A rainbow -- sign of God's blessing over Gizo harbor. Our time here has certainly been blessed by meeting many old friends and new. The priests and people of Gizo have gone beyond themselves to make us feel welcome and to prepare for the arrival of over 60 priests from the rest of the country on Sunday evening.
We have been fed so many times each day that we have taken up what we call the "apostolate of feasting," a special ministry of the Diocese of Gizo.
Fr. Tom with Fr. Edmond, a Filipino missionary priest who arrived in Gizo just as we did to begin three years of service in the diocese.
A view of Gizo harbor from the top of the island. The town of Gizo, with 7,000 people is the 2nd largest town in the Solomons. Although it looks quite tranquil from this vantage point the island is undergoing something of a building boom. Even though it was Saturday, there was heavy machinery working all over the island repairing roads, building a new hospital, repairing the soccer stadium. Many fine new houses have also been built in town and on the hills surrounding the harbor. Most of this development has been the result of the aid and infrastructure assistance that came to Gizo after the earthquake and tsunami of 2007. Besides new buildings, new jobs in construction have brought more prosperity to the island as well.
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