Orchid Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, is where Fr. Barry Martinson, SJ, spent his first year as a missionary in Southwest Asia. (Image: Wikipedia) The work of a missionary is often trying, but the missionaries themselves are usually the first to tell you what a tremendous blessing it is. Father Barry Martinson, S.J., is one such missionary. He has worked for decades in Southeast Asia and is now writing his memoirs, chronicling those years of work.