Wishing to prepare the young people of the parish to manage
the future camps for boys or girls, we have organised a few day camp at the beginning
of December. Half training camp, half Ignatian retreat.
During five days, Fr. Champroux went with six young
men in a beautiful compound disposed to us in the countryside. Four Sisters
came with him in order to take care of the nine young girls. The boys and the
girls met only for the morning Mass and for the spiritual conferences. A first
conference was given in the morning at 9, followed by a 15 mn meditation. The
same was done in the afternoon between 4 and 5. For the evening prayer, they
sang Complines. In a few days, our young people received the main steps of the
Ignatian retreat. It was the first retreat that Fr. Champroux preached in
English! Honestly, he made it quite well!
Three members of the Scout Organisation of Kenya came
on the camp site and organised a day of initiation to the Scout method. Each
one of the 30 participants (all the sisters & postulants joined the
training) received their Initiation Training Certificate. This is a first step
to have qualified people to take care of the children of the priory during the future
camps. Kenya is very attentional about childhood!
The six boys showed themselves profoundly prayerful
and very helpful! The confreres who have been in Kenya before us made a very
good work on their altar boys! The girls are expecting the coming soon of the
Sisters at the priory: this will be a great benefice for their souls!
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