Happy New
Year!
Safe flight!
Tomorrow, Monday 5th, I
finally leave for Central Africa!
After about
one month spent in Italy (and around...) I’m ready to come back home, to
Bozoum! There I’ll face very demanding months (when are they not demanding???):
the Country difficult situation, the Agricultural Fair preparation, very
important works to accomplish, the schools to follow and encourage, visits
and long travels and, above all, the
people, people to work with and build something
beautiful and of value even in the midst of such a great destruction.
I really wish to leave but I’m very happy of the
time spent in Italy where I found a lot of welcoming and appreciation. I only hope
not to disappoint anybody. How many old and new friends, many relatives, all of
them encouraging me with words and attention, often with tangible help which,
in difficult moment as it is at present, is even more precious and appreciated!
I’ll
remember the meetings, the presentation of a new book (the Manual of
Philosophy), the many celebrations at different parishes, with many communities
of Nuns and Friars. Everything helped to make known a bit better this small
part of the world (but still twice the size of Italy!!!) called Central Africa,
and also to give hope to the heart. A big thank to my city, Cuneo, that in its
very quiet way, stood by me and showed loving sharing of my missionary work.
I leave very
happy because I know that many will be with me with their prayers, with their
constant thoughts and with the exchange of information! THANKS to all!! Thank
you too readers because in the different editions of this blog (Italian,
French, English, Spanish, German and Czech) we had 105.000 hits! Also a big
thanks to the translators: Fr. Juan Montenero for the Spanish, Ludmila and
Martin for the Czech, Fr. Raffaele and Chiara for the English, Regina for the
German.
Thanks to
all!
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