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| A 10 km da Bozoum A 10 km de Bozoum |
Along the way...
...the way is long
These days I am in Baoro, my first contact with the community and, above all,
to get to know the villages and schools, in this next Mission of mine.
Since the father I am replacing, Fr Maurice, has to leave in the next few days
for Bangui, his new destination, I have to take advantage of his presence to
have my first meeting with the villages.
In this area we work in 17 villages, spread over 4 roads: Walo and Kouisso
Baguera on the road to Bouar; Dayanga and Gaba on that of Bozoum, Dobere,
Balembe, Barka Bongo, Zoungbe, Bawi, Mbormo and Ngoumbou on the road to Bangui,
and Bayanga Bode, Pate Bonamboro, Samba Bougoulou, Igwe, Yoro, Bayanga Didi and
Sinaforo on that of Carnot.
Visiting the villages allows us to meet the catechist, counselors and
Christians of every Christian community. There are many children: and in 9 of
these villages we have elementary schools and 5 nursery schools.
It is interesting to observe the communities, which welcome us with joy. In
some there are beautiful churches, in others a simple canopy. But Faith is not
lacking!
There is a lot of work to be done to bring the Gospel, and at the same time,
thanks to the Gospel we are here to help the people of these areas that have
been abandoned by most, but not by the Church!
I carefully observe chapels and schools, noting the work that needs to be done
(painting, roofs to be repaired, benches to be completed), and dreaming of
other schools and other nursery programs ... With the certainty that Providence
is never stingy!
Some roads are asphalted, but the sidwalks are rather difficult. Already on
Monday, starting from Bozoum, I was stuck and lost almost an hour at 10 km, due
to the river that overtook the road. Today, going to the most distant villages
(90 km from Baoro), the sidewalks were a succession of sand and mud:
walking the 7 km between Yoro and Sinaforo took an hour and twenty minutes!
The fatigue of the journey also holds some nice surprises. In Yoro, before
leaving, the people of the village approached Fr Maurice with great emotion and
offered him some chickens and other gifts, as thanks for the work he has done
with them in these past 3years.
Thanks!
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| Andare a scuola, sotto la pioggia. Con orgoglio. Aller à l'école, malgré la pluie. Avec un peu d'orgueil |
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| La scuola di Samba Bougoulou L'école de Samba Bougoulou |
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| Sinaforo, la cappella La chapelle de Sinaforo |
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