COME AND SEE : SESSION IN BUTARE COMMUNITY
Dear friends, greetings from Rwanda Butare. From
25th up to 28th July 202,2we
arrived 8 young ladies to the missionary sisters of our lady of
Africa in Butare community for a three days session. Our desire was to know this congregation more, its charism and to know what is a vocation for a better discernment .
We were touched by the warm welcoming of the sisters
and the candidates learning English in the community. We were also touched to
see people from different countries and tribes leaving together as sisters . We
felt at Home and trusted the sisters.
The theme of our session
was : who are we? Missionary sisters of our
lady of Africa. This helped us to know who the missionary sisters of
our lady of African . they were founded by Cardinal Charles lavigerie. They are religious missionaries ,routes in
Christ through the life of prayer . Their
charism is to proclaim the Good News of Christ to all people specially those
most in need. This is done through different activities .Like here in Butare
they are working with women and young people who struggle with their daily
life. They are also called to be all to all and work with all people specially
the Muslims. They are called to be apostles
nothing than that. These were some of the points from their charism which
touched our hearts.
We were also happy
to hear the witness of sister Elyse from Cyangungu which encouraged us on our searching of God’s
will in our lives. She shared with us her joys of being missionary and her
challenges. She invited us to trust God and the sisters journeying with us .
The last day were sent two by two. Some of us were afraid but as Jeremiah ,we felt assured
but the word of God, ’do not be afraid’ I am with you. In their return they were happy as the
disciples who went’ . we were also strengthened by the faith and courage of the
fist missionaries sisters as well as apostles who were sent to the mission. The
witness of sister Elyse gave us light
and courage. some announcer the good news through sharing in none Christian family.
We prayed and read the gospel of Christ together.
We helped people on the way who did not
have help, and we took time to chat with an old man who shared with us his love
story. This confirmed us the importance
of being all to all ,an apostles , and working with different people from
different religions . and as
missionaries, we are the one to go and find people where they are. They felt that all was possible because of
God’s presence to us and who was with us. He enables us to trust people we met
on the way and welcome their trust.
it is our turn to
be missionaries and to share with those who did not get this opportunity to come
for the session. May the light of God continue to remain with us so that we
maybe the light of the world.
