January 21, 2009

• Kirstin got back on Monday night from a mission trip to Monto, Honduras.  There’s a village (I suppose you’d call it) of fifteen families – about fifty homes – an hour away in the Honduran mountains, and there is a chapel being constructed that is going to be dedicated to Donald.  Kirstin had hoped to have it called the Chapel of the Loving Father, but the bishop said they really prefer it to be named after an official saint, and though we’re confidant Don is indeed with Christ, there’s unfortunately no “official” Saint Donald.

  His middle name is Ray, though, and it turns out a well-known saint down there is Raymundo, so the name of the chapel will be San Raymundo, because of Don.  There will be a plaque with info about him and a photo.  It’s in the process of being constructed, and here are some photos I filched from Kirstin’s Facebook page:

  This is something!  It’s the men mixing concrete for it:

  

  No concrete mixers there, by jingo.  It’s done the old-fashioned way. 

  

  

  Note the nice steps:

  

  The man in the black clericals is Bishop Muldoon, and the man in the maroon shirt is Father Celio.  Here’s a photo of it sort of in context, as it were:

  

  It will be dedicated when Kirstin goes back in July.  It’s wonderful to think of Don being remembered in a remote village in Honduras!  He did like Central America when we were there, and had hoped to return some day.

  Thanks for thinking of this, Kirstin. 

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