Preparing ourselves to become leaders in our local Churches and communities requires deep roots in a personal relationship with Christ. The retreats at Mji wa furaha are aimed to develop the capacity of young adults in taking responsibilities. Together we want to go to the wellsprings of faith through prayer, bible reflection, common life, personal reflection and sharing...Monthly (...)
Mji wa furaha 2013 Together we want to go to the wellsprings of faith through prayer, bible sharing, common life, personal reflection and silence… We will ask: how can we make our life a “pilgrimage of trust”, searching for communion with God and contributing to reconciliation in our communities. Monthly recollection program Starting the last Friday of the month: 6.00pm (...)
From 8 to 19 August the brothers of Taizé in Nairobi welcomed one hundred and thirty five young people from the five countries of East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda) for two retreats. Many young Kenyans, leaders in their dioceses, took part.The astonishment of the participants is proof of the novelty of the experience of silence, personal mediation on the bible and sharing in groups: "I thought I was coming for a retreat, but it was just the opposite! Usually on a retreat we listen to talks morning and evening. This time (...)
This April, the brothers of Taizé living in Kenya have led three international retreats, one in Mombasa and two in Nairobi. A hundred and sixty young people aged 18 to 30 from six East African countries attended. "Let’s meet up in Kigali at the November meeting" on leaving the young people expressed their desire to continue the friendships made during the days punctuated by common prayer, reflection and sharing. African youth have the ability to create a festive atmosphere with very little: clapping, songs that get the body moving, some (...)
Between 7 and 18 December 2011, 120 young adults: Catholics, Lutherans and Presbyterians from five countries of East Africa took part in two meetings led by Brothers of Taizé at Mji wa furaha – Nairobi. During the period before Christmas public transport is saturated. This however did not discourage the participants from setting out to get to Nairobi. The three young people from Bukoba, on the west coast of Lake Victoria, had to spend a night in order to cross the biggest lake in Africa and then a second night in order to reach the Kenyan (...)
From 3 to 14 August 2011, 160 young adults from Kenya, different countries of East Africa and the Great Lakes region took part in two international retreats led by the Taizé brothers in Nairobi. Small sharing group “Another time, you should invite some of our leaders! If they also could experience this simplicity of life that does not prevent joy or peace, and if many (...)
The two retreats led by brothers of the community living in Nairobi since 2009 brought together 120 participants from different countries in East Africa. The presence of young volunteers from Europe, involved in various projects in Kenya, broadened the horizon of the meeting. Young man from Congo leading a small group Prayer together three times a day set the rhythm (...)
From the 1st to the 12th of December 2010, two hundred young people from a dozen East African countries and beyond took part in meetings organised by the brothers of Taizé at Mji wa furaha – Nairobi. It was necessary to leave the chapel door open and to add extra benches so as to welcome all the participants for the common prayer, three times a day, which gave rhythm to the days. (...)
Over 150 young people from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in two retreats organised by the Taizé Brothers at Mji wa furaha – Nairobi during the second and third weeks of August. At the heart of the meetings were three times of prayer each day. The morning program consisted of Bible reflection led by one of the (...)
At the end of November 2008, a young adults meeting brought together 7000 young people in Nairobi. Coming from several countries of Africa and beyond, the meeting was an African stage of the pilgrimage of trust on earth. April-June 2009, two of the brothers who prepared that meeting were back in Nairobi. Since September 2009, brothers are once again in Nairobi, and this time as “official (...)