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Finding Joy and Resilience Through Connection

In July 2024, Combojoven (Comboni youth), guided by Fr. Daniel Villaverde and inspired by AGUILUCHOS magazine, travelled to Turkana, Kenya for a missionary experience. They faced several challenges but found resilience and joy in the local community. Their service included painting classrooms, visiting hospitals, raising funds for medicine, and teaching tailoring skills. Their journey highlighted the balance between joy and adversity and the power of empathy and connection. Ultimately, the experience taught them the transformative impact of kindness and the strength found in shared humanity.

Marzena’s journey to mission work and embracing the call

Marzena, also known as Maya, a dedicated lay missionary from Poland, embarked on a profound decade-long journey to answer her calling to mission work, inspired by encounters with Comboni fathers and overcoming intense fears to fulfill her vocation.

Vocation stories

FROM SILENCE TO PURPOSE

Sister Lucrecia Iracema Tigüilá Martínez, a dedicated Comboni missionary sister serving in Amakuriat mission, West Pokot, Kenya, reflects on her 12 years of faithful service to God’s people as she reminisces about her humble beginnings in the small town of San Cristóbal Totonicapán, where her vocational journey stared.

Kenya my first love as a Comboni Brother.

Working among the Cushite and Nilotic peoples in Kenya has been a fulfilling experience for Bro Alfredo Monterio de Sousa. The Brazilian is sharing his faith and profession in Marsabit County about 531 Kilometres from Nairobi, the Capital.

From Pastoralist to Shepherd in the Church

Growing up in a Comboni-run parish, young Etabo found himself irresistibly drawn to the missionaries. Their close connection with his community inspired Etabo to contemplate joining their ranks.

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