Weaving dreams
Along with Marisa and Flavio (my sister and her
husband), a few hundred wool needles also arrived! A few months ago
Sister Biagina, who was in charge of the training of the female
catechists, was worried because she did not have enough needles to teach
knitting (tricot). So I asked some friends, and a small collection
campaign was started. For now, enough have arrived for the women
present, and the rest (along with wool and more) will arrive in a
container sooner or later.
On Friday and Saturday, Father
Stefano, the parish priest, led the parish's annual pilgrimage to
Kouisso Baguera, a village 7 km away. Here there were moments of prayer
and formation for a few hundred faithful.
On Sunday I celebrated
Mass in Samba Bougoulou, with many people. Pierre (not his real name),
the orphaned child I mentioned at the end of October, is fine and his
family is looking after him well.
Tuesday and Wednesday I finally
got to Bozoum. I had not been there since May, and it is always a joy
to find the community, and the people of Bozoum.
It was nice to
see the confreres, the sisters, the children and boys and girls of our
schools, the teachers. Between one job or another I managed to take a
trip to the market, where I met a lot of people and it was wonderful
to see them all. Many asked me if we will hold the Fair, and when I
responded that we would do it at the end of January, they were
ecstatic! It is the hope that is reborn, despite everything.
The
city grows despite the difficulties it faces. The day before, December
6th, they celebrated… December 1st! A minister was expected to arrive,
but fear has kept many of the Bangui authorities at bay.
In
Bozoum, preparations are underway for the great feast of December 19: it
will be the celebration of the 50th anniversary of our arrival, as
Carmelites, in Central Africa, and 2 young Central Africans (Bro Jeannot
and Bro Martial) will become priests.
Both on the outward and
the return journeys I stopped on the Kounde bridge, 38 km from Bozoum.
The wood is badly damaged, and walking over it is a small undertaking.
We are trying to rebuild it, with the support of the Carmelites, but
also with the involvement of local traders and transporters.
Weave dreams!
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| Sr Biagina, le donne e i ferri da lana Sr Biagina, avec les femmes et les aiguilles pour le tricot |
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| Kouisso Baguera |
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| Samba Bougoulou |
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| Il ponte di Kounde Le pont de Kounde |
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| Bozoum |
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