It has been over 4 years that the country has been in its emergency state that no one dare to ask oneself “when it would be ending”. We are losing part of ourselves day by day, months after months and year after another. When it came to 4 years, we are almost gone. We lost our eyes, ears, mouths, hands, legs and etc, the deaths and loss of our loved ones are our daily food.
Amidst all these crises, we can only sense the heart still beating gently and softy whispering that “Fear not, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are mine.” (Is 43:1)
Suddenly, we all were shaken to spread this message and the heart is begging to reach out.
We are the sisters of Good Shepherd in Myanmar who are living with multi-dimensional crisis of the country over 4 years. We are now glad to share with you that we have organized a program of 24 days for the young girls from 5 different dioceses. Although there were many constraints to organize a program for the youth, we have successfully ended the program on 24 April 2024, on the feast of our beloved mother foundress, St.Mary Euphrasia. The program aims to enhance the resiliency of the young leaders who were impacted by the crisis situation. We are now excited to see its long-term impacts.
It lasts 24 days and started on 1st April 2024. There were 24 young girls participated from the different parts of the country. The participants were provided with food, accommodation, knowledge, skills, recreational activities, and exposure to IDP camp. During the session, the program created a space where the participants can build a strong network, team spirit, and interrelatedness. The participants were well-equipped with meditation, a day of recollection, a day of exposure, a day of outing, knowledge inputs by different resource persons in the mornings, computer and musical instruments learning in the afternoons. Moreover, they all enjoy the outdoor games in the garden in the evenings.
After spending 24 days of being together, “good-byes” were hard for them to depart from each other and to return to the reality of the world. We wish them all the best when they face the real tragic world with fresh set of eyes and hearts. Always remember the words of St.Mary Euphrasia “ If we love one another and if we uphold one another, we will be capable of working wonders!”.
Reported by Sr.Jernifer Kay Thi Kyaw RGS.
Good Shepherd Sister,
Yangon. Myanmar.
Good Shepherd Sisters Myanmar