another example of striving to survive

This examples should inspire us!

Role Models in all extent of the word

Look at the picture below! What do you see? backs of people sitting down and a black board in front of them.  These are students who are attending Don Bosco Technical School in Makuyu and are trying to get a job as mechanics.  One day of the past week the teacher was not in to give the theory lesson. I am with them for 2 weeks as I was with the plumbers.  This week I was totally amazed at their desire to keep learning even though the teacher was absent.  All of them ask for the notes for the day and I did not know how to react.  Back in the United States in College when a teacher does not show up for lecture the students leave and do not worry about what was to be discussed that day.  So, coming back to Makuyu, Kenya; after I brought them the notes one of them started explaining them and they all gathered to the front chairs to listen.  I was amazed at how they do not take our American attitude of just leaving since the teacher is not there to lecture for the day.  This is definitely an example to follow!

Here we have a bunch of bananas at St John Bosco!

Man shall not live by bread alone. Matthew 4,4

In Kenya the Eucharist Celebrations are usually longer than in the U.S, here they last about 3 hours because there are dances throughout the Mass.  It has been hard for me to adapt to this change besides the many others ones including the timezone change of 8 hours ahead of u.s central time. Yesterday, I went to a reunion of all secondary schools from the Diocese where I belong.  We got there at 10:00 am and left at 4 pm.  Before the Mass began I was so tired of being standing around and something that reflects todays title happened in that celebration.  After I went to receive the Holy Eucharist everything changed, I was not tired anymore and even my hunger hindered and I was so calm that nothing would bother me.  It was then that I truly understood the enormous meaning of the text cited.  I have no words to explain this and only God knows how he shows his power to us.  We should never be afraid or worried about our physical or any kind of needs because God will satisfy them.