Bits of the Gospel

DAY THREE Saturday, July 12, 2014 The Youth Congress has gained enough momentum. The young minds are turning more creative and the interest in what is going on around them is now almost palpable. Sr. Hellen, Sr. Cesalia, and Mr. Jackson aka Mpiganaji together with Fr Kirimo and Seminarian Stanley Kobia are also aware of the need to give the young people more and more to satisfy their hunger and thirst for the Word. MORNING ROUTINE: JOGGING, CLEANING, PRAYERS, BREAKFAST... The group leaders with the guidance of the TYCS patron Deo Gratias Kazole of The Great Lakes Secondary School are keen to ensure the morning session of jogging and cleaning go smoothly. It takes longer than expected but when the youth come for Morning Lauds in the Hall, they are ready to recuperate lost time by shortening their breaks. And true to their words, the events of the day go on without interruptions following the schedule. Father and Mother, then children as a Gift! The first topic of the day is the

Furaha ya Injili The following day, Friday, was our first full day at the Great Lakes Secondary School. The day began with a note of fun. At 5.45 AM, the bell rung alerting people of the necessity to go to the field for jogging. It was fun for all as the all-asleep lot woke up literally through this session. The theme of the day was already clear, the Joy of the Gospel. Therefore, each event was an opportunity to express that joy. There followed the usual routine, before all converged in the Hall at 8.00 AM for Lauds. The Liturgy Group was set to lead the recitation of the Psalms. The mega choir of 120 or there about, young people filled the hall with morning praise. After a Short pause of reflection, the young people took breakfast. Morning session was now set to begin. The Bible as source of Inspiration and success in life: (Fr. John Kulwa, Segerea Seminary, Dar Es Salaam) His lesson must have been the most impressive bible lesson that we have had of late with the Youth of K

Evangelium Gaudium -- Furaha ya Injili Four days of lessons, dance, plays, laughter and moments of relax. What a way of bringing together 122 young people! And their energies never dwindle. You get the loudest screams when you call for them, the most vigorous dances when music plays, and time seemed to fly! Thursday 10, July 2014 20.40 PM : Fr. Kirimo, on behalf of the Kisarawe Parish Youth Animation Team, declares open the Youth Camp, 2014, the year of the Family. He first helps the participants to identify and restate the "Rules of the Camp." Quoting Mr. Alex, the Academic Master of the Host school (The Great Lakes Secondary School, Marumbo), he noted that rule number one was respect of boundaries . Participants agreed to stay within the confines of the school and to keep time.   Rule number two was pronounced by Anna Nestory, a member of the committee on Discipline, Guests and security. She asked members to choose a clean language always! Language unites but can

Cottolengo Sisters, Bosa, Italy Inspired by one of the newest schools of Ikebana (Japanese Art of Floral Arrangements), this composition emphasizes freedom and recycling. The sticks come from an old broom, and the striking flowers are also a work of reusing flowers that would have been thrown away.  Cottolengo Sisters, Bosa, Italy Equally striking is this composition made with a dry stick and a bunch of sticks. The sunflower is particularly beautifully propotioned to the supporting base. Art of this kind speaks of love of nature. And that further explains why the human heart is made for contemplation.

The clouds up there are moving, restlessly! Taking a direction known only to them, and the Creator! What a challenge, Oh my people, to be able to foretell the future! We watch him grow, and become a boy. He walks, he cries, he laughs, he sleeps. Never loosing his smile. While all the time he bears in his body, a reason big enough to make him perpetually out of mood! The fate of the poor children, born with handicap. And those others, innocently bearing the scurge of HIV-AIDS! When you look at them grow like other children, with dreams of a bright future. Now you need faith to confirm their dreams! Well, sadly true, sorrow and joy co-exists! And I don't know how, just as I don't know how, the clouds up there move!