INTERVIEWS
(ANS – Rome) – The final word from the new Salesian missionaries comes from Congolese Guy Roger, a missionary in the Province of Southern Italy. "My plans and dreams for my missionary life are to live in communion of spirit and action with my Salesian brothers in IME for the salvation of poor and abandoned young people, according to the heart of Don Bosco and to the greater glory of God".
(ANS – Rome) – Nelson Alves Cabral, from Timor-Leste, has been chosen to be a new Don Bosco for young people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of the Our Lady of the Assumption Province of Central Africa (AFC). He says to young people today: "Listen to your heart, seek guidance, be open and trust in the journey!"
(ANS – Rome) – Rafael Gašpar is a new Croatian Salesian missionary sent to Brazil. Enthusiastic and charged with his mission, he also invites young people to discern their path: "The deepest dream that you carry in your heart is the same that God has for you. It is the dream that he dreamed from the moment he created us. So, dare to follow him and dare to be happy."
(ANS – Rome) – Fr Enrico Mercado, known commonly as "Rico", a new priest from the Philippines and belonging to the Province of the Philippines North (FIN), has been sent as a new missionary to the Southern Africa Vice-Province (AFM). Following the example of the famous Salesian Fr John Lee, he feels happy to be led by the Spirit in this life project and wants to give the best of himself to young people and to God, through his missionary service.