Father Gerald in Nigeria

opening gerald — Father Gerald returns to Nigeria in summer 2019, after ten years of priesthood, and arrives in the city of Enugu, near Agbani, in the southeast of the country. © Didier Ruef

Father Gerald getting a hair cut — As soon as he arrived in his home village, Father Gerald gets himself a haircut. © Didier Ruef

auto rickshaw and jesus — Woman next to a 'keke', the Nigerian version of a rickshaw. © Didier Ruef

boy and Gerald rain — A boy wearing a military helmet in Enugu and Father Gerald in the rain. © Didier Ruef

Garbage dump — Open-air landfill in Enugu. © Didier Ruef

Father Gerald with sisters — Father Gerald with a group of Catholic nuns belonging to various orders. © Didier Ruef

Jesus Saves — Igbo woman, an ethnic group with a Catholic majority, in the city of Enugu. © Didier Ruef

Father Gerald praying — In Agbani, Father Gerald prays at the grave of his mother, who died in 2014. © Didier Ruef

Family on motorbike — Family outside the Catholic church of San Bartolomeo in Agbani. © Didier Ruef

sunglasses and woman kneeling — Igbo boy during mass in Agbani and Father Gerald with the wife of one of his older brothers. © Didier Ruef

red dresses wedding — Igbo marriage in the Catholic parish of Awhun, Enugu state. © Didier Ruef

altar and chairs combo — The altar of the church of San Bartolomeo in Agbani and a boy amidst traffic in Enugu. © Didier Ruef

wedding ladies — Igbo wedding in the Catholic parish of Awhun. © Didier Ruef

school chairs — Students at Army Day High School in Enugu. © Didier Ruef

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