Bosnia and Herzegovina

August 15-29, 1999

This expedition organised by the Society of Jesus of the Czech Republic was aimed at helping to restore one small Catholic village Borovica situated in the Muslim part of Bosnia. It had been completely destroyed during the Muslim offensive in 1993 and since only few original inhabitants have come back. Our group was led by Vaclav Dlapka, SJ, and Tomas Pavlu, SJ; altogether we were nine: Pavel Baco, SJ, Pavel Lahoda (Laco), Stepan Mach, Michal Tera, Libor Zajicek, Marek Zindulka and myself. We divided into three groups and dug holes for electricity pylons. During the stay we also visited such towns as Sarajevo, Mostar and Dubrovnik.

Borovica

Donja Borovica
The Family of Grga Vukancic
The Aborigines
A Dinner of our Group
Libor Destroying Borovica
The Whites
The Jesuits
Tomas, Myself and a Boulder
A Little Bit of Pasternak's Poetry
A Relaxation
The Local Priest (in the middle) Drinking
Our Priest Tomas Celebrating

Sarajevo

A Square
A Mosque
A Praying Woman in a Muslim Cemetery
A War
A Great Game of Chess