From November 8 to 17, Father Pedro, founder of the humanitarian work “Akamasoa” will be in Reunion. He will celebrate several masses and give signing sessions of his books throughout the island. Father Pedro is on an exceptional visit to us, he was our guest this evening.
He is very attached to Reunion, it is an island of heart for him. “This welcome that the people of Reunion give me I am sure that it is because of the thousands and thousands of children we take care of in Madagascar. They receive all these thousands of children who go to school. This year we have a record number of registrations Akamasoa : 20,843 children in school.”
The generosity of the Reunion Islanders is still as strong according to him: “Solidarity is stronger than increase, inflation, fraternity has no borders, the heart has no borders, generosity has no borders. The Reunionese love Madagascar, there is also Malagasy blood in the hearts of the Reunionese. I say thank you to the people of the meeting”
He opened several classes in Madagascar “Madagascar has extraordinary youth. It is a reservoir for the future, managers, doctors, nurses.”
There was also the opening of a new hospital : “what we do is the needs, we are forced to do it, we cannot leave people sick. When we have the will we can do it.”
The Big Island is also affected by drought.that's a problem. These people have great courage, it is because of that that I take the pilgrim's staff.”
Father Pedro is at the Reunion with the association Friends of Father Pedro, “I am happy with this welcome, if we have the means why not share it. Madagascar has so many children. Children happy to live. They need our help.”
Asked for his reaction following the Abbé Pierre affair, he declared: “priests are human. We are not saints and when one of our colleagues sexually abuses children or women, it is a crime. It had to be said immediately, why there was this silence. “Only the truth will make you live”, as Jesus said, let us pray for him, for our Church which must always be purified, converted.
Also read: Father Pedro will be in Reunion from November 9 to 17
