Pilirani Tambala
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| Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa National PMS Director |
The Pontifical Mission Society of Malawi has suspended preparatory meetings for the first ever Children Congress scheduled to run from 12th to 17th August in the capital Lilongwe.
National PMS Director Fr. Vincent Mwakhwawa said they await determination from the bishops when they meet end June and the emerging trends on Coronavirus in the country.
“We have suspended the meetings especially here in Lilongwe and at the National office because they involve people coming together in groups, which is being discouraged as a preventive measure to containing further spread of the virus,” he said.
He said they are hopeful the situation will improve, hence ruling out cancellation of the congress.
According to Fr. Mwakhwawa, children in their respective homes are still reflecting on activities they were told to prepare for presentation during the congress.
PMS among others planned during the congress to discuss various topical issues affecting their social and spiritual welfare such as child protection against physical and psychological abuses, their responsibility in protecting and managing the environment.
The Congress is expected to be attended by over 1,000 children representatives drawn from all the eight dioceses in the country.