Ten days at Skiknaba, or
Summer in Algeria
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Ten days at Skiknaba
Kudzy, étudiant du Zimbabwe, raconte avec enthousiasme
les dix jours de session de juillet dernier à Skikda.
Nous avons laissé le texte tel qu'il l'a rédigé : en
anglais avec la finale en français.
Summer
in Algeria
It will be
hot, boring because of no activities, but thank the Almighty God we had a
wonderful, blessed time in Skikda.
Firstly it was not easy to get along because of different
nationalities, languages; but where there is the love of God everything is
possible.
The first day
there was no activity, we only had a mass and introduction of oneself,
allocation of rooms and duties.
Skiknaba, what I
can say is that it was a blessing to all because after the first day we were a
one big family.
We went to
the beach early in the morning and almost everyone was feeling sleepy but since
for most of us it was the first time, it did not matter.
We had an
undescrible fun that the time seemed to be very short although I can say it
was.
Furthermore,
it came to the core business.
We had a service
every morning and evening and this created a close relationship with us and
God.
We studied the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and
thanks to Fr Bernard who made it possible.
The questions that worried and caused confusion
about our Bible and the questions from our Muslim brothers were made easier by
Fr Bruno in Que répondre.
More so, we
had very interesting class such as Arabic with Fr Théo and Vivre avec le web with Anne.
Fr Théo made
it possible for all of us to know the basic Arabic and through his intellectual
tactics and Arabic songs it was made easier and interesting.
Our minds
were then evidenced by Anne through her knowledge of the internet and her love
as a mother.
We learned that
our influence as Christians is needed on the internet because it is a way to
experience the call to discover the beauty of faith and the beauty of
encountering Christ.
Moreover, for
a human being, to be happy, his/her stomach should be happy and this we thank
Ramy and Fr Roland with their magic hands in the kitchen.
The food was out
of this world and each day we had a new and delicious recipe.
This made the
day and everyone and even in Annaba
The harmony
that was there fulfills the Shona proverb that
"ukama igasva unozadziswa nekudya" which means
that a relationship can be strengthened by food.
There was
also free time to play basketball , ping-pong, cards, theatre.
This made the
circle of life to be complete not to forget the beach which was loved by many.
Thanks to the
fathers, everyone now knows how to swim.
This time
made us cry in tears of joy with the jokes of people like Fr Bernard and
Amilton.
We managed to learn more than one language Kirundi
phrases : "Tiri kuridya nyama", Portuguese and Shona and this was a
lot of fun for a lifetime.
The visit to the
basilique of St Agostine of Annaba
We learned on
who was Agostine, his parents, lifestyle and how he served God in such an
adorable way.
We had tours at
the museum nearby and at the basilique.
We visited
the old at the basilique and this strengthened the greatest commandment of
love.
It is at this
juncture of significance through the above that one can safely postulate that
our time in Skikda was blessing and fun.
Je remercie Dieu pour tous ces moments qu'on a passés
ensemble et pour toutes les grâces que nous avons reçues.
Je remercie aussi les pères, Anne, Yacine et Ramy pour
leurs témoignages et interventions.
Je remercie aussi mes camarades étudiant(e)s pour leur
présence, leurs interventions et témoignages.
Que Dieu nous bénisse et ne cesse d'être proche de nous. Amen !
That's my story
Elijah
Anderson a.k.a. Kudzy
Étudiant
zimbabwéen à Constantine
Pages 19–21 Skiknaba, L’Écho du
Diocèse de Constantine et d’Hippone 15 Octobre 2014, 94ème
année no 4, http://www.eglise-catholique-algerie.org/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=812
Skiknaba : une
session pour sortir de sa bulle
Du 11 au 22 juillet dernier, l’Université d’été
Skiknaba 2014 a rassemblé une vingtaine d’étudiants catholiques de diverses
universités algériennes. Anne Furst, journaliste résidant à Montpellier, a
participé à l’animation de la session. Elle nous livre son regard sur cette
expérience.
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