Pray and reflect with Missio today and over the Easter Triduum.

So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

John 18:1-19:42

The horror and cruelty human beings can inflict on each other is all too evident in our wounded world. In Cameroon, violent civil war has torn communities apart, leaving many people dead and many more families homeless and destitute.

I pray and ask God, why don’t you act?
Why don’t you do something?
Then I remember he has; he made me.

Into this darkness, missionaries and lay missionaries are pouring God’s love and light. With your help, they have been opening their parishes and their hearts to internally displaced people, helping them with housing, food, clothing and education.

This is possible because you are also doing something. With your support, Mill Hill Missionaries can continue to work with the local community in Fundong to protect children and young people from the destructive impact of the ongoing Cameroonian conflict.

Your prayers and donations have helped to construct new classrooms; offering displaced children a safe space to learn, grow, and find hope through their faith.

The mission here is to create an environment where children not only receive an education, but also grow in confidence, values, and faith, that will guide them throughout their lives.

Fr Leon MHM says: ‘We are so thankful to Missio and Mill Hill supporters. You wipe away the tears of many and bring joy to countless lives. May God inspire you to help establish a more just and compassionate world.’

Lord,
may I never forget
that with each kind word
and merciful act,
I help to create a culture of love,
that counteracts a culture of hate.
Remind me that my love makes a difference.