
Bamboo shoots, nature’s perfect food
Bamboo produces edible shoots that sprout beside the main bamboo plant. It is known not only to be one of the fastest-growing plants in the

People & Culture. Kenya/Tharaka. Cries of joy
The Tharaka are one of the nine ethnic groups that make up the Meru of Kenya. They number 245,000 and occupy the low plains between

Mission Diary. Bringing Life to the Heart of Fragility
A Comboni Sister, Mercy Dorothy, tells us about her first encounter with Chad. “The heat of Chad may burn you at first, but it will

Vocation Story. Fr. John Jani. Passion for the Word of God
“I have found joy in sharing my daily life and the Word of God with people, encouraging their faith and motivating them to live a

On the Road. Searching for God among many voices.
Hence, God’s voice is inside of many things that are not explicitly connected to faith and religion, just as God’s voice is also not in

Oral Literature. Spider and the Lion
0ne day Spider went to the river to fish. It must have been Spider’s lucky day, for the fish swarmed around him until at last