Monday, 29 May 2006

BINJU MISSION SENDS OFF THE KWEIs

Last night a cross section of Binju Main Mission gathered in the presbytery at Binju to send off Mr & Mrs Gregory Kwei who have been transferred to Kumbo. Mr Gregory Kwei who works with the Ministry of Agriculture has served the Mission at its Chairperson. For over two years at the helm of the mission, he rendered dedicated and unassumed service. The corwd that gathered for his send off was indicative of the appreciation members of the mission had for his work.
Madam Amabel Kwei is currently a teacher at the Government Bilingual High School, Nkambe. She is staying on to complete the academic year and then will also move to Kumbo to be with her husband. She has been exemplary in the parish as a devoted member of St Jude Society. She is someone we could always lean on for any job others found difficult to do.
Still very committed to their obligations in this parish, the Kweis have promised to do their last Thanksgiving in August before leaving Nkambe for good.
They will always remember Nkambe and Binju-Nkambe Parish. It is in this parish that Madam Kwei received the Sacrament of Baptism and in this parish they celebrated the Sacrament of Matrimony.
As they leave us, we urge other members of Binju main mission to emulate their good example.
Robert Tanto.

Saturday, 27 May 2006

Binju-Nkambe Parish Youth Rally

BINJU-NKAMBE PARISH YOUTH DISCOVER INTERNET DURING RALLY

This morning some one hundred young people aged between 15 and 27 came into the main mission for a parish youth rally. The main theme of discussion has been the Holy Father’s message for World Communications Day which comes up tomorrow. Some of them fell asleep as the parish priest digested the message to them.
After listening to the message they posed in front of the parish Church for a family photo before rushing on foot to the cyber café which is planted in town for their own use. Many of them have never heard about the internet, but they are all eager to learn. We are operating the internet café from the commercial centre of Nkambe with a wireless relay to the parish house in Binju because otherwise we could not raise the money in Binju for paying our ISP every month. At the moment we have ten computers in the cyber café, a scanner, and a printer. Bernard Afor and Immaculate Giwa are the first young people who are offering time to manage the café. We still need to get some training for them to manage our weblog as well. We remain ever so grateful to our friends and benefactors who have helped us to come this far.


I am sorry I have tried to put some pictures in here, but I am not succeeding right away.
Robert Tanto.

Monday, 22 May 2006

THis is my first port to the weblog

Sunday, 14 May 2006

American couple bids farewell after 3 years in Cameroon

American couple bids farewell after 3 years in Cameroon

Fr Peter A. Foleng, SD Americancouple

On February 11th 2003, the staff and students of St. Rita's Catholic Technical High School Nkambe had a double celebration, the National Youth Day and the reception of an American couple. The American couple, Deanna and Warren Bowers came to Cameroon under the Lay Mission Helpers Association of Los Angeles California.

They came in following with a partnership between the Diocese of Kumbo and their Association. Since the departure of a member of staff, Nick Jackson in 1995, the Association has not been able to send more staff to St. Rita's college because of the special character of the college.
When the Bowers presented themselves as ready to go on mission, the hierarchy presented the various options to them and they finally chose Cameroon. Mr. Warren holds a Masters Degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Mme Deanna is a State Registered Nurse with more than 25 years of experience as a school nurse.
This couple could hardly fit so well anywhere else than in the Lone purely Anglo-Saxon and Catholic Technical School, St Rita's College Nkambe. Mr. Warren has been teaching Wood Finishing, Algebra and Project Management. Mrs Deanna teaches Health Sciences and does her age old job of school nursing.
Wood-finishing and Project Planning and Management are rare subjects in the curriculum of our Cameroonian Technical High Schools. Their flexibility and fast adaptability has exposed them to the public in such a way that they live more like the natives. The staff and students have become so fond of them that they are known simply as Pa and Mami Bowers.
Mami Bowers spends her free time with the liturgy committee of the parish, the women and many others. Pa Bowers is always on his legs supervising almost every activity, especially minor repairs and projects, in the school. Although not a member of the Lay Mission Helpers, the Bowers have been able to obtain grants from some benefactors for some major projects in the school.
The St. Joseph's Dormitory stands magnificently overlooking the rest of the campus. The dilapidated walk way now beams over those who pierce through. Following the purchase of a 30kw standby generator St. Rita's college no longer suffers from perpetual black out during the regular power failures from AES-Sonel.
At 68, they are still quite active. Pa Bowers and Mami Bowers will leave St. Rita's College at the end of May 2006. Prior to their departure, Mami Bowers was asked to evaluate their stay in St. Rita's college and she replied in a romantic verse which she entitled: 'In Your Hands', that is, we leave it "In Your Hands…"
On the occasion of the celebration of the Vocations day, we will like to present to you the Lay Mission Helpers. Lay Mission Helpers are a Catholic community of lay missionaries who witness Christ's presence in the world by sharing their professional talents while living together with the poor of other countries.



http://www.leffortcamerounais.com/2006/05/american_couple.html