The Daughters of St. Paul of the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently had the chance to joyfully share the bread of the Word of God with a host of children from poverty-stricken families. Thanks to the help of benefactors in Italy, our sisters were able to distribute more than 600 Bibles free of charge in various schools in Kinshasa, Kisangani and Lubumbashi.
In Kinshasa, they carried out Bible animations in schools located in the most deprived zones of the city. The purpose of these sessions was to encourage teachers to sensitize the parents of their students to read the Bible together as a family so as to help their children learn to relish the Word of God. One of the schools the sisters visited is located on a military base.
Although it opened just recently, the school already has more than 800 students. The chaplain of the military base declared. “The gift of the Bible to these children is a sign that we are not alone. It gives us the courage to keep moving ahead.”
