Traveling,
Ash Wednesday and jobs awaiting us.
Sunday, February 15th, we arrived in
Bangui, the capital City, around 4 pm, with no surprises or troubles, spending
there Monday and Tuesday, because of some meetings. The situation in the
capital remains tense. On Tuesday we are facing problems (demonstrations, a car
attacked and burned), but I can move around well enough. Tuesday night I have
the joy to welcome, just arrived with Air France, 4 persons very dear to me:
Fr. Carlo a Carmelite friar, who returns to teach with his well-known passion,
Mario Mazzali, a worker's non-stop of Pegognaga, a friend from Cuneo Paul
Silvestro, and Maurizio my nephew, who is back to give us a precious help.
Wednesday morning we leave Bangui under a refreshing rain accompanying us for
the first 220 km. After a quick stop at Bossemptelewe we arrive at Bozoum at
3.00pm.Today is Ash Wednesday; a day of prayer, reflection and fasting which
marks the beginning of a special time: Lenten Season. A few hundred Christians
began the day on Binon, a hill above Bozoum.
At 5.00pm I celebrate the Eucharist in which I recall
to me and everyone the need to fight the indifference (towards God and our
brothers) a subject marking deeply this Lenten season, in which we are in front
of God’s Mercy manifested in the death and Passion of Jesus Christ. On Thursday Mario, Maurice and Paul begin
their work: they have to assemble and install the solar panels. It’s a long and
heavy job, but they aren’t scared. Working hours are intense, but of course
there are breaks, and what really matter there’s a very good mood. On Friday,
while I go to visit an old lady, I step through the gardens (those of the Fair
...) and I am so pleased to see how beautiful they still are and fully
fruitful.
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| Youssouf con il suo mulino per il mangime delle galline ovaiole |
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| Sosta a Bossemptele Pause à Bossemptele |
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| Paolo in visita agli Orti di Bozoum La visite aux Jardins potagers de Bozoum |
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| Maurizio e Mario |
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