A common Provincial Postulancy
Nakato Marist Postulancy has welcomed twelve young people from five African countries, who have started the process of discovering Gods plan for them. This is the fourth group since the opening of this formation house around October 2001 in Mwanza Region, Tanzania, East Africa.
Brothers Rafaël Alvarez from Mexico, Clement Ndagijimana from Rwanda, and Alphonse Balombe from the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been appointed as formators to accompany these postulants.
Here are some statistics.
2001-2002: out of 16 postulants, 7 have made first vows and are currently continuing in formation in Nairobi.
2002-2003: 4 out of 16 are in the second year of the Novitiate, in Save, Rwanda.
2003-2004: 10 out of 25 are in the first year of the Novitiate (Save).
2004-2005: we have this year 12 postulants: 2 from Tanzania, 2 from Kenya, 1 from Central African Republic, 3 from Rwanda and 4 from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This common Provincial Postulancy offers young people the opportunity to experience life in common with people from various country cultures, with different personalities, experiences of prayer life, work and responsibility, study, apostolate and growth. It is our hope that the postulants living here will grow in the sense of family spirit and unity.