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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, My mother came to Kenya the year after my father died. I was in the first mission that had opened in Nandi District. I had just taken over a few months previously. I had taken over from one of our priests who had been there a long time, and they had not wanted him to move. It was a struggle and I was not very happy. Seven years later my mother came back because Pope John Paul II was visiting Kenya. My mother was amazed at the growth that had taken place in those seven years and never stopped talking about it. I think because I had been there all the time had not really noticed. Sometimes that’s the way it is with God in our lives, we do not notice him working. He does it all unseen and unnoticed and then there are moments like the transfiguration when it is all laid out before you. My mother’s second visit to Kenya made me notice things I had taken for granted. God comes to us through our family and friends, the smile, the comment, the outreach in difficult times. God is there working with us encouraging us and walking with us on our journey. There are moments when like the poet we see “the earth charged with the grandeur of God” but there are moments when we need the reminders of others to see that grandeur and beauty. Let us give thanks for those moments as the journey continues. Fr Karl LOOKING FOR CATECHISTS – We are still short of catechists for our religious ed program. Please contact Penny if you are interested  

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, August is knocking at the door and the bags are packed or are being packed for college. The freshmen and women are setting off on their first adventure, their first independent venture. They are uneasy nervous, but there is no way they will admit it. Parents are worried that they will not succeed or live up to their values or that they will make their mistakes, but part of parenting is letting go. Part of parenting is trusting and realizing that you have done the best you can. Part of parenting is realizing that mistakes are learning experiences and that failure is at times the key to success. As you let them go we pray for you and for them. We try to keep in touch and we remember what it was like for us. The other college students have seen it and they are happy. Most want to return, they have new friends with whom they have experiences to share and they have learned what it is like to be independent. We thank God for their success their sense of adventure and we pray that a new generation of responsible citizens are ready for the adventure of renewing and making our world a better space. God be with them. The Journey continues. Fr Karl