Last Fall, Four of our
Native Kenyan Seminarians
Professed Their Vows as Vincentians
One of them, Lennoxie Lusabe, from
a family of 23 brothers and sisters, professed his vows on August
15, 2003, the feast of our Lady’s Assumption. He shares
his reasons for wanting to be a Vincentian-
 “I
am very attracted by the Vincentians’ love and
service to the poor. Their emphasis upon forming others
to do this work as well also impressed me. There are
many things I want to do in the future…
I want to go for further studies to teach and train others
to do this work.”
Lennoxie has been able to do a great deal of work with
the Vincentians, but he especially enjoys working with
the Vincentian Marian Youth. He is currently continuing
his studies in the United States in Chicago, Illinois.
On May 1 Lennoxie was ordained a deacon. I attended the
ceremony, a moving and uplifting experience. It is a
sign of hope for the Church in East Africa.
He and his classmates share the zeal of Vincent
de Paul as they train to follow in his footsteps—bringing
the good news of our Savior Jesus Christ to the poor
of the world. |
 Lennoxie is but one example. Today, Vincentian priests
and brothers work spreading Christ’s good news to
the poor in Kenya, where Lennoxie will be working soon.
Some of them are now there, working with the poor and training
native Kenyans for the priesthood as Vincentians. Brother
Jim, one of our Vincentian brothers, works directly with very
poor young Kenyan men, training them as carpenters, so that they
have a marketable skill to help them earn a living. A valuable
byproduct of this training program is construction of furniture
for our novitiate house and for the local Daughters of Charity
who are working with the poor in Kenya.
“He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor.” These
words adorn the official seal of the Vincentian priests and brothers.
This is the mission Vincent de Paul gave his small
band of followers in 1625. And since then Vincentians have been
spreading the news of Christ’s love to the poor all over
the world.
A Call for You
In the past, the Association has helped American missionaries in Taiwan or Kenya and
other worldwide missions of the Vincentians. If you would like to make a donation to help
the foreign missions continue their good work, you can do so by contacting the Association.
It is an opportunity for you to answer Christ's call to "make disciples of all nations."
Jesus said to his disciples, "But when the Son of Man comes,
will he find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:8) Vincentian missionaries bring the faith to the
remotest and poorest places of the earth. And you can help them.
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