One Christmas, while in Ecuador, Father Alexandre Morard was depressed. There was no snow, which made him homesick for the Swiss Alps where he grew up skiing world-class slopes and hiking through vast forests.
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One Christmas, while in Ecuador, Father Alexandre Morard was depressed. There was no snow, which made him homesick for the Swiss Alps where he grew up skiing world-class slopes and hiking through vast forests.