{"id":5273,"date":"2024-12-19T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/news\/travel-blog-new-generations-encounter\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:29:51","slug":"travel-blog-new-generations-encounter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/what-drives-us\/topics\/new-generations-encounter\/travel-blog-new-generations-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel blog New Generations’ Encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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End of the travel blog<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Departure<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Conclusion<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Thanks to the Regina Pacis Center<\/a><\/h2>

Sr. Mechthilde and her team nourished us for three weeks. A big thank you for that!<\/p><\/div>

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Continuation of the work<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Bloemfontein<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Kimberley<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Thunder and lightning<\/a><\/h2>

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<\/p><\/div>

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Leadership as dance<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Excursion to the Kingdom of Lesotho Lesotho<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Assisi in Concert<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Laudato Sii!<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Sharing of formators<\/a><\/h2>

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<\/p><\/div>

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Dealing with memories in a healing way<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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Nice evening with bingo<\/a><\/h2>

Tonight we had a nice evening with a game of bingo. The main prize was won by Sr. Valentina: a Brazilian apron.<\/p><\/div>

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Approach to the vows<\/a><\/h2>

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…<\/p><\/div>

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The early bird….<\/a><\/h2>

Some of the sisters got up very early and climbed the nearby mountain before morning prayers to enjoy the view.<\/p><\/div>

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Music unites<\/a><\/h2>

The evening prayer was accompanied by African drumming with an international team. Music unites!<\/p><\/div>

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