protection and danced in the rain, crying our to the Lord: “Jesus Christ you are my light. Hallelujah, Hallelujah! The Holy Spirit flowed through igygt t all of us on that memorable day. At that moment I realized that Christ wholeheartedly loves us and wants us to overcome all these obstacles and distinctions to live in a awesome nature of God, we will know love and act upon it in a more perfect way. Another experience that sticks out for me was at the all night vigil that would close the ceremonies. At one point, there were millions of pilgrims from all walks of life sitting together and praying to the Lord while holding up candles. You could feel the fellowship of all those present today. It was a moment of wonder and awe. As Christ states in the Gospel of John, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father except through me.” It taught the true universality of the Catholic Church, and how we all have one purpose to fulfill: to live and love as Chirst Jesus did through opening our hearts to His plan for us. It is very difficult to give your whole self to God, because we feel that we are losing our hopes, aspirations, and control of our lives; but it is so worthwhile because we will be living those hopes and aspirations in a more complete and perfect way.

Senite lives in Denver, USA. She is in twelve grade and gets only excellent grades. Last December she was enrolled in National High School Honor Society. Since her early years of schooling she has always studied on scholarship, thus making it much easier for her parents to keep her in the private Catholic School, at no expense . . . She is a very pleasant person to talk to. She plans to go to University and get a degree magna cum laude . . . She attributes her academic excellence to the devotion and support she got from her parents Sahlezgi and Keddusan, to her hard work and the challenging and supportive teachers.

Talking to her recently, I was greatly impressed by her deep interest in religion, the competence with which she could explains various theological points and her familiarity with the Bible. She looked to me quite committed to her prayer life as well. Beside spirituality, one other thing we have in common is competence in Mathematics. I must have done a good job, seventeen years ago when I poured on her the baptismal water . . . Or is it something she got it from father Sahlezghi? Being the eldest of four siblings she has influenced the others also to follow in her footsteps. She plans to get married rather early than late and raise her kids the way she was raised. Congratulations, Senhit, and keep it up!

AbboKi, Abba Vittorio