On 17 August 2018, we had the enjoyable presence of our Superior General, Tomaž Mavrič, to this Alaskan Mission. We are happy with this first visit made by the Superior General to this International Mission. Sharing with him was very simple, but quite significant. During the three days that he was with us, he also traveled to and got to know some significant sights in Alaska, such as glaciers, and also saw dog sledding, wildlife, and the beautiful summer nature.
The mission of Alaska has been reinforced with the arrival of a new confrere from the United States, Father Henry Grodecki. We are now three priests on the mission; that is, Shijo Kanjirathamkunnel (South India), Henry Grodecki, and Jesús Gabriel Medina (Colombia). Also present are three Daughters of Charity, as well as the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.
We three missionaries live in the parish called Our Lady of Guadalupe and from there we go every month to attend to the different Hispanic Communities in the three dioceses of Alaska and American ones in Fairbanks, Kodiak, and Juneau.
Thank you, Father Tomaž, for visiting us.
Father Jesús Gabriel Medina Claros, CM
