Friday, September 4, 2009

Amaraaba Dennis!

“Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” As the story enfolds in the book of Genesis, Abram went as the Lord had directed him. He was forced to leave the place he had established his home, the people he had got used to and many other things you can name. I see the person of Abram in the eyes of Br. Denis Vaughan who openly accepted the call to come to the novitiate here in Tamale, Ghana.
Friday 14thAugust was a wonderful day in our community to receive Br. Denis safely from Nairobi. Special welcoming prayers were organized in the evening to welcome him whereby we shared water served in a calabash, a symbol for hospitality here in Ghana, and bread, a symbol for acceptance. It was great for Br. Denis to join the community of fourteen novices and two team members. The novices too were pleased to see the gap left by Br. Prince, who is now in Ireland, filled.
We hope that we and the people of Tamale in general, will enjoy the fruits of Br. Denis’ taken risk of coming over to assist us in our spiritual journey. Amaraaba Denis!
(Chrispinus)

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