Men's Mission embraces DR connection

	SHARING GIFTS: Fr. Mike Seis and Dcns. Nick Williams and Gib Schmidt (far right) distribute jump ropes to children inside the new church built by the N.E. Wisconsin Men's Mission. (Submitted photo)

By Jeff Kurowski
Compass Assistant Editor

Cal Martin of Kaukauna, founder of the N.E. Wisconsin Men's Mission, has fond memories of his many service trips, but a recent outreach project near Sabana Larga in the Dominican Republic may stand out among them.

"For the first time in my 16 years (of mission trips) we completely finished the job," said Martin, who has also helped the poor in Belize, Nicaragua and Mexico. "We finished it in eight days and Fr. Mike (Seis) did a Mass on the ninth day."

Twelve men representing the N.E. Wisconsin Men's Mission built the 26 by 50-foot St. John the Baptist Church northeast of Elías Piña, home of the Diocese of Green Bay's mission in the Dominican Republic. Fr. Seis, a diocesan priest, serves two parishes, St. Teresa in Elías Piña and St. Isadore in El Llano, plus more than 90 settlements across the countryside.   Full story ...

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