Even though it was my first time to visit to Fiji, my short stay in Holy Family Parish in Labasa felt like a homecoming!
Situated among the sugarcane plantations, I arrived at the small, regional airport on a forty-minute flight from the capital city of Suva. My travel companion was Vida Hequilan, the international coordinator for Columban lay missionaries. Within moments of our plane touching down, we were warmly welcomed by Fr. Carlo Jung Euikyun.
As Fr. Carlo drove us along windy, country roads to Doguro Village, our conversation moved back and forth between his present-day…