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| P.Nicola, P.Marco, p.Carlo e p.Agostino - dicembre 1971 a Bozoum Les pères Nicola, Marco, Carlo et Augustin, - décembre 1971 à Bozoum |
Time flies, sometimes too fast!
Today, December 16, we celebrated 50 years since the arrival of the first Carmelites in Central Africa. On December 16, 1971, Fr Nicola, Fr Marco, Fr Carlo and Fr Agostino arrived in Bozoum, after a journey that had brought them from Nice to Ndjamena and then to Moundou (in Chad). Here they found the Capuchin missionaries waiting for them and accompanied them to Bozoum.
50 years, 5 missions (Bozoum, Baoro, the seminary of Yolé Bouar, the novitiate of St. Elie-Bouar, and the Carmel convent in Bangui), a dozen Central African fathers, a lot of work and a lot of passion!
On Sunday, December 19th we will celebrate this anniversary in Bozoum, with the priestly ordination of 2 young people, Jeannot and Br Martial.
In this video there are some pictures of these years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqYuAiLNidc
Here instead is the hymn composed for this occasion by the Central African confreres, and sung by our young people in formation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/07naphrvk45ken5/1%20-%20NGU%20BALE%20OKU% 20TI% 20GRACE.mp3? Dl = 0
In the meantime, let's continue. Last Friday we went to Dobere. The number of pupils in our school has grown so much that we have set up 2 large tents, a gift from UNICEF, to better accommodate the children.
On Sunday I took Marisa and Flavio (my sister and her husband) to the most distant villages. We celebrated Mass in Igwe, where the catechist introduces us to his son, born 2 days earlier. With this image in our hearts, we celebrated Christmas which is now near.
At around 12 we finished and continued to Bayanga Didi, where I can see that the nursery school is starting up. Here I stopped to repair the well pump as well.
In Yoro, the last village I visited, I met the catechist to prepare the Christmas celebrations, which I plan to celebrate there.
We returned to Baoro at 6.30 pm, after a long day, on rough roads, where meeting people can still be a joyous event!
On Monday I left for Bangui, where construction work on the new convent continues. The return was a bit longer, because, despite being on December 15th, I was stuck in Zawa for the deferred December 1st (national holiday) parade. But even in Baoro I could not enter the Mission courtyard, because rehearsals were being finalized for the parade on December 1st, which will take place here in Baoro on December 18th.
Miracles of the calendar!
Today, December 16, we celebrated 50 years since the arrival of the first Carmelites in Central Africa. On December 16, 1971, Fr Nicola, Fr Marco, Fr Carlo and Fr Agostino arrived in Bozoum, after a journey that had brought them from Nice to Ndjamena and then to Moundou (in Chad). Here they found the Capuchin missionaries waiting for them and accompanied them to Bozoum.
50 years, 5 missions (Bozoum, Baoro, the seminary of Yolé Bouar, the novitiate of St. Elie-Bouar, and the Carmel convent in Bangui), a dozen Central African fathers, a lot of work and a lot of passion!
On Sunday, December 19th we will celebrate this anniversary in Bozoum, with the priestly ordination of 2 young people, Jeannot and Br Martial.
In this video there are some pictures of these years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqYuAiLNidc
Here instead is the hymn composed for this occasion by the Central African confreres, and sung by our young people in formation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/07naphrvk45ken5/1%20-%20NGU%20BALE%20OKU% 20TI% 20GRACE.mp3? Dl = 0
In the meantime, let's continue. Last Friday we went to Dobere. The number of pupils in our school has grown so much that we have set up 2 large tents, a gift from UNICEF, to better accommodate the children.
On Sunday I took Marisa and Flavio (my sister and her husband) to the most distant villages. We celebrated Mass in Igwe, where the catechist introduces us to his son, born 2 days earlier. With this image in our hearts, we celebrated Christmas which is now near.
At around 12 we finished and continued to Bayanga Didi, where I can see that the nursery school is starting up. Here I stopped to repair the well pump as well.
In Yoro, the last village I visited, I met the catechist to prepare the Christmas celebrations, which I plan to celebrate there.
We returned to Baoro at 6.30 pm, after a long day, on rough roads, where meeting people can still be a joyous event!
On Monday I left for Bangui, where construction work on the new convent continues. The return was a bit longer, because, despite being on December 15th, I was stuck in Zawa for the deferred December 1st (national holiday) parade. But even in Baoro I could not enter the Mission courtyard, because rehearsals were being finalized for the parade on December 1st, which will take place here in Baoro on December 18th.
Miracles of the calendar!
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| In strada, dopo Yoro En route, après Yoro |
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| Cantiere a Bangui - Bimbo |
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| Balembe |
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