In November 2011 we made a visit to the mission, again to take up supplies but this time we also delivered a new key board. In addition, Missionaries of the Poor purchased the land for the monastery at Matahari Street (Gg. Matahari) which is uptown not far from the public school, and thus we made a start at clearing the land just before the wet season. During this visit we helped organise the children’s feeding program and were privileged to see several candidates move up to be aspirants. Finally, we travelled to Ruteng (about a 3 hour drive) up in the mountains and visited the Franciscan sisters. All Souls Day was celebrated during our visit with over 1000 people at the parish mass. We made the right decision by attending the much smaller vigil service at the Fatima grotto on a small hill near the house.

1_A new keyboard (27 October 2011)_adjusted_100
A new keyboard (27 October 2011)
2_New supplies (27 October 2011)_adjusted_120
New supplies (27 October 2011)
3_Hungry neighbours (27 October 2011) Adjusted_128
Hungry neighbours (27 October 2011)
4_The new vehicle (28 October 2011)_adjusted_034
The new vehicle (28 October 2011)
5_Fransiscan Sisters Ruteng (30 October 2011)_adjusted_031
Fransiscan Sisters monastery Ruteng (30 October 2011)
6_With the sisters at Ruteng (30 October 2011)_adjusted_003
With the sisters at Ruteng (30 October 2011)
7_Cloistered nuns in adoration, Ruteng (30 October 2011)_
Cloistered nuns in adoration, Ruteng (30 October 2011)
8_Feeding after the English lession (30 October 2011)_adjusted_126
Feeding after the English lession (30 October 2011)
9_Our Lady of Fatima grotto, Labuan Bajo (31 October 2011)_adjusted_032
Our Lady of Fatima grotto, Labuan Bajo (31 October 2011)
10_Candidates to aspirants ceremony (2 November 2011)_adjusted_004
Candidates to aspirants ceremony (2 November 2011)
11_Local neighbourhood girls having fun (31 October 2011)_adjusted_029
Local neighbourhood girls having fun (31 October 2011)