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Ethiopia: Glance at Gambo Hospital |
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Scritto da p. Jean-Marie Bilwala-Kabesa, imc
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 Gambo mission is one of the oldest missions where we are witnessing God in Meki Vicariate. It is situated in southern of Addis Ababa, the capital city; almost at 225 km. The mission of Gambo got its chance to have several congregations in its jurisdiction. We have the Sisters of Faucauld; Consolata Sisters and Consolata Fathers. We are involved in different sectors: pastoral and social activities. On most occasions, Gambo mission is well known due to the presence of the hospital. As soon as there is a say on Gambo mission, people quickly think of the hospital, but there is also the Church, which has some outstations. Each week, the hospital hosts many people, such as doctors, nurses, volunteers, friends… from different countries.
But they mainly come from Italy and Spain. It can be justified by the presence of the great missionaries and confreres, Reverend Father Meneghini Renzo who is going to celebrate his thirty years of priestly ordination on 27/08/2008; and Brother Reyes Francisco Jose. Hearing a lot about Gambo hospital, four days after his arrival in Ethiopia, Brother Patrick Kambale, Imc, had developed the “taste” for Gambo hospital. On January, 10th, we made a quick trip to Gambo mission. We were very delighted to hear from the patients how much they have been appreciating the work of our Confreres in the hospital. Some of them said: “without this hospital, we could not be alive.” Others: “Treatment costs very cheap in this hospital… “This hospital is enriching our wealth…” How wonderful it is to hear like that. In spite of everything, people think very highly of our Confreres work in Gambo hospital. We all know that missionary work demands lots of sacrifices. I beg you to pray, but why not to drop off some help or medicines if possible with a view to supporting the hard work of our Confreres in Gambo mission because I believe that they are facing many problems most of the time and the requests from the people are a lot. God! Bless the work of your Missionaries in Gambo hospital! Amen.
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