Homing In

As the day wakes up, so are our expectations. This is going to be an interesting day, a homing in day. Our Foundation Kiabakari two new volunteers, Agata and Karolina, have arrived safely to Nairobi yesterday and were met at the airport by Sarafina, our 'envoy', escorted to the hotel and taken care of. Two visiting doctors from Poznań, Wiktor and Adam, arrived yesterday to Nairobi as well, in the evening, and were met by Sarafina and put in the same hotel. Today all five will travel by bus to Sirari border Kenya-Tanzania crossing and further on to Kiabakari. I will fly to Musoma from Dar es Salaam today and, God willing, will reach Kiabakari before the Nairobi detail to get ready to receive the arriving guests. Indeed, a homing in day for all of us. Prayers appreciated as usual for us so we can travel safely and meet happily in Kiabakari. God bless us all!

Why?

Why is it that among all holy women and men of the Catholic Church, only Saint John the Baptist's birthday is celebrated solemnly in the liturgy of the Church? Of course, apart from Our Lord and Blessed Virgin Mary birthday celebrations. Not even Saint Joseph got his own birthday noted and celebrated in the liturgy. Weird. This speaks volumes about the importance of the life of Saint John the Baptist in the history of salvation. Apart from the birth of Jesus himself and his Mother, the birth of John the Baptist is the third most important birth in the scheme of redemption...Wow.

In My Father's Glove

Came across this Tori Amos song this morning. Awakening worlds of memories and bringing tears to my eyes. As she dedicated this song to her Dad, so I do...

Fantastic Challenge

Please, share and spread the news on the challenge 'Rolki Bez Granic' (Rolls Without Frontiers) undertaken by two volunteers of our Foundation Kiabakari - Kamil and Kasia. More on this here. You may become our sponsor and supporter. Read their blog and join us!

Thank You

W imieniu Rodziny i swoim własnym dziekuję z serca Wam wszystkim, Kochani, ktorzy wzięliście udział w pogrzebie mojego Ojca i wspieracie has nadal duchowo modlitwą, swą obecnością i dobrym słowem w tym trudnym dla nas czasie. Dziękujemy!

On behalf of my family and myself I wish to thank cordially all of you who took part in the funeral ceremony of my father and continue to support us spiritually by your prayers, presence and consoling words in this difficult time for us. Thank you!

The Funeral

29 maja 2012 roku zmarł mòj Ojciec, Wiesław Ferdynand Kościelniak. Ceremonia pogrzebowa rozpocznie się dnia 4 czerwca o godzinie 12:00 w kościele św. Kazimierza w Krakowie (Grzegórzki), po Mszy Świętej o godzinie 13:30 począwszy od bramy głównej Krakowskiego Cmentarza Rakowickiego, Zmarły zostanie odprowadzony na miejsce wiecznego spoczynku. / The funeral arrangements for my Dad, Wiesław Ferdynand Kościelniak: the funeral Holy Mass at St. Kazimierz church in Kraków-Grzegórzki on Monday, June 4, at 12:00 (noon), followed by the funeral ceremony starting from the main gate of Rakowice Cemetery in Kraków at 1:30 pm.