“Sing to him, make music for him, recount all his wonders!” Today’s reading from Psalms 105 reminds me of the precious children living at St. John Bosco Rehabilitation Center in Kitale, Kenya, a home and education program for street children.
Faith to Transform Lives
Last week Pope Benedict XVI began a new series of catecheses that will cover the Year of Faith, which he said is intended “to renew our enthusiasm at believing in Jesus Christ.” He went on to say this revival will, as a result, “bear concrete witness to the transforming power of the faith.”
Making a Splash
These boys are making use of the new lavatory Cross Catholic funded for Vilaj Espwa (Hope Village), a home for orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti. The facility replaced pit latrines that were ready to retire.
Cheerful Givers
Here’s a video clip of parishioners joyfully worshiping together in the Tete province of Mozambique. They’ve come to sing, dance, pray and give of what little they have for the church offering. The scene reminds me of Psalm 100, “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.”
“God…Is on the Side of the Weak and Meek”
Sister Fabiola Jolanta Lech, a midwife with the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, provides health care for poor, rural Ethiopian families at the Cross Catholic Outreach-funded Minne Health Post. Recently, Sr. Fabiola wrote to us about how God is using her to make a difference:
Photo Blog: Kenya
At St. John Bosco Rehabilitation Center in Kitale, Kenya, 180 orphans and street children have the opportunity to receive a formal education in a loving Catholic environment. “Thanks to Cross Catholic Outreach’s support of St. John Bosco, these children become more mature.
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