It really hits you when you see that that the ONLY thing that separated ground zero and this chapel is one single city street--and yet, not a single window in the chapel was broken. God's Hand in Evidence. This church became a place of refuge for the firemen and ground zero workers for a full 9 months following the attack. A few of the many things that touched my heart: ** 500+ musicians played in the 9 months that followed 9/11. Amazing Grace and Danny Boy were played at least one time every day. ** The volunteers who served at the Chapel had to sign a log each day as they arrived, and provide a phone number. The log was maintained for the purpose of having contact info in case of another attack. 14,000 people served. ** At one point the priest's mother made him a robe and put one patch on it. As the priest served, a fireman pinned his patch to the robe, and then one by one more patches were added. To this day, firefighters who visit the site add patches to the pile. The patches came to represent solidarity between the chapel and the ground zero workers.
