Dear Friends in Jesus I am Fr. Rafi from Ecuador, again. I could not write to you for some time because of some inconveniences. Well, we, all the missionaries are fine here, by the grace of God. Today I would like to share with you an experience of joy that we had when our Bishop ( Dr.John Thattumkal of Cochin diocese) visited us last month. He was with us for a week. His visit reminded us of the missionary journeys of the Apostle, St. Paul. He was welcomed by the people with joy and enthusiasm. All were eager to see the Indian Bishop who was coming to visit them. We had arranged a rather tight programme for him, so that he could have some experiences of the mission. He took the pain to travel on horseback or on the mule for hours to reach the mission stations. It was his first experience. The people in many villages too were receiving a bishop for the first time. In a village, after travelling 3 hours on a mule to reach there, he baptized 11 people. In another village, a whole family received sacraments from him. He celebrated 5 Sacraments for them. Only the father of the family was baptized before. So the bishop baptized the mother and their children; then the father received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. And the father and mother then received Confirmation; later the Sacrament of Marriage and first Holy Communion. It was a grand feast to the whole village. And what do you think? For us too it was a day of joy. Like St. Paul says, we rejoice in the Lord for them, and we thank Our Lord Jesus Christ for them. Those who like to see the photos of the visit of the Bishop to Ecuador may go to the photo pages of www.dioceseofcochin.at.tt Love Fr.Rafi
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