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A
message from Bujumbura, Burundi:
“We
are thankful for your love and prayers!
The
northern districts of our capital Bujumbura (Burundi) has been hit by very
strong torrential rain on Sunday night (9th February) to Monday
morning (10th February) causing the destruction of 4.000 houses and many
people lost their life in this tragedy.
Among
the survivors calamity, there are young people like us who bear the same ideals
of a united world. At first, we were overwhelmed by this sorrow however little
by little we realized that this was a chance to help all those people undergoing
great hardships and despair.
We
started collecting goods (clothes, money,...) and all the Focolare Community in
Bujumbura took part in this communion of goods.
Last
Saturday, we visited some homes which were still standing after the floods in
order to unclog rain water drains and remove the mud from the households. It
was wonderful to work together and spend all our energy in an atmosphere of
mutual love. The people were very thankful for our coming to their rescue.
Where
possible, temporary reconstruction of some homes is underway and in the
meantime, these families have taken shelter in Fr. Thibaut’s Parish.
We
will update you further after our next visit.
Telesphore
and Capitoline”
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