Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo – June 2023 – The Salesian Province of Central Africa (AFC) organised a meeting on 25 June between the 14 Practical Trainee Salesians from the Kansebula post-novitiate and 21 Salesians in initial formation. The day began with the Eucharist celebrated by Fr Guillermo Basañes, AFC Provincial, concelebrated by his Vice-Provincial, Fr Yphon Kailimira, Fr Dieudonné Besa, who accompanied the practical trainees, and Fr Didier Umbi, Rector of the Theologate. After Mass, a lengthy opportunity for dialogue followed, where the practical trainees recounted their first experiences of active Salesian life, answering numerous questions from the Salesians in initial formation.