From September to
October
Sunday,
September 28th, we celebrated St. Michael, the patron saint of our parish! On
Saturday we have had a short procession, followed by the Sacrament of
Reconciliation, the day after we had our Sunday Mass, presided over by Fr.Dieudonné,
who came from Baoro.
On Wednesday
morning a large congregation met at the church: over a thousand children,
pupils of our schools, from nursery to high school. Awesome participation in
the songs and dances, but we gave ourselves also time for silence and prayer.
In the Mass we prayed for teachers, students, benefactors, and also for Muslim
pupils who have left for Bozoum and never came back ...
During these
days were with us Fr. Pavel and Ludmila Böhmová, member of Siriri Association.
With them, we visited some of the constructions made with their support: the
city's schools, the Centre for orphans, well, etc..
Speaking of
visits, Wednesday and Thursday we welcomed a large delegation of the United
Nations, with the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (Claire Bourgeois), and
people of UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR, WFP and so on. All these Meetings and visits
encourage us in the work of reconstruction. On Friday came the Minister of
Social Affairs (Eugénie Yarafa), with whom we went to visit the various sites
of NGOs, schools (open and functioning). We had also time for a meeting with
the Committee of Wise Men, trying to find a concrete answer to the various
problems and tensions present in the city because of the absence of any
Authorithies. Before leaving we could spend time greeting the Center for
Orphans “Arc en Ciel”, that welcome more than 220 orphans every day.
And now at work during
this month of October already began, the Missionary Month. Good job!
 |
| primi giorni di scuola: non sa bene se piangere o sorridere... les premiers jours d'école: on ne sait pas trop si sourire ou pleurer... |
No comments:
Post a Comment