UNCOMMON KINDNESS FATHER DAMIEN DVD

Movie Description:
Frightened by the leprosy epidemic spreading rapidly through the Hawaiian islands in 1872, the government adopted a strict segregation policy. A bleakleprosy settlement was established on the island of Molokai. Sufferers were abandoned by the outside world and forced to live in miserable surroundingswith no medical care, very little food, and minimal shelter. In1883, a courageous young Belgian priest asked to be transferred to the island andbegan ministering almost single-handedlyto the quarantined population. This documentary traces the path of one humble man who dedicated his life toeasing the pain and suffering of hundreds of people.