September 2014: The most remarkable missionary news of the month at a glance

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Kenya

• The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is being translated in several African dialects.
• St. John Chrysostom church founded on the borders with Tanzania.

Rwanda

On September 14, the first ordinations of a priest and a deacon on Rwandan soil took place. Thousands of neophytes and cathecumens attended and celebrated for the occasion.

Cathechism in Rwanda

Burundi

On September 19, in Buramata primary school, the blessing of water took place on the beginning of the new school year; stationery was given out to more than 600 children, thanks to “St. Alexios” association’s love.

Malawi

The foundation stone was laid for the construction of the St. Cosmas and Damian church in Nkhuwala.

Sierra Leone

Ebola epidemic rages in Sierra Leone. The epidemic and the quarantine ordered by the authorities to halt it have undermined social and economic activity and as a result the country now faces a food crisis.

Zimbabwe

Metropolitan Seraphim visited an orphanage to distribute humanitarian aid.
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