By mudir 
As reported by his brothers in the congregation, the Comboni Missionaries, he was born in 1936 in Valladolid. He studied business at a vocational school in Valladolid. After his studies, he required surgery and spent several days hospitalized. There, he read the first two issues of the magazine “Mundo Negro,” which had just been published. That was the first step in his missionary vocation. His family supported him, and he began his studies, first in Corella and then in Moncada, the very place where he died. In 1964, he took his vows and was sent to Italy to study theology. In 1969, he was ordained a priest and, after spending two years studying Arabic in Damascus, Syria, he reached the missionary destination he had longed for, Sudan.
His first assignment was Omdurman for pastoral work in interreligious dialogue. Then, between 1975 and 1982, he was in El Obeid. He returned to Spain to work in missionary animation until 1988, when he was able to return to Sudan.
His next assignment was the country’s capital, Khartoum, where he was appointed media officer for the Episcopal Conference, a position he held for 11 years. His next assignment was the diocese of Wau, in the south of the country, as pastor of a new parish, a situation very difficult due to the war. Finally, in 2005, a peace agreement was reached that led to the 2011 referendum and the independence of South Sudan. After 17 years in Wau, he was sent to the parish of Lomin, but three months after his arrival, the military entered the mission and killed 11 people, including a catechist. The people fled to neighboring Uganda, and the missionaries left with their parishioners, becoming refugees with the refugees. Isaac was already 81 years old, but he didn’t hesitate for a moment and spent time in Uganda with South Sudanese refugees from 2017 to 2020. We visited the people to celebrate the Eucharist with them and teach catechism classes under a tree. In July 2020, he returned to Spain, but illness prevented him from returning.
As Father Isaac himself explained to the Pontifical Mission Societies during his time in Uganda: “Our presence in the camps is a sign for them that the Church has not abandoned them, and that makes them feel safe.” At that time, he asked for prayers and encouraged young people to give their lives: “It’s not about giving up a few months; the relationship with Christ creates a new way of living; strength comes from God.”
