Members of Faith and Light in Kadoma committed themselves to revive the
community to its earlier functional state. The community which had died
and had failed to meet since 2011, met on Sunday the 11
th of
August 2013 to map the way forward. The meeting which was facilitated by
Tobias Chindime, Fr. David Barry and Time Baluwa had 12 members in
attendance.
Mrs. Mhishi who was instrumental in mobilizing the members to meet said
that she had invited many young people to come and join the Faith and
Light family. She had addressed the whole parish few weeks before the
meeting inviting people with handicaps, their families and friends. She
made a special emphasis on the need for the young people to join since
they are the ones who will carry the button to the next level, the
future. Mrs. Mhishi was very optimistic particularly basing on the
good response she got from the young people and families who have
children with handicaps. The meeting had in attendance two young people
who represented the youths. They apologized for the other members who
were not present as they were attending St Pauls’ Day Commemorations
which were being held on the same day.
The current community leader Mrs. Butete expressed her gratitude to the
members who had come and called for the involvement of everyone to
ensure positive development of the community. She highlighted that the
community had faced a number of challenges which had led to its low
phase. However, she called for the members to unite and overcome such
challenges in future.
Fr. David motivated the members saying that he was so happy that they
had managed to meet. He highlighted that the numbers of the community
members did not matter much at this point. What is important is the few
interested members to meet and share the gift of Faith and Light. The
gift of Faith and Light is wrapped in love, communion, solidarity and
joy. He encouraged the old community members to accompany the young
people towards discovering the beauty of the movement. Fr. David
highlighted that Jesus in the gospels always called for people to
repent, meaning change, have a new life which gives among other things, a
place where the handicapped are welcomed. However, he was quick to say
that it’s not easy and attractive at first sight yet it’s rich once one
discovers its beauty.
Some of community members gave testimonies on how Faith and Light brings
joy in their lives. Among them there was Carol’s mother (Carol is one
of the children who have handicaps) who expressed her need for the
community to grow saying that she learnt a lot from Faith and Light. She
went on to say that she always felt relieved when people visited her as
a group during fourth time. It showed that others cared about her, her
family and Carol in particular.
We learnt with great sadness the news of Mai Sadiki, a strong woman and a
parent to one of the handicapped children passed on years ago. Her
handicapped child Stanley wondered off and his whereabouts are not
known.
The Kadoma community will be meeting on the 7
th of September
2013. To connect with the community you can call some of the youthful
members on the following numbers: Brandon 0738727975 or Monica
0772271077
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