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FLP IN AFRICA...THE BEGINNINGS OF FLP-AFRICAIn December of 2003 eight FLP members planned to respond to the invitation of Mrs. Lucy Gaita of Nairobi to come to Kenya and spend Christmas there. This proposal materialized and the four missionaries upon securing their tourist visas flew on the 14^th of that month to Nairobi. They were Br. Cristan T. Sabado,FLP, Dr. Johan Jaya, flp, Dr. Angelita Colibao,flp, Ms. Donna Cimafranca,flp. They arrived at Jomo Kenyata International Airport at 3: pm via Emirates Airways. Mrs. Lucy Gaita,flp and Bro. Paul Musinga,flp and two other young men were there to meet the group. After a welcoming prayer they left the airport and proceeded to Buru-buru, an urban village in Nairobi.THE FLP MISSIONARIES WENT TO MASSThe following morning the four missionaries attended their first ever mass at Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Kariobangi South, Nairobi at 7: am. The priest who celebrated the Kiswahili mass was Rev. Fr. George Gathongo, an Kenyan priest. They were introduced to the “Christians” i.e. parishioners and they were all happy that morning.THE ARRIVAL OF FOUR MORE MISSIONARIESOn December 18, 2003, four more missionaries arrived in Kenya. They were Sr. Jocel Sucaldito, FLP, Sis. Maricel Rosete,flp, Br. Aaron Ramirez,flp and Br. Fernan Ascan,flp. All were under tourist visas and joined the four missionaries in 41 Pioneer Street, Buru-buru, Nairobi. They turned the house of Mrs. Lucy Gaita into a mission house and made  a portion of the living room a small prayer room.A MISSION IN KENYAOn the 26^th of December, a day after Christmas 2003, Rev. Fr. George Gathongo offered the missionaries the possibility of having a mission in Kenya. He told them he can have the missionaries stay in a house in a rural village and make them work in his parish and to be teachers of Christian Living in the parish school. The missionaries pondered and thought hard about that idea and they prayed for it. They opened the possibility of it to their Superior Rev. Mo. Esperanza V. Orejola, FLP who was so excited to agree to it. So she talked to Fr. Gathongo by the phone and they agreed that the missionaries work in the parish and that Fr. Gathongo will support them. So the eight missionaries were introduced to the Archbishop of Nairobi His Grace Rafael Ndingi Mwana’n Zeki on 27^th of December, 2003. The present secretary of the Archdiocese Sr. Cecilia Muthini worked with the missionaries that their visas will be turned from tourist visas to missionary visas. A missionary was asked to pay Ksh 6,000.00 each to be granted 3 years of stay in Kenya as missionaries. All their personal and professional documents were submitted to Sr. Cecilia and they were all kept in the Archdiocesan Chancery. The following school year, January 2004, Sr. Jocel Sucaldito,flp and Sis. Maricel Rosete,flp were teaching Christian Living at Divine Mercy Catholic Parochial School at Kariobangi Parish. Br. Cristan T. Sabado,FLP was an official Missionary Brother at the Divine Mercy Parish. He preaches at two Sunday masses and was the chaplain of the school. Dr. Johann Jaya,flp and Dr. Angelita Colibao,flp worked as physicians in a Dispensary in the parish. Bro. Aaron Ramirez,flp worked in the parish as a physical therapist, Sis. Donna Cimafranca, as a parish counselor and Bro. Fernan Ascan,flp as a youth coordinator. During weekends they all help Fr. Gathongo in Ndumberi, Kiambu to build Don Bosco School, a dream school in the village.  FOUR OTHER FLP MISSIONARIESIn June of 2004, four more missionaries came to Kenya and worked in a mission hospital in Nyaza province. They were Br. Elmer Orejola,flp, a nurse, Sis. Emelinda Gementiza,flp, a biologist, Sis. Jocelyn T. Sabado,flp, a psychologist, and Bro. Hal,flp, a computer scientist. They came to help an American missionary, Dr. Mitch run a mission hospital in Mwihila a remote village in interior part of the town of Homabay. A NEW SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGEIn 14^th of February of the following year 2005, the Don Bosco Secondary School at Ndumberi, Kiambu was inaugurated. Br. Cristan T. Sabado,FLP worked as the Assistant Principal and two other FLP missionaries came as teachers. They were Br. Orlando Calceta, FLP, a teacher in Chemistry and Bro. Johnmark Gementiza,flp who taught English grammar. In April, 2005 another missionary, Rev. Arthur Rosales,FLP went to Don Bosco Secondary School and also  taught Agriculture.SOME SETBACKSSr. Jocel Sucaldito left FLP-Kenya in July 2005. She joined another religious congregation while she was in Kenya. Dr. Johann Jaya and Dr. Angelita Colibao got married while in Kenya and landed in a new mission in South Africa. Donna Cimafranca also left FLP in October 2005 and worked as a Counselor for AIDS victims in Botswana sponsored by the United Nations. Maricel Rosete and Aaron Ramirez found their way to Dubai and left in August 2005. Later that year they got married. Bro. Fernan Ascan also left Kenya in November, 2005 and went back to Philippines sick of malaria. Arthur Rosales found his way to the US August 2007 and stayed in Maryland. He eventually got married and is there up to the present. Orlando Calceta went out of FLP while in Nairobi and went to Rome later in 2010.  FLP MISSIONARIES IN THE USIn December 2005, Br. Cristan T. Sabado,FLP and Bro. Elmer Orejola,flp applied for US Visas. They were interviewed in January, 2006 and after a week the two of them were granted multiple entries of 10 years to the US. During the Holy Week of 2006, that was Holy Thursday the two of them via Qatar Airways flew to Newark, New Jersey in USA. They arrived in Belleville, New Jersey and stayed in the FLP Mission house at 113 Williams Street, Belleville, New Jersey. Two FLP Missionaries and some FLP lay associates were staying at that mission house. They were Sr. Vilma Orejola, FLP and Sr. Doreen Bermoy,FLP, Sis. Hydelyn Bermoy,flp and Sis. Gloria Price,flp. Br. Cristan renewed his three month-stay and stayed in New Jersey for another three months while Bro. Elmer worked for US residency and stayed there up to this moment.A SAD STORY IN FLP MISSIONUpon learning of the fact that Br. Cristan T. Sabado, FLP and Bro. Elmer D. Orejola,flp were granted US Visa in Nairobi, some students of FLP System of Caregiver Schools from Baguio City, Philippines to Tacurong, Davao, Philippines, pretended to be authentic missionaries willing to work in Africa. They came to the FLP Welcome Home and House of Prayer in Novaliches and submitted to be oriented and trained as missionaries. They faithfully attended the two months of orientation, training and prayer. Each one prepared their own return tickets and FLP helped them secure tourist visas to be turned to missionary visas. They came to Nairobi in three groups 2006 and they reached a number of 35. Later on they ventured and went to the various embassies of different countries in Nairobi and sought the possibility of landing on jobs in the countries of Europe, the Middle East and of the USA. Some of them were lucky to fly to London, Rome, Belgium, Dubai and the USA and became contractual workers. Others stayed in Nairobi and helped in the mission. They were Ms. May Tan, Ms. Melanie Bingil, Ms. Rose Baquiran, Ms. Virginia Apolinario and Mr. Freddie T. Sabado. Others were told to go back the Philippines by the new Archbishop of Nairobi. In 2007, only one person was left in Nairobi and worked in a company doing multi-level marketing. ANOTHER RURAL SCHOOL FOR FLPIn 2008 the Don Bosco High School was going on well and Rev. Mo. Esperanza V. Orejola, FLP went to Kenya. She helped in the administration of the school because Fr. George Gathongo is over seventy years of age and he needs assistance. The school building with the help of Mr. Ulfman- a German friend of Fr. Gathongo, has now two annexes and the numbers of students grew from 30 to more than a hundred. Later another batch of Kenyan teachers came and helped in the school. Another School Principal was hired and they employed a School Bursar, four teachers and a cook. On the other hand, Mother Esperanza planned the possibility of opening another school in another village. This happened in the next school year 2009. So the FLP International Institute was inaugurated in January 20, 2009 in Banana (Karuri), Kiambu town. It started with 25 students from Form I to Form IV. Teachers were hired and three FLP Brothers helped Mother Esperanza in the administration of the school. At present more students came and another lay missionary sister came to help in the school. She is Sis. Daisy Orejola,flp. She helps in teaching the students how to prepare nutritious but cheaper food for the students. She also teaches them  the basics of physio-therapy and prepare herbal medicines for ordinary illness among the people of the locality.A PILOT SCHOOL IN KIAMBUIn 2010 the number of students at FLP International School grew. It has reached more than a hundred students from all levels. They have already prepared the Form IV students to take the National Qualifying Examinations for College. They also opened courses for adult students to take technical courses and to be employed as drivers, electricians, tailors and skilled welders. When the township of Kiambu learned about these innovations the FLP International Institute was made a pilot school in the town.  KENYAN MISSIONARIESIn January, 2011 Reverend Mother Esperanza V. Orejola, FLP, superior and founder of FLP, in her desire to spread the FLP Charism outside the Philippines opened FLP doors for Kenyans to be FLP Missionaries. She recruited both male and female would-be missionaries and housed them in a simple residence in Banana, Kiambu. There were nine candidates for FLP brotherhood and eight women-candidates to become sisters. In February 25, 2011 Rev. Br. Cristan T. Sabado, FLP went to Kenya and graced the acceptance of four FLP Brothers and three FLP sisters. With the support of FLP Sisters in Manila headed by Sr. Marge Mercurio, FLP and the FLP Sisters and  FLP Lay Associates of New Jersey, USA headed by Sr. Vilma D. Orejola, FLP the occasion was very successful and blessed.The following month Mother Esperanza and Br. Cristan went to Uganda and looked for the possibility of opening another mission in the Archdiocese of Gulu, Northern Uganda. The Archbishop of the Arrchdiocese was so happy to welcome them. They stayed in the village of Pathongo, Northern Uganda in the house of an Administrator of the village and were  there for two weeks, from March 16, 2011 to April 5, 2011.Later in the middle part of 2012 the first FLP missionary was professed and ordained a deacon. He is Rev. Samuel Mutua, FLP. He comes from the northern part of Kenya. MISSION IN TANZANIAIn May, 2011 Mother Esperanza upon an invitation of a Tanzanian priest visited the Archdiocese of Dar- es Salaam in Tanzania. She was introduced to the Archbihop and immediately they talked about opening a mission. The Archbishop was so happy and offered immediately a house for the FLP. Mother Esperanza was so happy and excited to start the mission. She invited a Kenyan brother now professed and ordained a deacon, Rev. Samuel Mutua, FLP to assist her in starting the mission work. FIRST FLP PRIEST WAS ORDAINED IN TANZANIAOn July 29, 2012 Rev. Jimmy L. Fuego was ordained a priest and he is now Rev. Fr. Jimmy L. Fuego, FLP. He joined the FLP in 2002 and did his pastoral work in La Union, Philippines. After a long period of discernment he went to Tanzania and after a month of prayer and preparation he submitted to be ordained a missionary priest. After going back to the Philippines and after saying his Thanksgiving Mass in his home parish in the province of Capiz, he went back to Dar-es Salaam in Tanzania last 29^th of September, 2012 and continued his work as a missionary priest. Thanks to all the benefactors who supported him in his chosen vocation. Special thanks go to the FLP Community in Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines and also to the FLP Community in Belleville, New Jersey, USA.

  

The address of Rev. Fr. Jimmy Fuego, FLP     

Mary Mediatrix of all Grace Parish,Buhangija P.O. BOX 47 SHINYANGA TANZANIA East Africa...

Bishop of the Diocese- His Grace Alouyshous Balina

This is our new mission in Tanzania.

1. Discuss one of the following philosophers:
a. Plato
b. Rene Descartes
c. Edmund Husserl
d. Martin Heidegger
2. Extentialism is a reaction against traditional metaphysics and modern science.

3. Differentiante philosophical inquiry and scientific inquiry.

4. The importance of the "body" in phenomenology

5. Love is both immanent and transient action.

6. Consciousness is intentional. It is the dialectic unity of man's openness to reality and self-givenness of reality.

7. Love makes man free and perfect.

8. Truth is both localized and absolute.

9. Men are more fortunate than angels.

10. Care is a manifestation of man's journey towards death.