My name is Izabela, on 22 June 2024, during a solemn Mass, I joined the CLM.
I will be leaving for a mission to Kenya in a few weeks.
Preparing to go on a mission field for two years.
The final stage is the community experience I am currently on. It involves sharing life together with Comboni Lay Missionaries.
During the experience, I have many meetings with the lay missionaries who are currently or have been on missions. We discuss various issues concerning mission-related matters, e.g., inculturation, security issues, pastoral care in the mission, etc.
Twice a week there are meetings with the international coordinator of the CLM – Alberto de la Portilla. We learn about the history of the founding of the CLM and discuss documents tied to the lay missionary movement.
There is also time for lecitio divina prayer, that I have with Br. Tomek, and catechesis with Sister Joanna Nowińska. With which I study selected books of the Holy Scriptures.
It is also an intensive time for me to learn English. When I go to Kenya, I will be learning the Swahili language.
On Friday, I go as a volunteer at an eatery for the poor run by the Albertine Sisters in Poznań.
My community experience is with Bogusia and Andrzej in a small village near Poznań. We spend our free time together and pray. We prepare and consume meals together.
Bogusia and Andrew take me around to show me the beautiful surroundings.
The experience is a very valuable and good time that I think will help me adapt to my new place in the mission.
Izabela, Polish CLM
hello greeting from Uganda
As you embark on this journey to serve in the community, I pray that God’s blessings be upon you. May you be filled with His love, compassion, and wisdom.
May the spirit of St. Daniel Comboni, our founder, inspire and guide you. As he said, ‘Africa or death!’ may your commitment to serving the Lord and the people of Africa be unwavering.
As it is written in Isaiah 6:8, ‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
“May you be inspired by these words and may your service be a reflection of God’s love and mercy. May St. Daniel Comboni’s zeal for evangelization and his love for the African people be your guiding light. as you learn new language of swahili from kenya
“Wishing you a blessed journey!
Alunyu Solomon
Comboni Lay Missionary Student
Uganda”