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The surgery took place on the 11th February successfully. Jean-Bosco was even able to come back home in the evening. Fortunately, the chirurgical intervention was a minor one even though he was under general anesthesia. Four days later, today, Jean-Bosco is still recovering and felling pain. We are planning to see the doctor today at lunch time. He is grateful for all the spiritual support and friendship you have shown him by sending your kind words through the SAP blog.
Let us keep him in our prayer. Fr. Serge St-Arneault, M.Afr
L’opération chirurgicale a eu lieu le 11 février dernier avec succès. Jean-Bosco est revenu à la maison le soir même. Heureusement, il s’agissait d’une simple intervention quoique cela a exigé une anesthésie générale. Aujourd’hui, après quatre jours, Jean-Bosco reprend du mieux. Par contre, il ressent encore des douleurs. C’est pourquoi nous prévoyons revoir le médecin de midi. Jean-Bosco est très reconnaissant pour votre le soutien spirituel et l’amitié que vous lui avez exprimé par l’entremise du blogue de SAP.
Gardons-le dans nos prières. Père Serge St-Arneault, M.Afr
Welcome to this Antislavery Campaign interview with Wore Ndiaye. In her book “Nous sommes coupables” (“We are guilty”) she uses her writing skills to be the voice of African Women while conducting a thorough analysis of various factors infringing the development of the African continent. She says that determination is just an outcome of the clarity of the vision of the individual. In this intimate interview Wore shows that determination. She opens her heart and shares fearlessly her own struggle to deconstruct oppressive structures of identity. She acknowledges being free but not fully liberated. Indeed, in this interview she embraces who she is! READ MORE
Let us keep in our minds and prayer our confrere Jean-Bosco Masaba who will be put under general anaesthesia today for an important surgery in Fairview Hospital in Lusaka. Jean-Bosco is in good spirit and confident to be back to our house, here in Woodlands, tonight.
Pensons et prions pour Jean-Bosco Masaba qui subira une importante opération sous anesthésie générale aujourd’hui à l’hôpital de Fairview à Lusaka. Jean-Bosco est confiant que tout ira bien et espère même d’être de retour à Woodlands ce soir.
A terrible accident happened on February 7 in Chibombo, half way between Kabwe and Lusaka, when 59 people died following a collision between a truck and a passenger bus belonging to the Post Bus company. We received the sad news that Janet Chimanse, first cousin of our confrere Elvis Ng’andwe, Zambian stagiaire in Niger, died in this tragic event. Let us pray for the family of Elvis who are mourning her loss.
May her soul rest in peace through the mercy of God.
The situation is still volatile here in Egypt. The political process towards democracy seems to be holding a lot of surprises for the now disillusioned Egyptians. Apart from some flash points here and there especially on Fridays, life continues with a lot of difficulties for most of the people. The cost of living seems to have increased beyond the reach of many and the new government of the Muslim Brothers is still struggling not only to pacify the masses but also to stabilize the economic situation. The relations between Christians and Muslims seem relatively less tense than soon after the departure of Mubarak. However, the future remains unpredictable.
The questionnaires were sent last year and each community was asked to work with them and to send back a report before 31st December 2012. Until now we have had no reply from anyone. Please try to do your homework during Lent so that by Easter, at the latest, we receive your findings. See below for the details:
In last year meeting of JPIC coordinators held at Kasisi, some practical decisions were taken. Let me just remind you of the following:
2.5. Two main areas of concern were identified:
2.5.1. Reconciliation (which is problematic per se and it becomes more so at the family level and in politics, compounded with witchcraft and the way the latter is perceived and dealt with).
2.5.2. Devastation of the ecosystem, consequences of discovery and exploitation of natural resources.
2.6. Action Plan
We agreed that our Centres (Kanengo and Fenza) should be directly involved and we proposed the following:
2.6.1. Fenza (in the line of what is said in #42-46 of Africae Munus) will spearhead a research that will provide us with methods/rituals of reconciliation and will also come up with the necessary tools to research and interpret stories of reconciliation.
2.6.2. Kanengo will do the same concerning the realm of Integrity of Creation.
2.6.3. These tools will be used by JP coordinators in the field, in their parishes and communities.
2.6.3. The results of the research will be sent back to Fenza/Kanengo who will then proceed to analyse the findings and send back their reports to the communities in the field.
Claudio Zuccala, M.Afr
There were plenty of people on Sunday the 3rd February to bid farewell to Father Evariste Some after being the parish priest for four years at the Parish of St. Peter in Serenje, Kabwe Diocese. In attendance were Christopher Chileshe, Oswald Mallya, who is the incoming parish priest, Faustin Kerumbe, Marc Nsanzurwimo, Emmanuel Mambwe, Everisto Mwelwa and the two stagiaires Fitiwi Abraha and Patrick Sebyera. Father Some will be going soon to Rome for studies in view of formation in his home province of PAO.
Father Some was the main celebrant for the Eucharistic celebration while the reception took place at the hall in town in the afternoon. A colourful send-off in which parishioners congratulated Father Some included a banquet, speec
hes and gifts. In his word of thanks, Father Some urged the Christians to support the new parish priest in the same spirit as they did for him. The SAP, and Zambia Sector in particular, wishes Father Some all the best and thanked him for his good apostolate. By Everisto Mwelwa, M.Afr
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- St. Peter
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- The church of St. Peter
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- Fr Some and parishoners
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- Fr. Some and parishoners
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- Blessing of Fr. Some at Mass
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- Hall in town
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The followi
ng blog, by our confrere Yago Abeledo, is highly recommended by Claudio Zuccala. Two articles are available in Word format for those with poor internet connection. They can be requested on demand using the section “leave a comment” below. Those articles are: 1. Diarmuid O’Murchu, EMBRACING THE PAINFUL TASK OF DECONSTRUCTING SLAVERY, Insights from the New Cosmology, New Physics and the Historical Jesus. 2. Wolfgang Schonecke, STRUCTURES AND IDENTITIES IMPEDING THE “GREAT TRANSFORMATION”, The Wisdom of a Life’s Journey.
