“Nothing else but Maria Lanakila,” a voice says in a 20-second video posted to Facebook on Friday last week.

The Catholic Church of Maria Lanakila is evidently still standing, virtually untouched, while just across the street the ground still smokes from the wildfire that decimated the island of Maui last week. (RELATED: God Performs a Miracle at World Youth Day and Goes Viral)

“Basically what we know is the fact that all of Lahaina Town has been consumed by fire. It’s all gone. The church, Maria Lanakila [Our Lady of Victory], is still standing, as is the rectory. The school’s been a little affected,” the vicar forane of Maui and Lanai, Msgr. Terrence Watanabe, told the Pillar.

Watanabe, however, remained cautious, noting that the church’s roof seems to have sustained some damage. He told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that it was possible an engineer could determine that the building had sustained too much internal damage. “We won’t know until we get in there and make an assessment,” Watanabe said.

Maui needs a miracle right about now. The death toll from last week’s horrific wildfires continues to rise, reaching 96 on Monday morning. That number is expected to increase, since the ground is still so hot that search parties have been unable to properly inspect the damage.

Lahaina, a small town on the western end of Maui, has been especially devastated. Videos and photographs have flooded the internet, revealing that the popular tourist destination was almost completely ravaged by the fire. Gov. Josh Green visited the town on Thursday and told the Associated Press, “It feels like a bomb was dropped on Lahaina.” (RELATED: Death Toll Rises as Fires Spread on Maui)

Lahaina was a cultural and historic landmark in Hawaii. According to the Catholic News Agency, the Hawaiian monarchy made the town its home for 25 years during the 19th century. It “has a history of whaling and religious missionaries,” making it a “major tourist destination.” All of that appears to have been destroyed in the conflagration.

The Aug. 8 fire, according to the Washington Post, is now considered the “deadliest conflagration in modern U.S. history,” and Lahaina was at its epicenter.

“It was sort of a perfect storm,” Watanabe told the Pillar. “[W]e had Hurricane Dora south of us by 800 miles, but the winds were very strong.… We weren’t expecting anything that was going to be that strong.”

While no one knows for sure what caused the fire, a combination of weeks of dry weather and powerful, damaging winds meant that the fire spread quickly, leaving barely enough time for residents to evacuate. The pastor of Maria Lanakila, Fr. Kuriakose Nadooparambil, and his staff were able to flee to safety, according to the Star-Advertiser.

The Catholic Church of Maria Lanakila was established in 1846 by Fr. Aubert Bouillon of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. A vibrant parish, the church serves 700 to 800 families, holding six Masses every weekend. (READ MORE: The Climate Litigation Wave Crashes Into Hawaii’s Supreme Court)

“For us, it’s like a miracle,” Watanabe told the Star-Advertiser. “When we saw the news and saw the church steeple rise above the town, it was a great sight to see.”

As rescue operations continue in Hawaii and the news cycle moves on, it will be easy to lose sight of God’s providential hand — especially in the face of what is a massive and tragic disaster. It should be comforting to know, however, that the modern age is not devoid of its miracles.