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| The book Vescovo Motociclista by Alexander Mering |
While his friends were revving up their motorcycles on the Italian highways in 1974, a young man from a small town on the Adriatic coast chose a different path.
A week after his father passed away, he slung his backpack on and embarked on a spiritual journey to Borneo, a place once feared as the "Land of Headhunters" by European explorers.
Leaving behind the glittering city of Fossacesia, his dear friends, and family for an indefinite period, he ventured into the unknown. On this island, he had to learn to eat rice, a food that had once traumatized him. He survived on whatever he could find in the jungle as he traveled to the remote villages of Kalimantan.
His once tall and robust frame became thin and frail. He was almost ready to give up, but God's love gave him strength and he managed to adapt to the challenging environment and the customs of the Dayak people, who became his flock.
Riding a motorcycle proved to be highly effective for his duties as a priest, as he had to visit the most remote stations in the Diocese of Sanggau, a suffragan diocese located right on the border of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Who would have thought that 16 years later, this young man would be chosen as the bishop there? He is Mgr. Julius Giulio Mencuccini, C.P., a priest from the Passionist Congregation of Italy.
This book doesn't just talk about the priesthood and the Catholic Church, but also highlights the social, cultural, political, and humanitarian background, as well as the humorous daily stories that tickle your funny bone throughout the bishop's apostolic journey.
Book Specifications:
- Title: Vescovo Motociclista, Jejak Misi Mgr. Giulio Mencuccini, CP di Kalimantan Barat
- Language: Indonesian
- Author: Alexander Mering
- Dimensions + pages: 15x23 cm, xxiv + 260 pages
- Layout: FC (30%) and BW (70%)
- Cover Paper: Art Cartoon 310 gsm
- Text Paper: Book paper 85 gsm
- Binding: Binding (hot glue)
- Printing: Offset
- ISBN: 9786238 932009
