Youth
Central Africa Republic is a young
Country and its population is young too. Think of this: over half of the population
is under 18 years of age! It is therefore with a lot of attention that we
followed the World Youth Day in Krakow. We invited all our youth during the
Youth World Days, girls and boys, and with them we gave ourselves a few moments
of reflection on Mercy: the love with which we love God the Father in His Son, the
same Love that moves us to love and to be Mercy towards others.
We also managed to show live some
moments of Cracow’s World Youth Day, thanks to the French television KTO. So we
could see the Pope's arrival, the meetings with the youth, the Via Crucis, the
vigil on Saturday evening and the great Sunday morning Mass. Our kids were
following very carefully, because there was a small delegation from the Central
Africa Republic (about twenty people), but mainly because there was a young guy
of Bozoum, Luther Yapelendji, who is also the leader of the altar servers!
(Photo Gosia Kiedrowska)
The work of the Church continues: we began
to cover the sacristy and part of the new area.
Wednesday afternoon I went to Bouar.
Being in the rainy season, this time I had to change my program, and instead of
the direct route (100 km) I have to drive through Bossemptele-Baoro (250 km).
On Thursday I met the brothers who work in Cameroon together with the other
Carmelites working in Central Africa committed in training of our youth. The
training work is ensured by the Seminary of Yolé (guys from the end of
elementary to high school), the convent of St.Elie (novitiate), from the Carmel
of Bangui (Philosophy student) and by those of Yaounde in Cameroon (Theology). It is a long and difficult task that the
Lord blesses: we have already some Central African friars and priests who work
to grow the Church and the Carmel in Central Africa Republic. On Friday morning
I went back, driving this time through on the direct road ... which in some
places has become a river!
Come on, we’re young too, right?
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| il tetto della nuova sacrestia la toiture de la sacrsite nouvelle |
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