La semana pasada inauguramos el 6º curso de Furrows in the Desert, nuestro proyecto para enseñar agricultura a los turkana. Contamos con la asistencia de nuestros colaboradores israelíes de Brit Olam y representantes del Muthaiga Rotary Club de Nairobi que también han colaborado con el proyecto.

El curso durará 6 meses y los estudiantes podrán aprender sobre técnicas de agricultura en zonas áridas para luego volver a sus lugares de origen y empezar sus propias huertas.

Desde 2012 hasta ahora hemos formado a 253 nuevos agricultores turkana, de los cuales todavía hay 87 huertas en activo.

Maque Falgás

Today, on the Feast of the converstion of St. Paul the Apostle, members of the MCSPA present at Nariokotome Mission celebrated the day with a solemn mass followed by a communal dinner. During the homily, the celebrant priest, Fr. Alex, encouranged all to emulate the missionary zeal portrayed by Saint Paul. Since today marks the end of the week of prayer for Christian unity, Fr. Alex encouranged the congregation to pray for the unity of all Christians. May Saint Paul help us to be courageous and true missionaries ready to give it all for the betterment of God’s glory and Kingdom!

Lillian Omari

El día 7 de enero llegaron a Etiopia 19 voluntarios de Chile a colaborar por dos meses en las cuatro misiones del país: Angar Guten, Muketurri, Nyangatom y Mizan Teferi. Los voluntarios apoyarán el trabajo en las guarderías, programa de pozos y agricultura, aula con niños con necesidades especiales, centros de salud y en todo lo que haga falta. Hasta la fecha 89 chilenos han venido apoyar los proyectos de nuestra Comunidad, estamos muy contentos con su visita y valoramos mucho su tiempo y energía en pos de las comunidades con las que trabajamos.

Valentina Correa

On December 12^th, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Deacon Wycliffe Ochieng was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle at Nariokotome Mission, Diocese of Lodwar (Turkana), northern Kenya. Wycliffe, who is 33 years old, is a member of the public association of the faithful Missionary Community of St. Paul the Apostle and Mary, Mother of the Church (MCSPA).

The ordination mass was presided by Rt. Rev. Dominic Kimengich, Bishop of Lodwar, who emphasized the tremendous work of the Community in the north-eastern part of this vast diocese in bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people of Turkana. He praised the number of local African vocations in the MCSPA and asked the faithful to support and pray for them.

In typical Turkana way of celebrating, the mass was very colourful with exuberant singing and dancing. The joy of the people could not have been more apparent! After the mass, there was food for all the people, who came from the different settlements by the lakeshore and the mountains, some a whole night’s trek away. There were visitors from Spain and the UK and also from Mombasa on the Kenyan coast where Wycliffe comes from.

The following day, Sunday 13^th December, Fr. Wycliffe celebrated his first mass. The MCSPA asks that you keep him in prayer as he begins his journey as a priest in this mission land.

Fr. Francis Teo