INTERVIEWS
(ANS - Rome) – The witness of the missionaries who have returned to his country, the desire to evangelise and above all to completely fulfil “the dream that Christ has for me” were the motivations that prompted young Vietnamese Salesian Dominic Nguyen Quoc Oat to apply for the missions. Next Sunday he will leave with the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition, bound for England.
(ANS - Rome) - From the words of Mino Nomenjanahary Francois emerges all the awareness of the challenges of missionary life and at the same time all the confidence of someone who knows he will not be alone in facing them. This young man, barely 25 years old, originally from Madagascar and destined for the Salesian mission in Melanesia, in the Visitation of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, offers us his testimony today.
(ANS - Rome) - Papua New Guinea must seem really far away when seen from the Republic of Congo. Or at least, so it must have been for the family of Lyonnel Richie Éric Bouanga, one of the missionaries of the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition. Yet, there is no distance that this young Congolese man would not cover to fulfil his mission to proclaim Christ and serve his brothers in missionary service ad gentes. That is why, convinced even by his family, he can now set off with joy and conviction towards his destination.
(ANS - Rome) – From the Philippines to North Africa is the missionary journey that will be made by Salesian coadjutor Kerwin P. Valeroso after the ceremony to send the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition. With his action and his whole being, Br Valeroso intends to correspond to the missionary generosity he received in his country by giving something to young people and to a population he does not yet know, but is eager to serve.