Vincent Sserwaniko hails from Uganda, East Africa, and is a member of the Buganda tribe, specifically the Butiko clan of this African area. He grew up in a very patriarchal society and surrounded by the love of his family.
In the midst of this reality, God called him to the priesthood and after years of formation in his native country, he arrived at the Bidasoa International Seminary in Navarra to complete his formation process. He belongs to the Archdiocese of Kampala and dreams of returning to serve his community.
He entered the seminary at age 14, but the desire to enter began at age 9 when he started serving as an altar boy. "I asked my dad to allow me to enter the seminary. He told me no, to wait a little longer. And so it was: after 4 years, I was able to enter the minor seminary. One day my dad asked me: 'Why do you want to become a priest?' I answered: 'I don't know the reasons, but I feel a force inside me that drives me to want to become a priest. I have never doubted that this was my vocation".
Her family never objected, but in her culture it is frowned upon for the male member of the family to be a priest and give up having his own family.
In Bidasoa he was struck by the friendship among the seminarians. "From the first day, the affection with which the people treated me overcame all the worries I might have had, and they made me feel part of this big family."
