On Saturday, March 01, Kenyan Catholic children, members of the Pontifical Missionary Childhood (PMC) donated food stuff, old clothes and shoes to their counterparts in the South Sudan.
The occasion was during the marking of this year’s PMC Day for the Archdiocese of Nairobi, held at Nairobi’s Saint Mary’s Play Ground, Msongari and under the theme: Mary Our Model of Faith, Hope and Charity.
The Mass was presided over by John Cardinal Njue in the presence of the Vatican’s representative in Kenya and the South Sudan, His Excellency Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo.
In his homily, Cardinal Njue said the Church attaches great interest in the pastoral mission among the children urging parents to play their parental role in instilling the spiritual interest among their children.
The Cardinal urged the parents to ensure that their children are enrolled themselves with the PMC. “This way, the children will begin to be Christ-like and disciplined,” he said adding that “Who knows the future Priests and Sisters could come from here.”
Cardinal Njue thanked parents, whom he said through them, the assembled children managed to donate various items for the suffering children in the South Sudan. “Your donation will make a difference to your counter parts in the South Sudan, it is not how much you give, but the heart to do that mattered most," he said.
Addressing the same gathering, Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Balvo thanked the PMC children for their donation gesture. He assured them that his office will make every effort to have the donated items get to the targeted children in the South Sudan.
The Apostolic Nuncio described the children in the South Sudan as the suffering lot and who missed love. “Through your donations, you have both shown concern and love to them,” he emphasized.
Present at the grand occasion, included the National Director of the PMS (Pontifical Missionary Societies), Fr Celestino Bundi, and the National Director of PMC, Sr Esther Kimani.
SOURCE: KCCB Waumini Communications