On March 13, 2016 Universal Chastity Education and Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church held a Lenten Agape Meal and Reflections, “Stories from Africa: Lessons on Overcoming Adversity”. The meal was led by Fr. John Farley, and different members of the community read the stories. The UCE Executive Director prefaced the stories by explaining that to understand the light that has come from Africa, participants must first be taken ‘into the darkness’ of the culture of death. From here, we can then see the great light and hope that came out of places stricken with HIV/AIDS. He also explained the chastity commitment card, and the message UCE brings to youth on outreaches (forgiveness, second chances, love, purity/chastity, hope, Christ, and God’s plan for our lives regarding our sexuality).
The stories were read/shown following the agape meal. The stories were:
- Story 1: Ni Muce Mwitahira (Go Back Home Thereafter). Musumari. Ni Muce Mwitahira (video)
- Story2: The Night Ride (Lesotho) The Night Ride
- Story 3: A God of Second Chance. Scovia Masika. A God of Second Chance
- Story 4: Courage. Florianne. Courage
- Story 5: Perseverance. Fr. Onesiphore. Perseverance
- Story 6: The Power of Prayer. Herman Nguki. Power of PrayerAbstinence for Life. (video) This song was written and performed by the Njombe Chastity Club.
- Story 7: A Light on the Mountain. Isaac Lema. A light on the mountain Story
- 8: Joy. Dixon and Prim. Joy (video)
