Visit of the General Minister to Pakistan
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From April 24 to 29, 2016, accompanied by his interpreter Br. Fernando Ventura, the General Minister Br. Mauro Jöhri went to visit the friars of the Custody of Pakistan. Our presence in Pakistan is concentrated above all in Lahore and its surroundings, while the formation house for theology is in Karachi. The Custody, founded by Flemish friars from Belgium, today counts 29 friars in perpetual vows and just as many in temporary vows. It’s a good hope for the future of our Order! On the 27 there was a visit with the students of the three schools founded and directed by the friars, which have over 3,500 students from kindergarten to secondary school. It was a very moving moment that illustrated very well the work done by the Belgian missionaries. They had understood that to create opportunities and development for the Christian population it would be necessary to promote education, and that’s what they did. Pakistan is an overwhelmingly Muslim country and Christians and Hindus are a minority. The General Minister was able to move about the country without any difficulty and to meet all the friars and speak with them. May the good Lord bless our presence and the great country of Pakistan!