{"id":162267,"date":"2022-12-19T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carfundacion.roymo.info\/?post_type=testimonios&p=162267"},"modified":"2024-11-11T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T16:05:57","slug":"proyecto-de-parroquia-en-kenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/proyecto-de-parroquia-en-kenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan seminarian seeks help to build a parish in his county"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A parish project for Home Bay<\/h2>\n

Cecil Agutu is a Kenyan seminarian studying theology at the University of Navarra thanks to a scholarship from the CARF Foundation. Cecil also heads a parish project in his hometown, Kagan, which is located in the rural county of Homa Bay in Kenya. Uganda Martyrs Achego Catholic Church<\/strong>The objective of this parish is multiple, because it will not only serve the faithful of the county, but will also contribute to improve the health, education and employment of its inhabitants.<\/p>\n

This parish will bring together the 21 chapels that depend on it and that will serve 3,080 Catholics and a larger community of 30,553 inhabitants.<\/strong> \"This is a noble project that will do a tremendous amount of good for many families,\" Cecil tells the CARF Foundation.<\/p>\n

\"We are building the new parish from scratch. So far we have managed to put in the basic liturgical vessels needed to celebrate Mass and other celebrations and also, to build the parish house, so that the pastor has already been able to live in the parish to serve the faithful. What we propose to do now is to build the church and Mary's wayside shrine, parish offices and related facilities,\" he explains.<\/p>\n

In what ways will it improve community services?<\/h3>\n

The construction of the parish will also entail the construction of the creation of a hospital. The clinic<\/strong> and the two dispensaries that exist in the area are too few for the more than 30,000 inhabitants because the facilities are limited for simple ailments and first aid. In addition, there is no doctor to treat them. Many times people have to travel more than 29 kilometers to receive medical attention.<\/p>\n

The parish will also have a water well.<\/strong> The lack of drinking water is the greatest need in the region, as there is no river or public water supply. This well will serve 1,055 people<\/strong> of the surrounding area and, in times of drought, to another 1,272 people<\/strong> who live more than one kilometer away.<\/p>\n

In addition, will increase the level of education <\/strong> thanks to improvements to the Achego Primary and Secondary schools, which are sponsored by the Catholic Church and have the largest number of children in the area. Also to be built a second school <\/strong>in the village of God Ndiru, which for the time being lacks teachers and classrooms.<\/p>\n

Finally, the construction of the church will entail the construction of the critical infrastructures<\/strong> such as a proper road and electricity, which will open the area to business and employment for young people. In this video, Cecil explains his parish's project, \"Raising the Sail\".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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