 Last
Saturday 14 March at the Salesian house
of “Bosco Boys” in Nairobi,
Kenya, the re were the finals of the
traditional tournament of the “Jesus
Cup”. Some benefactors of this
house dedicated to caring for needy
children and youth also attended. The
day began with Mass at which Bishop
David Kamau Ng’ang’a,
Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi presided.
This was followed throughout the morning
by some cultural activities.
Then in the afternoon there were
various games in the different categories:
boys’ football (under 14 and
over 17), girls’ football and
volleyball.
Presenting the prizes were representatives
of the organisations and the businesses
which sponsored the tournament. For
them and for their representatives
Fr Sebastian Chirayath, Rector of
“Bosco Boys” had words
of thanks for the generosity they
show towards the work and the youngsters
“Bosco Boys” in Nairobi
sets out to provide youngsters saved
from the streets with a house, a home
where there are people to see to their
material and spiritual needs. Here
they acquire what they need to face
life and to make their own contribution
to building society.
At present the project is operating
in three centres: Langata, Kariua
and Kuwinda. |
attended by many people. Thank you
to our suppoters and friends of Bosco
Boys' for your care and concern for
us. 
Waganga’s demands of their body
parts. High level corruption that is
taking its tolls on restricting opportunity
to a few, unemployment and delinquency
among youth, increasing numbers of single
mothers and young children collecting
empty plastic bottles for a survival
all add to the horrendous criminality
that is pervasive in our quarters. What
is my missionary identity in this new
scenario? How lovely are my feet which
bring the good news, “God is love’
and ‘our God reigns’? 
Seminar
was to deepen our awareness on the
richness of Don Bosco’s Educative
Method, Preventive System and Youth
Rights, critically analyzing the
Education system in Tanzania and
Teacher as Leader and Evangelizer.
Realizing our close relation to
the vast movement of persons, i.e.
The Salesian family for the Salvation
of the Young, we as teachers in
the Salesians secondary schools
acknowledge our strong points and
the Challenges ahead. The following
are the focal points of our seminar
as lights and challenges in the
Salesian schools: 
It
was also a year of planning, evaluation
and programming for the future. Let
me just bring before you some of the
events of importance that shed some
light on the spectrum of youth ministry
from the point of view of the recent
renewal program in the congregation
– GC 26.