PMS African President Lauds Malawi for embracing Self Reliance
By Prince Henderson, ECM Communications Officer
The President of National Directors of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in African English speaking countries, Fr. George Olusegun Ajana has commended the Catholic faithful in Malawi for their steadfastness in ensuring that they move away from dependency syndrome to independence.
Fr. Ajana, was in Malawi for the World Union of Catholic Women Organisations (WUCWO) Conference that Malawi hosted from August 31 to September 4 and later on visited some development projects that are being supported by PMS.
One such project is the Church and Presbytery project under construction at Mponera’s St. Benedict The Abbot Parish of Lilongwe Archdiocese.
“I am impressed with the way the faithful here in Malawi are working on various projects. Gone are the days that we would be depending on donors or Missionaries. We must stand alone as Africans and develop the Church and society at large,” said Fr. Ajana.
He was happy that apart from PMS supporting the Parish with Iron sheets, Parishioners have done their part in moulding bricks and contributing sand which is a sign that Self Reliance is maturing and such a spirit must be encouraged.
The Vice Chairman of the Parish, Martin Koloko said they were thankful to PMS for their support towards the construction of the Church which was officially opened by His Grace Tarcizious Ziyaye of Lilongwe Archdiocese on December 5,2015.
The coming in of the new Parish has enabled the growth of its members and the challenge of travelling long distance to find another parish is no longer a case to worry about now.
Meanwhile, the Parishioners are working tirelessly to ensure that they finish the seven roomed presbytery so that all the priests reside at the Parish.
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