On Sunday 16th June we celebrated the African Child Day in our parish here in Maputo as part of the parish program for animating children. Most of these children are in the group called “Infancia Missionária” (infant missionaries).

After the Zonal Coordinators' meeting in Tchitchao - Kara, some JPIC coordinators had an opportunity to visit the Immaculate Conception Parish of Badjoudé in Benin. They are Father Daisuké, the JPIC General Coordinator, Brother Benediktus Uran Wuwur, JPIC Coordinator of the Afram Zone and Father Enfrid Kowot Ujan, JPIC Coordinator of the Province of Botswana and myself as JPIC Coordinator of Togo-Benin Province.

On the picture Fr. Paulus Rahmat, SVD one of the tsunami victims.

The tsunami hit Selat Sunda on Saturday night, December 22, 2018. This was triggered by the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau which is an active volcano. The wave of tsunami hit the coastal area of Anyer, Pandeglang and Serang, Banten till Lampung. On the coast of Sumur Sub-district, in Pandeglang the waves reached 3.9 m. The earthquake has killed 426 and 23 people are missing, 7,202 people injured, and 40,386 people displaced.

Representatives of the Club of Roma Foundation arrived in a multi-disadvantaged region of Hungary on March 28, 2019. They together with the assistance of JPIC office of SVD dealt out 24 tons of can food to the residents of three villages. Inhabitants of Kiscsécs, Girincs, Köröm were very pleased to receive the donation.

Brother Jairo Godinho Guimaraes from Brasil, lawyer, professed his final vows in January 2018 and is working in JPIC (Justice and peace and Intefrity of creation) in the Amazon.

The parish community of São Francisco Xavier, Ndunda formed a volunteer team called “Activist of Charity” with twelve volunteers from 6 different communities. The team reviewed and assessed the needs in the communities to identify destitute people such as widows, abandoned, sick, and elders who have no one to help them.

World AIDS Day was observed by Janvikas youth on 1st December 2018.

Indonesia is known as a ring of fire nation because of its placement on a significant segment of active volcanoes. One of these volcanoes is Anak Krakatau (the Child of Krakatoa) located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung.

Sarva Seva Sangh, Pune, of the Divine Word Missionaries in India, Mumbai province, a centre committed to the rehabilitation and empowerment of children at risk celebrated BALMELA 2018 on 5th November at Stella Maries School premises, Vadgaonsheri, Pune.