26th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the Office of the Propagation of the Faith (December 1884)
Our missions in Kabylia and in the Sahara are constantly developing, as you will see in this report which I have the honour to send you. Previous reports made you aware of the progress of these missions and their way of operating. Today I shall tell you only of what has been achieved during this current year in our mission stations of Kabylia and the Sahara.

25th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Lavigerie in december 1876 approves, after having retouched it, the prayer to Our Lady of Africa and imposes its recitation.
We trust that the maternal goodness of the Most Holy Virgin will receive these unceasing supplications and obtain for our Works the fruitfulness that can only come from God.

24th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the cardinal prefect of the Propaganda (24th December 1884)
I consider I should be lacking in my duty if I did not inform Your Eminence that the government of France, through the good offices of its ambassador to the Holy See, has just entrusted to me the church of Saint Nicolas-des-Lorrains and the adjoining house, so as to set up a procure for the Society of the Missionaries of Algiers.

Ministering to vulnerable people in Kipaka and Kayuyu parishes

The above realities explain why communities are highly vulnerable, with many families not knowing the future. A lack of hope always marks the responses to greetings from families and individuals. For example, “Magumu tu, Njala, tunavumiliya, mzuri Kidogo, tuko tu…..”. [ only problems, hunger, we push ourselves, somewhat okay, just there…].