The Whisper at Oura Church
In March 1865, a French priest named Father Bernard Petitjean stood inside the newly built Oura Church in Nagasaki, Japan. The doors were open, and...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19.
In March 1865, a French priest named Father Bernard Petitjean stood inside the newly built Oura Church in Nagasaki, Japan. The doors were open, and curious locals wandered in to see the foreign building. Then a small group of villagers from Urakami approached the altar. One woman leaned close and whispered, "Our hearts are the same as yours. Where is the statue of Santa Maria?"…
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