Luis Humberto Gonzales is a 49-year-old Comboni Brother from Peru.  A nurse by profession, he shares with us his experience of serving the elderly and sick missionaries.

The community hosts 65 missionaries, mostly Italian, who can no longer stay in Continue reading →

Jean Marie Mwamba Kabaya, Comboni Brother, Congolese, shares with us some reflections on what it means to be a formator of young people who are preparing to be missionaries.

I have now been in Nairobi for a year as a Continue reading →

My name is Abebayehu Tefera Atara, a Comboni Missionary from Ethiopia.  I grew up in Haro Wato, Uraga District, Guji Zone, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia, the eldest of nine children. While my father was a farmer and quiet man, my mother Continue reading →

My name is Father José A. Intuela Sagras, a Comboni Missionary from Mozambique.  I was ordained priest in May 2014. My first assignment was in Chad, where I lived for nine years. In  June 2023 I  returned to Mozambique and Continue reading →

My name is Mario Jason Castro, a Comboni Missionary Brother from the Philippines. I am the fourth of six children and both my parents supported us by selling livestock meat in the market. My parents dedicated their time working so Continue reading →

“A biblical quote that continues to guide me: “But at your word I will let down the nets”. Sister Lucrecia talks about her vocation and her missionary journey.

My name is Lucrecia Iracema Tigüilá Martínez, a Comboni Missionary Sister from Continue reading →

Celebrating ten years of priesthood, Fr. Rafael recalls wanting to be a priest since he was a child. After graduating in mechanical engineering, he joined the Comboni missionaries. Currently serving in Macau, he has witnessed the admirable audacity of people Continue reading →

Father Jemboy Caspis from the Philippines talked to  us.  

I remember very well the difficult situation I found myself in when I felt God was calling me to a religious vocation. Being the only child of my parents, I Continue reading →

Father Gordon Rees from South Africa shares his missionary journey and experiences.

I am the fourth child of seven (4 brothers and 2 sisters), I am also blessed with 5 nephews and 4 nieces, as well as 6 great-nephews and Continue reading →

A Comboni Sister Maria José Carrero Viñas from Spain shares his vocation journey. 

At birth, I was named Maria José after my paternal grandmother. I was seven years old when the missionary who had arrived at the parish on World Continue reading →