1 ° maggio. Approfitto del bridge per andare a trovare Frà Mariano, un amico dear italo-inglese.
la mission di Nhoma, gestita Francescano dai, è a circa 40 minuti in Bissau. Mi fermo ci 3 Giorni, shared con un certain rhythm Sollievo molto meno di quell frenetic tax dalla vita in capitale.
Mariano ha nelle relazioni time spendere con la gente; volentieri visit it follow nelle famiglie che ad alcuni nei dintorni abitano. It begins with Henrique, the Protestant pastor.
Today the little nymph takes 2 years and for the occasion, my friend brought her a small gift.
There is also a gift to the pastor, a Portuguese grammar, which he specifically requested to improve their language skills.
The warm reception that his wife and neighbors, we reserve just makes me realize that those parts Mariano is at home. A few minutes later comes the shepherd is young, he looks good and a nice smile.
We sit in front of the simple house where he lives and talk of this and that. The opportunity is too good: I arrived in Guinea since I had not yet happened to sit in company of a Catholic priest and a pastor! So start asking questions ... and meeting points of the "clash" between the two beliefs. Our guest rattles off biblical quotations as if nothing had happened, confirming the common belief that the Protestants want well-prepared in terms of Scripture.
From the mouth words come out of this man guineense marked by tolerance, openness, knowledge of, the dialogue without prejudices.
satisfied my curiosity, Henrique us to see the evangelical church under construction, but unfortunately the concrete is finished! Mariano offers to lend a hand.
Turns out that Sunday, when my friend went to celebrate Mass in villages, the mission welcomes Toyota Henrique often, in order to achieve the Protestant communities around the country has only about an old bike.
The Catholic mission, with more resources available, does not deny aid to close in trouble!
In today's church too often characterized by obtuse proselytism, fear closures and at best a sort of polite indifference, simple and warm friendship of Mariano and Henrique, in this remote corner of Africa, is really a sign prophetic.
The most beautiful testimony of ecumenism, once again, great passes from the small gestures of simple people.
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