{"id":49593,"date":"2026-01-22T08:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/?p=49593"},"modified":"2026-01-25T18:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:06:44","slug":"east-timor-manatuto-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/en\/east-timor-manatuto-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"EAST TIMOR: Manatuto\u2026 One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>From left to right, the Brothers Philippe DOUTI, St\u00e9phane LE PAPE and Festo MADITKWO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After several weeks with two Brothers, here again is the Community of Manatuto (East Timor) composed of three Brothers.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"321\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.40.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.40.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.40-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.40-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.40-260x196.jpeg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"321\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49580 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41-260x196.jpeg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Brothers St\u00e9phane and Philippe welcomed their fellow Brother from Uganda, Brother Festo Maditkwo. For Brother Festo, leaving Uganda, taking a plane, and making successive stopovers <strong><em>in Addis Ababa, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and finally Dili, <\/em><\/strong>were all new Experiences! We can only congratulate Brother Festo for overcoming all the difficulties of his long journey.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-08.08.15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-08.08.15.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-08.08.15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-08.08.15-260x347.jpeg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-49580 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lamennais.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-20.42.41-260x196.jpeg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBrother Philippe and I spent a year in Timor-Leste when Brother Festo joined us. We are delighted to welcome him! I am touched by the warm Welcome from the local Church and the People of Timor-Leste. Our Integration is progressing thanks to learning Tetum and our involvement in the Parish, particularly with the Catholic school. Little by little, we hope to clarify our Plans for the Future. The Visit of the Superior General next April should help us to define our Direction. May God and His Blessed Mother help us.\u201d<\/em>(Brother St\u00e9phane Le Pape)<\/p>\n<p>Let us continue to keep our three Brothers in Manatuto in our Prayers. And we especially wish Brother Festo a smooth integration into the Manatuto Community.<\/p>\n<p>Bro Herv\u00e9 ASSE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From left to right, the Brothers Philippe DOUTI, St\u00e9phane LE PAPE and Festo MADITKWO After several weeks with two Brothers, here again is the Community of Manatuto (East Timor) composed of three Brothers. 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