Mr. Perez said many villagers had been praying in a little church.
During times of drought, as occurred this June and part of July, the statue's face was turned to the wall as villagers prayed for rain.
The villagers prayed to God to reveal to them the spot.
The villagers indeed do more than pray for O-fune-sama.
His goal is to make the villagers pray for their god, and thus gaining power from their prayers.
The villagers, too, are praying Colin's road will be finished soon.
The villagers prayed to the saint to protect their sheep from wolves.
The villagers from the Turtle Ship, Watersong, Lavasteam, and Galactic Jungle all pray for the hero to revive.
He has gone back to poke through the scraps with a stick, but few other villagers have returned except to light incense and pray for forgiveness from the restless souls.
The villagers prayed for rain for three days, with no effect, until they discovered that Hangu was the only one who didn't pray with them.