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End of the travel blog

Our departure also marks the end of this travel blog. We hope it has helped you to follow our journey and share in our experiences.A…

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Departure

17.1.2025 We must all set out from this wonderful experience and return to our everyday lives. May we succeed in ensuring that these precious experiences…

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Conclusion

Our three weeks are coming to an end. We look back with joy and gratitude. The impending farewell fills us with melancholy. But we believe…

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Thanks to the Regina Pacis Center

Sr. Mechthilde and her team nourished us for three weeks. A big thank you for that!

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Continuation of the work

16.1.2025 The day before departure, there is another working session. The formators continue their sharing and in the other group the first and last chapter…

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Bloemfontein

15.1.2025 Our last excursion day took us to Bloemfontein, the capital of the Freestate.First we visited Naval Hill with its Nelson Mandela statue. From there…

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Kimberley

14.1.2025 Today's excursion took us to Kimberley, a town in the Northern Cape. This is where the work of our congregation in South Africa began.First…

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Thunder and lightning

Our last workshop day came to an end with thunder and lightning and heavy rain. Nature shows itself from all sides in this beautiful place

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Leadership as dance

13.1.2025 Leadership was the topic we asked Sr. Katy van Wyk OP to address. In her workshop, she combined it with hope and the lightness…

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Excursion to the Kingdom of Lesotho Lesotho

12.1.2025 After the Sunday service in the cathedral, we went to a Basotho village, where the history and culture of the Basotho people were presented.…

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Assisi in Concert

Before the older boys go back to boarding school next week, there was a concert by the Marimba Band on Saturday evening, where the different…

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Laudato Sii!

11.1. To compensate for the environmental impact of our flights, we supported a project in our South African province today and planted bushes around the…

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Sharing of formators

11.01.2025 Today the formators continued their sharing (see picture). The other sisters worked on the chapters on serving and working and acceptance into this life

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Dealing with memories in a healing way

From 8-10-1 we had a workshop with Fr. Michael Lapsley on the healing of memories. Fr. Lapsley was severely wounded by a bomb attack as…

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Nice evening with bingo

Tonight we had a nice evening with a game of bingo. The main prize was won by Sr. Valentina: a Brazilian apron.

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Approach to the vows

Today we worked on the texts for the three vows through discussion and mime. Even though we live on different continents, it was noticeable that…

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The early bird….

Some of the sisters got up very early and climbed the nearby mountain before morning prayers to enjoy the view.

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Music unites

The evening prayer was accompanied by African drumming with an international team. Music unites!

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