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Flying
Here I am, with a little delay!
During these last days I was
traveling, and I could not prepare the blog as I normally do. I am now in
Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.
On November 1st I left
Bozoum. Along the way I had technical problems with the clutch of the car, but
I managed to get to Bouar. My confreres lent me a car and on November 2nd
after spending the night in Baoro, I left at 4 am and arrived in Bangui at 9. After
a couple of meetings, on that same afternoon I left Bangui by plane. I spent the night in Nairobi, and yesterday,
Saturday November 3rd, I arrived here in Antananarivo, flying over
Kilimanjaro.
I am here for a reunion of Carmelite
Superiors in French speaking Africa, and tomorrow we will begin a week of
meetings. The country is very beautiful, and it is interesting to see the
differences on the faces of the people: typically oriental characteristics
mixed with other African resemblances, in a very beautiful mix. The origins of
the population of this island are very varied:
from Indonesia, to southern and northern Africa, to the Arab countries.
In addition to the Carmelite Fathers,
in whose St. Michael parish I celebrate the Sunday Mass, there are also the
Carmelite Sisters of Turin, with whom we work in Central Africa (in Bossemptele
and in Baoro). After Sunday Mass, I will get in a taxi (a 2CV, two horse
power-engine, which must be at least 50 years old, with a push start) and I
will reach the Sisters. They will accompany me to visit the immense work they
have done: a dispensary, schools - from nursery schools to High School, a
Women's Promotion Center, a dental and ophthalmological office, a church, and
novitiate. It is because of this that every day 1500 children and young people
find a happy and healthy environment and indeed an excellent education.
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| Kilimanjaro |
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| Madagascar |
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| Risaie Rizières |
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| Messa alla Parrocchia San Michele di Itaosy Messe dans la Paroisse de St Michel, Itaosy |
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| Macelleria Bouchier |
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| Antananarivo |
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| Le scuole delle Suore Carmelitane di Torino a Antananarivo |
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