From the Delegation
Superior
Rev. Fr. Joseph Phiri, OMI
Dear Brothers and
Associates,
Peace and joy in
Christ the Lord.
What will Zambia
be like after 28th September 2006? As we approach the Election
Day when we will elect our Republican President, Members of
Parliament and Councilors, we are filled with expectations about
what could be the outcome after the polls. One such expectation
is that, the lives of our people especially in rural areas will
be improved with the ushering in of a new government.
In this issue, we
share with you news from our missions on how we as missionaries
have been trying to address basic human needs and the challenges
we face.
Ensuring that
people have basic human needs is a responsibility of a
Government. However, in our missions, this is not the case as
the needy look up to the Church for help. Through St Vincent de
Paul, we have provided shelter, clean water, food, clothing and
education to some of the less privileged in our midst.
We also share
with you our efforts to enlighten our people in the missions
about their responsibilities as citizen especially the duty to
vote for credible leaders. Through our CCJDP committees we have
taken a leading role to educate our people and raise issues of
development. However, this is a challenging task because our
people are easily bribed due to high level of poverty. They are
also intimidated because of their ignorance on their rights.
Our hope is that
come September 29th, 2006 we will have a Government that is
interested in the well being of its people, a Government that
will enable and make it possible for its people to meet their
basic needs. However, when one listens to politicians
campaigning, there is little hope that our expectations of a
better future for our people will be met.
As you read our
experiences, we ask you to keep our benefactors in your prayers
because they are the ones who make it possible for us to reach
out to the needy in society. Let us also pray for our country
and its people so that peace may prevail during and after the
elections.
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news letter.
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