Yesterday I made a delivery to the Brotherhood of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina. I hadn't delivered here since the wildfires last June so I asked Father Nicolas if the St. Herman of Alaska Monastery and St. Xenia Skete Monastery had received any fire damage. Father Nicolas was happy to give me their May-June, 2008 publication that told the whole story (see picture of the cover of that issue). I quote from the publication “By the Grace of our merciful God, this (fire) danger was averted and the monasteries were spared”. The monks had to evacuate and for six days could not return to the monasteries. Pictured is Fathers Nicolas and Paisius from the Brotherhood and happy to be back home again. You can visit the St. Herman Press at their website (http://www.sainthermanpress.com/ Just click on the pictures for a larger view).
