Missionaries of Africa, Jinja

Jean-Marie Bamutaze It has been a journey, travelled though aluta continua! It is worthy commemorating my first contact with the Missionaries of Africa; it started at an informal level, we, while at Jinja College, knew Lavigerie House for plenty of sweet oranges that we used to pick every Friday, surely no one dared to stop us though we were strangers. This was the very first contact which came through a friend who used to fetch these oranges earlier before I joined the group. It was after a couple of times that I got some friends in the house who told me about the community, the society and the like. Nonetheless I had visited other congregations before but I had not applied in any yet. Knowing about the White Fathers, I applied, great thanks to Mutekanga Ivan Major who guided my first motivation and inspiration to this level. I attended the “come and see” sessions, they were inspiring and later made it to Jinja. I could hardly imagine that the oranges led me to a place so ni...

Collines Kananura Formation is a journey that, if possible, everybody should walk for one to grow as a balanced person. From my experience, formation has helped me to grow both spiritually and intellectually. It has expounded my frontiers of relationships through pastoral work and the fraternity with the people I live with. My sharing is based on the four pillars of formation and my experience in the three years journey. In the first place, formation has helped me to realize my potentials through self discovery and sharing my life experience with fellow members in the community. I have lived in the community rich of diverse people from various cultures; however, the core bond is developed from our willingness to be open to the people we meet. I have found community life a source of joy, though sometimes it has its own challenges. There are countless events that have occurred in the community that I feel they have contributed towards the unearthing of my talents; playing ba...