“Finding Christ in the face of a child”
The Salesians, founded by Don Bosco, focus their ministry on children and youth, specifically the poor, through work in schools, parishes, and missions around the world. Currently the Salesian Lay Missioners serve in Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, and South Sudan.
“The Salesian Lay Missioners (SLMs) is a Catholic association of men and women seeking to answer God’s missionary call in their own lives by dedicating themselves to works of education, evangelization and human development among poor youth. SLMs share in the tradition, prayer, work, family spirit, community life and educational method of the Salesians of Don Bosco, while living in community with Salesians and other missioners.”
"Mission:
Since the official inception of the Salesian Society by St. John Bosco in 1859, the Salesians have focused their time and effort in working with poor and abandoned youth – and not simply taking care of them but teaching them to take care of themselves.
Don Bosco knew from the beginning that the laity would play a vital role in the Salesian ministry and even said, “Let it be a lay institution.” His mission was clear and simple: to be a friend – a friend to kids who were poor, kids abandoned, kids at risk – and, in so doing, to be a friend to Christ.
And so this mission continues with the SLM program. Each and every volunteer brings this missionary spirit to each community they serve – caring for the youth and being a friend to them.
SLMs share in the tradition, prayer, work, family spirit, community life and educational method of the Salesians of Don Bosco, while living in community with Salesians and other missioners. SLMs work in various projects to provide an educational experience for young people and are committed to be, above all, Christian witnesses.”
Salesian missions work to fulfill four purposes for the youth they serve: a playground where friends can gather, a parish that evangelizes, a home that welcomes, and a school that prepares for life. In the words of Don Bosco, “Children must not only be loved, but they must know that are loved."
Source:
http://salesianlaymissioners.org
The Salesians, founded by Don Bosco, focus their ministry on children and youth, specifically the poor, through work in schools, parishes, and missions around the world. Currently the Salesian Lay Missioners serve in Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, and South Sudan.
“The Salesian Lay Missioners (SLMs) is a Catholic association of men and women seeking to answer God’s missionary call in their own lives by dedicating themselves to works of education, evangelization and human development among poor youth. SLMs share in the tradition, prayer, work, family spirit, community life and educational method of the Salesians of Don Bosco, while living in community with Salesians and other missioners.”
"Mission:
Since the official inception of the Salesian Society by St. John Bosco in 1859, the Salesians have focused their time and effort in working with poor and abandoned youth – and not simply taking care of them but teaching them to take care of themselves.
Don Bosco knew from the beginning that the laity would play a vital role in the Salesian ministry and even said, “Let it be a lay institution.” His mission was clear and simple: to be a friend – a friend to kids who were poor, kids abandoned, kids at risk – and, in so doing, to be a friend to Christ.
And so this mission continues with the SLM program. Each and every volunteer brings this missionary spirit to each community they serve – caring for the youth and being a friend to them.
SLMs share in the tradition, prayer, work, family spirit, community life and educational method of the Salesians of Don Bosco, while living in community with Salesians and other missioners. SLMs work in various projects to provide an educational experience for young people and are committed to be, above all, Christian witnesses.”
Salesian missions work to fulfill four purposes for the youth they serve: a playground where friends can gather, a parish that evangelizes, a home that welcomes, and a school that prepares for life. In the words of Don Bosco, “Children must not only be loved, but they must know that are loved."
Source:
http://salesianlaymissioners.org
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