Eight Years Without a Priest: Fr. Eric Ankamah on the Joy of Parish Life
The crowd was ecstatic. There was cheering and dancing. Little children threw flowers at me, and people reached out for a handshake as I made my way to the welcome arch. This was the jubilant mood the day I arrived at Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Ulupu in the Diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea.
At the welcome arch, I was adorned with a garland and ...