CICM MISSIONARIES CURRENTLY PRESENT
ASIA:
Outside of the Philippines and East Timor, Asia in NonChristian.
The first mission territory of the CICM , China, is today
a vast ocean of official atheism forced into folk
religion/Confucian beliefs and what remains of
Buddhism. In many parts of Asia, persons belonging to
ethnic groups as tribals, indigenous peoples and
minorities based on race ,religion, culture etc. Are
victims of the injustice of discrimination.
Obviously, a degrading and inhuman
poverty, along with its consequent in
equalities in many parts of Asia, is along the
most glaring and saddening phenomena of
the continent. And in the context of its
multi-religious traditons that the CICM
carries out its evangelizing mission. Indeed ,
the missionary presence of the CICM is very
noticeable, especially in the Philippines.
CICM missionaries spend their lives with their people,
sharing in their hopes and dreams as well as their
sufferings and privations. Adopting their language,
food and customs, they inculturate themselves into
the life of the people, participating in the day-to-day
effort needed to achieve lasting spiritual and material
change.
CICM missionaries may help to build schools or
orphanages, dispensaries or nutritional centers, bring
clean water to villages.
Bring Good news of Christ to where they are
NEEDED.
AFRICA
The continent of Africa borders the
southern half of the Mediterranean Sea.
Africa the world’s second largest continent.
Africa is one of the most diverse places on
the planet with wide variety of terrain,
wildlife and calamities.
The CICM call to Africa was to pioneer in terms of
penetrating tribes in the area, catechizing and
baptizing them, and providing with socioeconomic infrastructure. The congregation early
on developed the native clergy, and today sends
African missionaries all over the world.
CICM missionaries like Fr. Oscar Nkolo lives and
work among the people living in dire poverty.
Most of themhave no money to cover basic
necessities, much less medical care.
CICM MINISTRY IN AFRICA REVOLVES
THREE SPECIFIC DOMAINS AS FOLLOWS:
A)Justice, peace and ecology- wholeness of
creation
b. B.) Reflections – is part of spiritual life, gets
inspiration from the Bible.
c. C.) In the Frontline- to answer the needs of the
people and to see them discern, and act with
them.
a.
THE AMERICAS
The Americas are an evangelized region; the
North is mostly Protestant, while Mexico, central
and south American are Catholic. The over all
percentage of Catholics is 63 % according to the
latest Vatican statistics..
CICM- US provinces is doing apostolate among
Mexicans Americans and Blacks and in rural
parishes.
In response to the people;s most urgent need,
Missionhurst missionaries may start a new
farming project, build a clean water supply line,
work to improve nutrition and health, establish a
loving home for orphans and abandoned children,
start a leadership training program or a sheltered
workshop for the handicapped, or provide
“SEED” money to village enterpreneurs
struggling to start small business. Or they may
build a new chapel, seminary or school.
The CICM – US Mission:
dedicated to sharing the hope and
comfort of the Gospel, while
relieving the suffering of our
poorest, most neglected brothers
and sisters in Christ.
EUROPE
Europe is the second smallest of the inhabited
continents. It is part of the Eurasian land mass that
includes Europe., Asia Minor and the Arabian Peninsula.
Europe was where it all started, where the idea was
conceived, in the neighborhood of Scheut in Brussels,
Belgium. Since the beginning Belgium has contributed
much to the ad extra missionary effort of the CICM,
proof of the generous spirit of the country, and of the
times.
To the CICM missionaries in Europe, personal
and community prayer life and the daily
Eucharist are for most of them a lasting source of
life and vigor. Building up a community with all
those who collaborate with the CICM in their work,
their parishes schools and missions is always an
important and enriching element of their life.
They learned to respect other cultures, to “feel at
home” in other cultures, to join and walk side by
side with people of other culture.
Availability for service to the local church is
an important attitude for the CICM-Europe.
Especially caring service to the porr and the
marginalized is een and experienced as a
priority since the beginnings of their
congregation. CICM missionaries who left
their home country often never return, at the
service of the poorest and most vulnerable in
Mongolia and Congo.
MISSIONARY RESPONSE:
1.Becoming a true missionary at home and in the community by being
sensitive to their existing needs and responding to them positively.
2. Supporting the different missionary advocacies of the CICM, especially
the advocacy that is assigned to our school.
3. Involvement in the “random acts of Kindness”(RAK) project of the
school.
4. Participate and give generously in the” mission drive” of the school,
especially during the mission month as our way of showing solidarity with
missionaries worldwide.
5. Adopt a CICM missionary and write a message ( encouraging message
to inspire him in his ministry).