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Happy 10th Anniversary Holy Childhood Zambia!
"Make Yourself Neighbors"

Very often, when we give to the missions we think of the material support sent to those living in circumstances less blessed than our own. We are not the only "givers", however. One of the goals of the Holy Childhood Association is to teach children worldwide that everyone has something to give through prayer and personal sacrifice.  

Recently, the children of the Zambia came together to prove just that. The students gathered to celebrate 10 years of their participation in the programs of HCA, not just by receiving, because they are a mission diocese, but by giving as well. For three days, thousands of children gathered, dressed in the colors of the World Mission Rosary to learn about and pray for the children of the continents that their clothing represented.

Because they understand that our shared faith in Jesus Christ makes us all connected they chose as their  theme                                                             

                        "Make Yourself Neighbors"                                 

These HCA members learned about their own Baptismal call to be missionaries and spread the Good News to everyone.

Meet James Moonga, a fourth grade student at the St. Charles Lwanga School in the Diocese of Monze, Zambia and a member of the Holy Childhood Association. James is wearing his World Mission Rosary and eating a lunch of cabbage, beans and nsima, a traditional food of his country. The food for James and his fellow HCA members was provided by the Diocese through sacrifices made by HCA member around the world! James is very proud that last year, he and his fellow students in Zambia were able to sacrifice $4140.00 for other children in the missions around the world through the Holy Childhood Association..

Zambia's Holy Childhood members send a message:

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We are praying for you!

 

Greetings to you from Zambia!

 

Recently, the children of Zambia

celebrated the 10th Anniversary of

Missionary (Holy) Childhood in Zambia.

So many children attended the

anniversary! The Church was entrusting

to the children a big responsibility. it was

gratifying to see the children putting on

the attire depicting the colors of the

Missionary Rosary representing the

various continents...The Missionary

Rosary is a very important tool for

missionary awareness and animation.

Through the rosary, children unite them-

selves with all God's children throughout

the world: the countless people to whom

the Church reaches out through her

missionaries.

I am very happy to be a part of the Holy

Childhood Association. Happy for being

a missionary with them!

Together, let's keep helping the children

live and spread the Gospel. Today, they

must be missionaries at home, among

their friends, at school... always ready

and open to the horizons of the whole

world.

The support granted by Missionary (Holy)

Childhood to us missionary territories

encourages and sustains the missionary

work of the children.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Bernard Makadani Zulu

National Director

Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia

www.pmszambia.org