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| cappella di Maigaro |
Kilometers
and borders
These days, I should say these
months, I covered lots of kilometers.
Saturday morning, On March 25, I
leave Bouar with Father Giustino, Provincial Superior and Father Davide the
Mission Administrator, reaching Bozoum by noon. The Sunday isn’t too bad. After
the Mass I meet for a catechesis the hundred catechumens who will receive the
Sacrament of baptism at Easter. This year the liturgical readings are the same
as the ones chosen by the early church to help the catechumens during their
preparation for baptism.
In the afternoon we welcome a group
of Sisters coming from Bouar, Baoro, Bossemptele, and Ngaundaye. They will stay
here for few days of training on the method "Learning by playing".
Monday they will be in the classrooms, with first graders, to better understand
this method.
Monday I’m on my way to Bouar. In our
Seminary of Yolé there are the parents of the seminarians, for a 3-day formation
and meeting.
Tuesday morning, with Father Giustino
and Father Davide we leave for Cameroon. Despite the fact that we cannot find
the Circulation Papers we can move on anyhow, and at no one of the sixty
barriers, we need to go through traveling back and forth, nobody asked for
them. We make a stop at Garoua Boulay, where we meet Yussuf, a friend of us who
had to flee from Bangui in 2013 because he is a Muslim. In the afternoon we
continue to Dimako, where we are welcomed by the Carmelite Sisters of the Child
Jesus. It's the same congregation that works with us in Prague. They receive us
with joy. They live a bit isolated from
our Houses, and a visit here in Africa, it is always a very welcome treat!
Wednesday morning we arrive at
Yaounde, about 800 km from Bouar. Here too: meetings, reunions, conversations,
and above all the joy of sharing time with our Brothers.
On Friday morning at 5.30 am, after
leaving Father Giustino and Father Davide at the airport, I begin my driving
back to Central Africa. During the trip I have a flat tire, and the spare tire
is deflated. This forces me to a long stopover in Bertoua, where some Muslim
friends greet me, and take care of the tires troubles. I restart at 2.00 pm and
I have to drive fast, because the border closes at 6.00 pm. I could go through
at 5.45 pm ... just in time!
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| riunione del Provinciale e p.Davide con i 4 novizi |
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| le suore di Bozoum |
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| école Bakanjia. Riunione-formazione dei direttori |
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| raduno genitori, Yolé |
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| Yussuf e il pollaio di Garoua Boulay |
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| le suore Carmelitane di Gesù Bambino a Dimako |
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| Yaounde |
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| i ribelli a 20 km dalla frontiera, a Zoukombo |
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