1. Participated by Lawrence Bong &
Tang family (Joshua, Celia & Benedict)
19 March to 10 April 2010

2. Witnessing the Work and Action
of the Missionary
Community of Saint Paul
the Apostle (“MSCPA”)
during the
Season of Lent is
Awesome & Wonderful

3. The following Lenten reflections
touched us during our time in
Lodwar and at Nariokotome
Mission in Turkana, Kenya.

4. Psalm 23
‘The Lord Is My Shepherd,’
‘There Is Nothing I Shall Want,’
‘Fresh & Green Are His Pastures,’
‘Where He Leads Me Besides Still Waters,’
‘He Restores My Soul,’
‘And He Leads In His Path Of Righteousness.”

5. Meeting and Interacting with the Adults
and Beautiful Children of Turkana make
us feel part of their family in Christ and
the Universal Catholic Church.
The sermon on the “Beatitudes” by
Jesus uplift our spiritual understanding
of the People of Kenya:

6. Matthew 5:3-10
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.”
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.”

7. Matthew 5:3-10
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called
sons of God.”
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

8. We now dedicate our sharing, photo
captions and video of the trip to Kenya to
the
‘Bishan Small Christian Community’
for their spiritual and financial support of
the MCSPA mission over the past years.

9. 20 Mar 2011

10. Arrival at Nairobi airport,
received by Milton (driver),
Ambrose & Brian (both boys
would be seminarians)

11. Chapel @ Flora Hostels

13. Flora Hostel (run by
Consolata Sisters)

14. Room inside
Flora Hostel

15. Lunch at food court

16. Dinner at Flora Hostels

19. 20 March 2011

20. 7:30am Sunday Mass @
Basilica of the Holy Family

21. Exterior of Basilica of the Holy Family

22. Rift Valley View Point

26. Breakfast @ Delemare

28. Fruit shop @ Delemare

29. On the road to Kitale

30. On the road to Kitale

31. Lunch @
Legacy Hotel

33. On the road to Kitale

36. One nite @ Kitale

37. 21 March 2011

38. Breakfast @ Kitale

39. Kitale town

40. Kitale town market

42. Waiting for flight to Lodwar @
Kitale Airstrip

45. Arrival @ Lodwar Airstrip

47. Airstrip to STC

48. Furniture shop in Lodwar town

51. Arrival @ STC

55. STC to farm

57. Lunch @ Lodwar town

59. Red Cross @ Lodwar

60. Dinner @ STC

61. Visit to Mission
farm

62. Children generally were happy
to see us wherever we went

63. Feeding the
hungry

70. Stop @ RC church

73. On the way to STC

75. 22 March 2011

76. Farm @ STC

78. Breakfast @ STC

79. Guest House@ Cathedral

82. Cemetery @ Cathedral

83. (PVC) Statue of
the Risen Christ
donated by
Singaporeans

84. Grave of the first
Bishop of
Lodwar, Rev John
Mahon

85. Inside of the
Cathedral

86. Bell tower @
Cathedral

87. Book shop @ Cathedral

91. Youth Centre @ Cathedral

93. Outside Fr Teo’s house

94. 1st Lunch with Fr Francis

95. Children dancing outside
Emmanuel Centre

97. Contemplative cloistered nuns of
St Augustine Recollector

98. Boys from Juniorette

99. Dinner @ Guest House

100. 23 March 2011

101. Iocese of Lodwar)
Bore Well @ Kangoli
(sponsored by Diocese of Lodwar)

103. “Take your time!”

104. Church of St Boniface

105. Watering hole for animals and people

106. Workshop for women

107. Children @
Social Ministry

108. St Luke’s Nursery

109. St Luke’s Nursery

110. Slope up the hill near Church of Divine Mercy

111. Construction of the Church of Divine Mercy,
partly funded by Bishan SCC

114. Climbing up hill near Church of Divine Mercy

115. Children gave us a warm welcome and helped us up the hill,
They also sang songs of encouragement

117. Top of the hill

119. 24 March 2011

120. Mass @ St Michael School

121. St Mary’s Primary School

122. Joshua taught at every
school we visited

123. Kitchen of School

124. Boy’s Boarding House
of School

125. More than 100 boys sleep here
every night during school days

129. Lunch @ Lake Turkana

131. St Joseph Church in Wadach

132. Bishan SCC helped maintain the nursery & church in Wadach

133. 25 March 2011 (Friday)

135. St Mary’s Shrine

136. Afternoon Mass with >1000 students
@ Lodwar Mixed Pri School

137. 26 March 2o11 (Sat)

138. Blessing of boy’s
dormitory & library of
St Mary’s Pri Sch

140. In the meantime, Ben
helped unload tiles @
Church of St Michael

141. Sent a new catechist to
Nangomo Nursery, who will be
staying there to teach the faith.

142. Locals gave brooms to
the Diocese in
appreciation.

143. Lake Turkana

144. Lake Turkana

145. Sunset in Savanna Plains

146. 27 March 2011 (Sun)

147. Presented Mass vessels to be used
for the Church of Divine Mercy
during Sunday Mass @ Cathedral

149. 10 men squeezed at the
back of the truck for a 3-hrs
x-country bumpy ride to
Nariokotome Mission

150. House we stayed in @
Nariokotome Mission

151. Open air movie under the
stars @ Nariokotome Mission

152. Nariokotome
Mission dog was
suspected to be
bitten by a
scorpion,
fortunately there
were vets staying
there, who
attended to it.

153. 28 March 2011 (Mon)

154. Dam @ Nariokotome Mission

155. Church @ Nariokotome Mission,
Nariokotome means ‘black elephant’ in Swahilli

157. Carpentry workshop @ Nariokotome Mission

158. Food store @ Nariokotome Mission

161. Farm @ Nariokotome Mission

162. Dam@ Nariokotome Mission

163. One of the 96 dams built by the MCSPA

164. Village huts on the way from Nariokotome Mission

165. Fig tree in farm
@ Nariokotome
Mission

167. Bishop Dominic Kimengnich of Lodwar

168. 29 March 2011 (Tues)

169. Visit to Napeililim Pri Sch

171. House of Headmaster

172. Exterior of
house of
Headmaster

173. House of a teacher

175. Lawrence
becomes a
member of the
Lodwar tribe

176. Kitchen @ Napeililim Pri Sch

177. Girls’ dormitory

178. Ants’ nest

179. Gold panning @ Nameyana Village

180. Sami’s house @ Nameyana Village

182. Most of the refugees are
from Sudan and Ethiopia

184. Lunch @ Ethiopian restaurant inside
Kakuma Refugee Camp

190. JRS @ Kakuma Refugee Camp

192. Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd near
Kakuma Refugee Camp

193. 30 Apr 2011 (Wed)

194. Installation of new Bishop of Lodwar

195. Mass lasted for more than 4 hours from
9am onwards on a weekday

198. Cardinal of Kenya

199. Bishop Dominic Kimengich

201. Last supper @
Lodwar

202. 31 Mar 2011 (Thu)

203. Construction of Church of St Michael

204. St Michael’s Nursery

205. Buffet dinner in Nairobi at
Brazilian meat restaurant

206. 1 Apr 2011 (Fri)

207. Sasial plant used
for making mats
and baskets

208. Ol Tukia Lodge @
Amboselli National Park

209. 2 Apr 2011 (Sat)

210. Mt Kilimanjaro (highest peak in
Kenya @ 19k feet) as seen from
Ol Tukia Lodge

211. Amboseli National Park

216. Rubbish dump on the way to Mombasa

217. Beach @ Mombasa

218. Dinner @ White Sands Hotel

219. 3 Apr 2011 (Sun)

220. Chapel of
St Francis Xavier
in Malindi

222. Scrutiny (RCIA)
of George

223. Transporting luggage @ Lamu Airstrip

224. Taking boat ride from Manda Jetty near Lamu Airstrip

225. Room @ Lamu Island resort

226. Tea @ Lamu Island

227. Sunset @ Lamu
Island

228. 4 Apr 2011 (Mon)

229. Breakfast@ Lamu Island

230. Boat ride to Lamu town

231. Lamu town

241. Catholic parish
in Lamu town

242. Dhow boat ride in
the sunset

243. Bird in the mangrove
swamp along the shore

246. 5 Apr 2011 (Tue)

247. Walk to Lamu village

248. Lamu village

252. Sch @ Lamu Village

254. Mass @ Lamu Island

258. Back @ Flora Hostel

260. 6 Apr 2011 (Wed)

262. Visit to Daughters of St Paul
with Sr Wendy Ooi

268. 7 Apr 2011 (Thu)

269. Swiss Belhotel

270. Doha city center

271. Islamic Centre

273. Museum of Islamic Arts

274. Receptionists
@ Museum of
Islamic Arts

276. Breakfast @ Souq Waqif

277. Shop @ Souq Waqif

278. Villagio, one of
the newer
shopping
centres

279. Food Court @ Villagio

280. Dinner @ Altawash in Doha

281. 8 Apr 2011 (Fri)

282. Camel ride in Doha desert

283. Desert Safari in Doha

284. Vehicle stuck in sand

288. Dressing up
like the locals

289. 9 Apr 2011 (Sat)

290. Breakfast in
hotel room @
Swiss Belhotel

291. Omani market

292. Catholic
Church of Our
Lady Queen of
the Rosary

299. Souq Waqif

304. 10 Apr 2011 (Sun)

305. Doha Airport