Category: Specialized Ministries

Some Thoughts on Retirement by Ramon McCabe These days in Musoma it is not only the scarcity of men but also the aging and retiring of those few we have left that we encounter all the time. An old missioner once said: "Old age is not a privilege; it's a burden." I find it interesting how people ask so many questions of a person recently retired. My own answers vary according to who asked and why. Here are some examples of questions asked and some answers and comments. "What work do you do now that you are retired?" I have at least three answers to this question: Actually I'm unemployed at this moment. I'm just part-time now wherever anyone needs...

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Home for Mentally Handicapped Children by Doug May (January 2007) Our Lady Queen of Peace Masaakin Sheraton, Cairo, Egypt “Handicapped Children”, this is a kind of misnomer as the age range of our “children” is from five to fifty years old. Our Lady Queen of Peace Home was the dream of a Coptic Catholic priest friend, Father Antoun Francis. He had been the national chaplain in Egypt for Jean Vanier’s “Faith and Light” movement know in Arabic as “Imaan wa Nuur”. Antoun discovered that parents of the mentally handicapped in Egypt were distressed as they and their children became older that their sons and daughters would have no place to live and no one to care for them once they...

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Overseas Training in Mozambique by Mark Huntington I am currently in formation as a Maryknoll Brother on the Overseas Training Program (O.T.P.) in Metangula, Mozambique. I see my ministry as working with African communities at the grassroots level dealing with faith and health issues. My experience and learnings while working as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Kenya, as well as recently completing a Masters in Public Health has been good preparation for ministry in Mozambique. I am involved in administration of health posts in the parish and assisting local hospital staff in vaccinating people in the rural villages. I also work with our parish team to implement the Lichinga Dioceses program to combat AIDS. We work with youth and adults...

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MAC Promotes Missionary Spirit by Joseph Healey MAC is the Mission Awareness Committee of the Religious Superiors Association of Tanzania (RSAT), started in 1987. It has members from missionary-oriented societies and congregations in Tanzania, with a wide variety of people interested in "Ad Gentes" mission, including priests, sisters, brothers and lay people. Ed Hayes helped start the committee. Presently John Sivalon is the contact person with RSAT and John Waldrep and Joe Healey (chairperson and half-time coordinator) assist the group.[catlist categorypage="yes"]

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Ukweli Home of Hope by Peter Agnone When Kids say "Hodi" (knock, knock) ... We say "Karibu" (welcome) The Ukweli Home of Hope Project was established in 1995 to serve the needs of poor street children in Nairobi. The Project includes a small home for boys and a daytime drop-in center; they receive guidance and counseling, food, shelter, education and a sense of hope for their future. MISSION The Ukweli Home of Hope is our response to the call of Jesus... "let the little children come unto me". We provide love and care to street boys recognizing their value and the importance of becoming self-sufficient; we also support the value of family in their lives and make every effort to...

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A Rescue Program for Street Children by Loren Beaudry Our Vision Street Children that are empowered and self-reliant. Our Mission Statement The Grandsons of Abraham is a Catholic Church based rescue center in Mombasa working with the community in rescuing, rehabilitating, offer skill, training and remitting the children back to their families or relatives. We believe in the strength of working together with all the stakeholders. Our Goal The goal of The Grandsons of Abraham is to reduce the number of street children on the streets of Mombasa through daily street work. Our aim is to create an environment of growth through counseling, informal education and human needs. This is in view of preparing the grounds for rehabilitation either back...

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