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Gure Misioak Gaur Nº 259 FEBRERO 2018 OTSAILA GURE MISIOAK GAUR ECUADOR. R.D. CONGO: 50 AÑOS DE COLABORACIÓN INFORME A LOS DOS UN PAÍS CAÓTICO ENTRE MISIONES DIOCESANAS AÑOS DEL TERREMOTO Y DE CONTRASTES Y MEDICUS MUNDI REVISTA DE MISIONES DIOCESANAS Nº 259 - febrero 2018 5. CAMPAÑA DE MISIONES DIOCESANAS: “ALGO NUEVO ESTÁ BROTANDO ZERBAIT BERRIA ERNETZEN ARI DA” 10. VOCES DEL SUR 12. GRUPO DE SOLIDARIDAD DE LA RIOJA ALAVESA “NO LLEGA LO QUE NO SE DA” 14. R.D. CONGO: UN PAÍS CAÓTICO Y DE CONTRASTES 19. LA TIERRA TEMBLÓ Y NUESTRA SOLIDARIDAD BROTÓ 24. QUE EL ANUNCIO DEL EVANGELIO PREVALEZCA SOBRE LO HUMANO 26. BODAS DE ORO DE MEDICUS MUNDI ARABA 28. URKIOLAKO LEIHOTIK 30. EGUN HANDIRA ARTE De conformidad con lo que dispone el artículo 24 de la vigente Ley de Prensa e Imprenta, hacemos constar que el consejo de direc- ción de esta revista está compuesto por las siguientes personas: DIRECCIÓN: EDITA: Begoña Kareaga Menika MISIONES DIOCESANAS VITORIA-GASTEIZ Depósito Legal: VI 14-1958 CONSEJO DE DIRECCIÓN: Merche Aguirre - Fran Izquierdo - ADMINISTRACIÓN: Feli Martín - Koldo Muro - MISIONES DIOCESANAS ELIZBARRUTIETAKO MISIOAK Juan Carlos Pinedo - Lourdes Sáenz Vicente Goikoetxea, 5 - 3º - 01008 Vitoria-Gasteiz EUSKERA: Tel. 945 13 08 57 • FAX 945 13 80 94 e-mail: [email protected] Lourdes Sáenz - Miren Leanizbarrutia • • • Avda. Barcelona, 2 (Iglesia Iesu) - 20014 Donostia Maquetación: Erreka Multimedia S. Coop. Tel. 943 42 77 54 • Fax 943 43 10 48 e-mail: [email protected] Impresión: Gertu Tirada: 9.988 ejemplares Barria, Plaza Nueva, 4 - 2º - 48005 Bilbao Tels. 94 401 36 99 • Fax 94 401 36 98 //// www.misioak.org //// e-mail: [email protected] El papel que utiliza la revista Los Ríos tiene el “Certificado de la cadena de custodia de productos forestales”: Cada árbol talado tiene un código de identificación. Este código registra su destino y existe el compromiso de plantar un número determinado de árboles por cada árbol talado. Los Nos de cuenta Kutxabank: 2095 0000 71 2000055574 Bizkaia El titular es: para ingresar la Kutxabank: 2095 5001 05 1060685889 Gipuzkoa Misiones suscripción a la Kutxabank: 2095 3150 22 1091093376 Araba Diocesanas Vascas Revista y Laboral Kutxa: 3035 0019 99 0190016957 Indicar: Revista donativos son: FIARE: ES14 1550 0001 28 0001109024 2 EDITORIAL “Algo nuevo está brotando. Zerbait berria ernetzen ari da”. Con este lema Misiones Diocesanas presenta su campaña central de este año. Un lema en positivo, un lema que nos hace mirar hacia delante y desear que ese “algo nuevo” sea “algo bueno”: un brote solidario; un brote de sensibilidad, que remueva nuestra conciencia ante las injusticias o, simplemente, un cambio de actitud personal ante cualquier tipo de abuso con el que nos encontremos. Algo nuevo está brotando, también en África, eje central de este curso en Los Ríos. En esta ocasión, el misionero Agustín Arteche Gorostegui, en una segunda entrega sobre el continen- te africano, nos lleva hasta la R.D. Congo. De su mano cono- ceremos, un poco más, este país, en el que como dice Arteche “todo es grande”, su geografía, sus riquezas y hasta sus retos, y que, en la actualidad, está pasando por momentos especialmente delicados. Además, cerca del segundo aniversario del terremoto de Ecuador – abril 2016- presentamos un informe detallado de cómo se han ido de- sarrollando las tareas de ayuda coordinadas desde nuestras Diócesis y aprovechamos para agradecer ese brote de solidaridad que surgió ante la tragedia, cuyos frutos se han visto reflejados en los numerosos proyectos puestos en marcha a lo largo de este periodo gracias a toda la ayuda recibida. Begoña Kareaga AFRIKA HURBILAGO Aspaldidaniko esaera da “Afrika Pirinioetan hasten Alemaniako futbol selekzioan lehenbizikoz jokalari da” delakoa. Ez dakit esaldi hori penintsularrak beltz bat ikusi nuenean, zera pentsatu nuen: “Orain mesprezatzeko asmatu ote zuten ala afrikarrak bai esan genezake delako apartheid hura betiko gutxiesteko. Ezagutzen dudan datu ziurra beste hau desagertu dela”. Baina dena ez da erraza izaten da: gero eta afrikar gehiago bizi dela gure auzo, herri ari Afrikaren gaurkotasun honetan, ez horixe! eta hirietan. Baten baino gehiagotan gertatu zait Kontinente gazte honetan zauri mingarriek bizirik bitxikeria hau: Bizkaibusa hartu eta bertako bidaiari diraute oraindik: amaitu ezineko gerrateen zauriak, gehienak beltzak izatea. sikate larriaren zauriak, gosearen zauriak, etorkizun hobeagoaren liluraz itsasoan barrena pateretan etorri Afrika hurbilago dugu. Hurbilagoa sentitzen dugu eta bidean hiltzen diren milaka pertsonen zauriak, hegoaldeko kontinentea. Izen propio famatu bizitza arriskuan jartzen duten izurriteen zauriak, batzuk izan ziren gure gazte denboretan Afrikaren giza eskubideen zapaltzaile diren gobernu askoren berri eman zigutenak, esate baterako, Daniel zauriak... zauri gehiegi ikusten denez. Comboni, Nelson Mandela, Abebe Bikila, Mobutu, Kunta Kinte... gaur egun ez dugu horren beharrik. Afrika hurbilago dugu. Begietatik hurbilago, eskue- Ondo-ondoan dugu Afrikako zenbait herrialdetako tatik hurbilago, hartu-emanean hurbilago. Kontua jendea. Jende alaia, jende laboraria, jende adeitsua. zera da: bihotzetik ere hurbilago ote dugu Afrika? Bizitzako arlo guztietan diharduen jende estimagarri eta maitagarria. Xabier Eskauriatza 3 GUTUNAK CARTAS DESDE LA REVISTA Desde el equipo de redacción, agradecemos las De vocación tardía, fuiste aprendiz de carpintero, al- muestras de cariño y cercanía hacia nuestra revista. bañil, pero, ante todo, tenías conocimiento del cam- Son muchos los mensajes que nos llegan desde po, aprendido desde la niñez en tu caserío “Lizardi”, diferentes partes del mundo donde desarrolláis de Astigarraga. ¡Todo ello marcó tu misión! vuestra labor misionera. No dudéis en seguir enviando noticias e información de lo que hacéis. Tu primer destino de África: Sola. Pasaste muchos años en esta misión, que la encontraste devastada Publicamos esta carta escrita por Ángel Olaci- después de la guerra de los Simbas. Todo estaba regui, sobrino del misionero de África Antonio por reconstruir: desde la infraestructura básica de la Olano, en su funeral, en la que se ensalzan los región, puentes, iglesia, casas, infraestructuras sani- valores misioneros. tarias y escolares, traída de aguas… y sobre todo, la reconstrucción de la red social herida tras la guerra. ¡Kaixo Antonio! Mimaste a las jóvenes madres, los niños y para ello cofundaste una congregación basada en cánones Me pregunto: ¿Por qué tienen más audiencia los de cercanía a la gente, que convivía con la gente en disparates, las maldades, las falsedades y atrocida- las labores del campo y en la educación de la mis- des de algunos… que la vida ejemplar, sencilla, tes- ma. Todo ello fue posible por el respaldo económico timonial y de entrega al servicio gratuito de los que de una red de amigos. sufren las consecuencias de los primeros? ¿Acaso tiene más atractivo herir que curar; matar que dar Tus trabajos se extendieron por Kinshasa, Lubum- vida? bashi, Likasi y también en Kipaka. Terminada tu misión por África, regresas a España, a Madrid. Te Rompo una lanza a tu favor, por tu testimonio de fe, jubilas y comienzas a gozar del reposo de un cuerpo y por dar tu “vida”, en tiempo y en salud al servicio cansado, y a tomar cuidado de ti mismo. Y gozar de de, y por la dignidad de las personas de tu entorno. la alegría de haber vivido según el evangelio, rodea- do de personas pobres sí, pero personas sencillas y agradecidas. Es “mi familia”, solías decir. Eskerrik asko, Antonio, por esa sonrisa agradable y bondadosa con la que nos recibías siempre. Y gra- cias, sobre todo, por ese “Sí”, que fuiste dando día a día al Señor. ¡HASTA PRONTO Y PARA SIEMPRE! ¡Agur, osaba! Semblanza de Antonio, en el día de su funeral, en Astigarraga (10/01/2018) Ángel Olaciregui DESDE ETHIOPIA Y KENYA Gracias por vuestro recuerdo. En estos tiempos ando entre Ethiopia y Kenya, pasando la mitad del año en cada lado. La misión de Bushulo sigue adelante y se está transformando en un Centro de especialidad Materno-Infantil con ayuda de Cáritas Austria y otros. En Ethiopia tenemos 4 comunidades. En Kenya tenemos 5 comunidades y una de ellas está en Kakuma en el Norte de Kenya donde trabajamos con la tribu Turkana y los refugiados que están en Turkana, unos 200.000 actualmente. Estaremos en contacto. Saludos y hasta otro momento. Isabel Arbide fmm Franciscana Misionera de María nacida en Oiartzun (Gipuzkoa) 4 CAMPAÑA MISIONES DIOCESANAS Algo nuevo está brotando Zerbait berria ernetzen ari da Isaías 43,19 n nuestras diócesis vascas la festividad de lo notáis?” (Is 43, 19). Isabel Matilla, colabora- San José nos pone en sintonía con la vida dora de esta revista, nos compartía esta profunda Emisionera. Desde hace 70 años la campaña reflexión que acuñamos en la presentación de la de Misiones Diocesanas Vascas trata de sensibili- campaña 2018. zar y de subrayar diversos aspectos de la dimen- sión misionera. El lema que hemos elegido este “A menudo he reflexionado sobre la potencia dis- año es: “Zerbait berria ernetzen ari da – Algo cursiva de la profecía en las opciones pastorales nuevo está brotando”. Queremos hacer nues- de las Misiones Diocesanas Vascas en Latinoa- tras las palabras del profeta Isaías con una lla- mérica y África. Indudablemente, es imaginación mada a la esperanza en un tiempo en el que los profética lo que ha guiado a misioneros y misio- mensajes que nos llegan a nivel social y eclesial, neras a adentrarse en otras culturas y participar parece que invitan más bien al desánimo. Cier- en comunidades alternativas, dinamizándolas. tamente algo nuevo está brotando en las comu- Esa dinamización profética ha trazado rutas de nidades de África y América, pero, por justicia, esperanza desde otros mundos (campesinado, nos fijamos de un modo especial en el continente organizaciones de base,…) como lugar privilegia- africano, tan mal tratado y pisoteado, con el de- do para la transformación social, aunque la pers- seo de conocer y acercar África a la gente en un pectiva de cambios fuera mínima o inexistente”.
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