Wakha indlu yesonto ngasemfuleni lapho abona khona umbono kaJesu
IPat Hymel itholakala pier phambi kwendlu yomfula uMama Wethu Wezimpumputhe, eduze noMfula iBlind esifundeni saseSt. James, Isonto lakhiwa emashumini eminyaka adlule ngabazali bakhe, uMartha Deroche nomyeni wakhe uBobby, ngemuva kukaMartha waba nombono kaJesu eguqe edwaleni.
Phakathi kwezihlahla zezinsini nemisipresi yaseningizimu-mpumalanga yeLouanaana swamp, lapho ubulembu baseSpain ulenga khona emagatsheni nasezinkozi ezinempandla nase-osprey, kuyisonto elincane elibizwa ngokuthi i-Our Lady of Blind River - ifa lokholo lowesifazane.
Indlu yegumbi elilodwa yakhiwa emashumini eminyaka adlule ngemuva kokuthi uMartha Deroche athi wayenombono kaJesu eguqe edwaleni, futhi eminyakeni edlule yaba yindawo yokubambeka ngokomoya kwabasolwandle abadlulayo, ama-kayak, abazingeli nabadobi abalima amanzi omfula . Isikhathi nesimo sezulu kusilimazile lesi sakhiwo kanti uMartha nomyeni wakhe sebafa, kepha isizukulwane esisha somndeni sizimisele ukusilondolozela abahambi besikhathi esizayo ukuthi baphinde bajabulele indawo enokuthula yokuthandaza.
"Ukuphela kwendlela yokufika lapha ngesikebhe," kusho indodakazi kaMartha Pat Hymel, ohlezi kwesinye sezitulo zesonto. "Ngicabanga ukuthi yingakho bekukhetheke kangaka kubantu abaningi ... ukuzungezwa yimvelo, endaweni yobuhle obungaka."
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-70, lapho uMartha nomyeni wakhe, uBobby, befudukela ekamu labo lokuzingela eliseduze noMfula iBlind, elalibizwa ngamajika amaningi okwenza kube nzima ukubona ekhoneni, uMartha wayekhathazekile ngokuthi uzokwazi kanjani ukuya esontweni njalo.
Kodwa-ke kwafika umbono kaJesu eguqe edwaleni. Lowo mbono, uMartha watshela uBobby, ukuthi uJesu wayethi udinga ukwakha isonto lapho. Ngakho-ke, ngeSonto lePhasika ngo-1983, uMartha noBobby - ngenhlanhla babengumbazi - baqala ukusebenza.
Sekuwumsebenzi womphakathi, uPat uthe muva nje ekuseni ngesikhathi ephenya nge-albhamu yezithombe ekhombisa omakhelwane nabangane abasize ekwenzeni umbono kaMartha ube ngokoqobo.
“Bahlangana bafika basiza. Futhi lokho bekungubuhle ngokwako, ”kusho uPat.
Babeke amajoyinti ephansi baphakamisa uphahla nensimbi yensimbi. Benze amabhentshi aqoshiwe emisayipuresi futhi baqopha ngesandla amathayili e-cypress. Maphakathi nendlu yesonto kunesithombe seVirgin Mary esitholakala ngaphakathi komcypress omgodi okhishwe exhaphozini. Leli hholo lihlotshiswe ngemidwebo kaJesu noma ezinye izigcawu zenkolo, amarosari neziphambano.
Lapho isonto liphela ngo-Agasti 1983, kwafika umpristi ezolinikezela emcimbini okwakuhanjelwe kuwo omakhelwane nabangane ezikebheni zabo.
Kusukela lapho ibinemishado, izivakashi ezivela ezindaweni ezikude njengakwa-Israel naseNgilandi, nombhishobhi omkhulu. UPat uthe umama wakhe ubevame ukubabingelela, ahambise amarosari noma amakhandlela, ababuze nokuthi bafuna yini ukuthi abathandazele noma bafuna ukubhala umthandazo okhethekile.
Izivakashi eziningi ezazingewona amaKatolika zabuza uMartha ukuthi angangena yini esontweni. UPat uthe umama wakhe wabaqinisekisa ukuthi bangakwazi.
"Uthe le ndawo yenzelwe wonke umuntu," kusho uPat. "Kusho lukhulu kuye ukuthi abantu beze lapha, nokuthi bahlala umzuzu noma ihora, akunandaba."
UBobby Deroche washona ngo-2012 noMartha ngonyaka olandelayo. Manje indodana kaPat, uLance Weber, onendlu encane eduzane, unakekela isonto. Iminyaka nesimo sezulu saseningizimu yeLouisana bekungelona uhlobo. Isonto lagcwala amanzi kaninginingi futhi lidinga umsebenzi omkhulu wokulungisa. Eminyakeni emibili edlule noma kunjalo, uLance ugcine isonto livaliwe kubavakashi abaningi ngezizathu zokuphepha.
Ngehlobo eledlule wakha idokodo elisha lezikebhe ngamabhodi ahlanganisiwe anikelwe nezigxobo zokuxhasa ezifakiwe ezizosiza ukuxhasa indlu yesonto lapho izoyisusa ezikhukhuleni zesikhathi esizayo. Ngemuva kwalokho uzoqala ukulungisa phansi futhi abhekane namanye amaphrojekthi. Onke amathuluzi adingekayo - yonke into kusuka emishayweni esindayo kuya ekudabukeni, ngezikulufo nezikhwama zikakhonkolo - kumele zihanjiswe esikebheni sefulethi sikaLance esingamamitha angu-4,6.
Uhlela ukwakha i-pier ikakhulukazi yama-kayaks eceleni kwendlu yesonto. Futhi angathanda ukuphinda okuthile okwenziwa ngogogo nomkhulu wakhe lapho kwakhiwa isonto okokuqala. Labo abasize ukuyakha babhala imithandazo ekhethekile ezicucwini zamaphepha uMartha noBobby ababeziqoqa futhi bazigcina ku-bell tower. ULance uhlose ukubakhiphela ngaphandle, abasonge esitsheni esingangenwa ngamanzi, bese ebuza wonke umuntu omsizayo ngokulungisa ukuthi abhale imithandazo yabo. Uzozihlanganisa zonke ndawonye enqabeni yensimbi.
U-Lance wakhula evakashela ugogo nomkhulu wakhe emfuleni, futhi isonto lalihlala njalo kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe. Ugogo wakhe ushaye insimbi yesonto ekuseni ngeSonto ukuze amshayele ucingo evela noma yikuphi lapho edoba khona ukuze babuke izinkonzo zesonto ku-TV.
Emashumini eminyaka ibonile izinguquko ezithile exhaphozini elizungezile: amanzi aphakeme namagagasi omgwaqo wesikebhe aqedile umugqa wesihlahla futhi anweba umsele womfula, kepha uma kungenjalo konke kufana ncamashi. Futhi ufuna ukuyigcina injalo.
“Manje njengoba sengikhulile, sengizama ukuligcinela izingane zami, izingane zabo nabazukulu nakho konke okuphakathi,” kusho yena.
