The beauty of work, the work of beauty
Among the many things that
are happening, we are also currently rearranging a school, in Samba
Bougoulou, and a small church, in Kuisso Baguera.
I am convinced
that living in a beautiful and colorful environment has in and of itself
a very strong educational element. Especially in a country like Central
Africa where there are very few important and well-maintained
buildings. In some villages the chapel and the school are the only solid
buildings, with a destiny to last over time. Beauty is a divine
language.
In Kouisso Baguera, a few kilometers from Bouar, we are
cleaning up and decorating the church to become a small Marian shrine. I
called two old students, Charlemagne and Alexis, and told them to think
about how to express Mary Help of Christians in Central Africa. And
they did it with imagination and a religious sense.
On Sunday I
celebrated Mass in Dobere, 50 km from Baoro. Unfortunately the road is
deteriorating again, no surprise after the poorly done work carried out
by a Bangui company ("La semence"), with a large (large) loan from the
World Bank.
Monday and Tuesday I was in Bangui, for the site meeting, and to lay pipes and sheaths for the electrical system.
From
Monday to Sunday we began a beautiful formation for about sixty young
people, coming from the choirs of the various villages: liturgical
singing, here in Central Africa, is a prayer that takes heart, spirit
and body!
Today, Thursday, I went to Yoro and Bayanga Didi, the
two furthest villages, to meet the local communities and see how to
restart the schools, which have been closed for 4 years (for Bayanga
Didi) or are malfunctioning (in Yoro ).
We had a meeting in Yoro,
where I arrived after 2 and a half hours on the road (for 74 km) and
another one immediately after in Bayanga Didi. The idea is to help the
teachers, who are mostly volunteers, with a small monthly contribution.
The local community does what it can, but it is good that they have a
minimum amount of money for economic security to be able to devote
themselves to teaching. I am sure that Providence will not fail to
support us as usual.
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| Kouisso |
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| Samba Bougoulou |
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| Scuola di Bayanga Didi Ecole de Bayanga Didi |
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| Yoro |
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| Formazione cori Fprmation chorales |
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| Strade Routes |
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| Caffé |
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| Dobere |
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