On December 26, 2017 the UCE Burundi team held a chastity outreach to couples. Among couples, the same issues (polygamy and early marriages) were raised as the main factors which propagate HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The UCE team encouraged the couples to avoid such behaviors because they lead to...
Month: February 2018
From Kasese, Uganda: Ministering to Youth in Karambi
Karambi is located in a heavily populated mountainous area. Early school dropouts, teen pregnancies, premarital sex, polygamy are common problems. The youth shared with the UCE team that most of their parents are polygamous with no capacity to provide the basic needs to their families and children. After the parents’ failure...
From Masaka-Uganda: “There is a Time for Everything”
On 1/4/18 Fr. Deusdedit led an outreach to the Youth by introducing the UCE program, mission and vision. He also had them recite the UCE slogan “True Love Waits” and reminded the students that “Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.” One girl (Sophia) gave a testimony about the UCE...
From Tanzania: Chastity Inspires Tanzania Young Catholic Students!
TYCS is Tanzania Young Catholic Students. They are students from different secondary schools and colleges that came together for the seminar at Tosamaganga church on 12/12/17. Because the team had the whole day they decided to divide the time into different sessions. The session topics that the UCE team presented...