Full speed ahead
Despite the rains and the school holidays, here in Baoro there is always work to do.
These
days we are rearranging a chapel in the village of Pate Bonambolo, 15
km from here, on the road to the south. It is a chapel built in 1967,
and in need of some restoration. We started with the roof (replacing the
wooden beams), and will continue with the rest over the next few weeks.
On
Sunday, August 1st I concluded the celebrations of the sacraments in
Balembe, a large village 48 km away, in a small thatched chapel. Two
boys and an adult received Baptism, and we celebrated a wedding.
On
Monday, August 2nd we began a training week for elementary school
teachers and kindergarten teachers. There are about sixty teachers; they
come from the 9 village schools, the school of the sisters of Baoro and
that of Bossemptele, the teachers of our 5 kindergartens in the
villages and of the "Germoglio" of Baoro.
It is a week of intense work, of collaboration and understanding on how to better provide quality education to our children.
Tuesday
I went down to Bangui, or rather, I made a "run away". Even if it is
400 km of road (outward, and as many in return), I went and returned the
next day, Wednesday. The work for the construction of the new convent
are taking shape. The excavations are almost finished, and the
foundations are beginning. At 2.30 pm we have the first "site meeting",
with the director of the company, the architect who supervises the
works, the construction manager and the site manager: all enthusiastic
to participate in this great "work".
I took advantage of the trip
for some meetings and more meetings. On Wednesday, before leaving, I
passed by the Nunciature to greet the outgoing Secretary (Fr Natale
Albino, from the Diocese of Trani) and the new one, who had just arrived
(Fr František Staněk). Fr František is on his first mission, and he
comes from the Czech Republic. He brought me greetings from friends
from Prague, and also a book that just came out: "Komenský by zajásal"
("Comenius would rejoice!"), written by Ludmila Böhmova and Kateřina
Lachmanova: a presentation of the work carried out by the NGO SIRIRI.OPS
in Central Africa, which was at times in Bozoum.
I don't read Czech… but I am able to look at the photos!
Returning to Baoro, I met the boys from the mechanical school who are doing driving school practice lessons.
Full speed ahead, but slowly!
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| Pate Bonambolo |
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| Battesimi a Balembe Les baptèmes à Balembe |
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| Formazione maestri Formation des enseignants |
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| Cantiere del nuovo convento di Bangui Le chantier du nouveau couvent de Bangui |
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| Nunziatura, Bangui Nonciature, Bangui |
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| Scuola guida a Baoro Auto école à Baoro |
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