Yesterday 17th February 2014, we held our regular monthly
meeting, bringing together the Communities of Kaburugi, Kandisi and Nairobi.
The exception of this meeting yesterday was the presence of Don Freitas
currently visiting Kenya. He was so invited to address to the different
Communities. First of all through words of encouragement, Don Freitas, our
host, did not fail to commend the initiative of a monthly meeting of all our
communities. He also hoped that this meeting in the future may become the space
and the perfect opportunity to study the sheets of ongoing formation and
renewal in the Charism. Continuing his remarks, he summed up in two points the
reason for his visit:
+ Accompany each and every community in the celebration of
this missionary year.
+ Due to his responsibility, counsellor in charge of
formation, touch of a finger the reality of the formation which is lived here
in Kenya and encouraged to faithfulness to the requirements of this formation.
About formation, he invited each and everyone of us to the
witness and testimony of life, noting that the testimony of life is in itself
the greatest formation that the seniors can give to the youngest. He also
stressed that this testimony may be in terms of gestures, words and deeds. May
our actions may not be signs of scandals for the younger. To the formatters, he
invites them to put an emphasis on three key dimensions of religious formation
and more about the Sons of Divine Providence:
+ Prayer
+ Studies
+ and Manual Work.
He also gave advice about our ministry and our apostolic and
pastoral realities, calling for a practical implementation of the first chapter
of the Post Synodal Exhortation, Evangelium Gaude.
After the intervention of Don Freitas, our meeting continued
with the news from each Communities and the upcoming celebrations, the priestly
ordination of Deacon Morris Mawira and the Blessing of the New Chapel of
Nairobi scheduled for the month of May.
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