Peserta - peserta yang berada di Church of the Risen Christ, Ayer Itam. |
Secara keseluruhannya, sebanyak 33 buah tempat telah dipilih oleh pihak penganjur dalam melaksanakan Mission Work pada hari tersebut. Tempat-tempat tersebut adalah seperti Infant Jesus Sisters Home, Crystal Home, Little Sister of the Poor dan sebagainya. Sebelum bertolak ke destinasi masing-masing, para fasilitator telah mengedarkan nota sebagai garis panduan kepada para peserta sepanjang melaksanakan mission work di tempat masing-masing.
Peserta - peserta yang mengadakan Mission Work di The Little Sisters of the Poor sedang mengongsikan pengalaman mereka bersama orang - orang tua antara sesama |
Mission Work di The Little Sister of the Poor |
Pada jam 6.00 petang, kesemua
kumpulan telah kembali daripada mission
work. Setelah selesai makan malam dan berehat, para peserta berkumpul
semula di dewan gereja untuk sesi yang seterusnya. Untuk sesi yang seterusnya,
para peserta dibahagikan kepada beberapa kumpulan secara rawak. Sesi pada masa
ini telah dikendalikan oleh Dr. Prema Devaraj dan tim.
Berdasarkan nota garis panduan See, Judge and Act, para peserta diminta
untuk membuat perkongsian singkat dan menulis hasil dapatan pada kertas
mahjung. Sesi pada malam itu dipanjangkan lagi dengan perbincangan mengenai
isu-isu semasa yang dikemukakan oleh para peserta. Contoh isu-isu yang
diketengahkan adalah penderaan kanak-kanak, hak perlindungan haiwan, hak
bersuara, pembuangan bayi, penggunaan telefon pintar, isu migran,
pendidikan dan sebagainya. Rombakan kumpulan dibuat berdasarkan isu-isu
tersebut dan para peserta diminta untuk membincangkan tindakan konkrit yang akan dilakukan dalam masa 6 bulan.
Dr. Prema Devaraj |
Sesi tersebut tamat kira-kira jam 10.00 malam. Sebelum pulang, para peserta mendengar taklimat ringkas mengenai perjalanan program untuk hari yang seterusnya diikuti dengan doa malam. Para peserta pulang ke rumah keluarga angkat masing-masing.
Perkongsian dari Marianne Janice P. Kinsung dari Paroki St. Dominic,
Lahad Datu
I felt so happy and blessed to be part
of MCCSD2. The love and joy of God are so overwhelming! God works in so many
ways in my life and He did it again during this 5 days program! His merciful
love had touched me during the Eucharistic Mass and Confession.
But most of all, I can see Him during our Mission Work. We are assigned at the Infant Jesus Sisters where generally, the elderly and retired nuns live there. All the chores such as cooking and cleaning are done by them alone.
But most of all, I can see Him during our Mission Work. We are assigned at the Infant Jesus Sisters where generally, the elderly and retired nuns live there. All the chores such as cooking and cleaning are done by them alone.
After we are done with cleaning up
the place and spent some time to talk with the nuns (I'm having a conversation
with Sister Stan), I have some thoughts that concerned me. 1st, what
will happen to the place, the congregation for the next 10 years? And 2nd
why there's no helper to watch over them as well as to cook and help them to
clean the compound? I wish and pray that someday I’ll see the answer of these
thoughts. Amen!
Sister Stan's life journey had
inspired me and it makes me realize the need to discern more on my vocation
because I know that I am (we are) called to serve the Lord in different ways
and thru this program, I can see more clearly what I am called for. So yeayyy,
my goal for joining this program have been accomplished!
The joy of serving and evangelizing! It amazed me by how the campus students especially the youths
from Sabah and Sarawak were very alive and joyful throughout the program. If
I have the joy in me, I can easily connect with other people around me and it will
help me to evangelize and spread His love more and more! Plus, the CCO session
had given me a little sight on how to start evangelizing with the starter kit
book. I will use it very well. Thank you CCO!
Saya bersyukur sebab dapat melihat pelbagai sisi kehidupan yang berbeza – from the youths themselves, my foster families, the volunteers, the people around me (directly and indirectly involved in this program). It helps me to be more grateful for what I have and appreciate this greatest gift that Daddy God had given me which is my life.
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