a lingering death, led a harsh existence. Father Damien became their caregiver, companion, and champion. In so doing, he brought hope to the hopeless, ironically losing his own life to their affliction.In an age in which an increasing number of people suffer their own personal exile on account of illness, handicap, or emotional distress, the shining example of Father Damien shows the true power of one person and how, when anchored in God's love, one person can impact the world even among the horrors of decay and slow death.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with St. Damien of Molokai: Apostle of the Exiled. To get started finding St. Damien of Molokai: Apostle of the Exiled, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Release: 2009

ISBN: 1592766102

Description: Azure skies, lush vegetation, and sugar-white sand on picturesque beaches: Hawaii brings such idyllic scenes to mind. But Hell invaded Paradise when the incurable disease leprosy was discovered there. An 1865 law segregated lepers by forcibly exiling individuals, even children, to the island of Molokai. It was onto these forlorn shores that Father Damien de Veuster stepped in the spring of 1873.Saint Damien of Molokai is the riveting account of how a humble Congregation of the Sacred Hearts priest found his vocation in caring for these outcasts. As the poorly-educated son of a hardworking farm family from Belgium, Damien was thought to be ill-suited for the priesthood. However, the desire to serve God burned so fiercely in him that he took priestly vows at the age of twenty.As a missionary to Hawaii, Damien volunteered to become the permanent chaplain to Molokai. There, lepers, victims of horrible disfigurement with the promise of a lingering death, led a harsh existence. Father Damien became their caregiver, companion, and champion. In so doing, he brought hope to the hopeless, ironically losing his own life to their affliction.In an age in which an increasing number of people suffer their own personal exile on account of illness, handicap, or emotional distress, the shining example of Father Damien shows the true power of one person and how, when anchored in God's love, one person can impact the world even among the horrors of decay and slow death.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with St. Damien of Molokai: Apostle of the Exiled. To get started finding St. Damien of Molokai: Apostle of the Exiled, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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