It is a shame that we view church leader as a politician just Write to us on [email protected] or on Facebook as Seed Consolata and share your opinions. Facebook as Seed Consolata and share your opinion. because of giving his opinion, suggestion or teaching about the political quandary in the country. Jesus’ confrontation in Jerusalem was with the religious and political leaders.
I came to learn with time that the Congolese are very good and welcoming people. I also discovered that in DRC the pygmies are in fact, just a very small tribe. I was even surprised to find that the majority of the Congolese at my community were taller than me! I started to learn French. The first thing that was done was to change my name from “John” to “Jean”. I was no longer going to introduce myself “My name is John”, instead, “Je m’appelle Jean”, what would become my daily hymn. The second thing was to teach me how to pronounce my new name “Jean”, a very difficult task for a “poor English speaker”… Where words couldn’t work, gestures intervened. Another big surprise awaited at the Sunday Lingala Mass celebrated in Zairian style. The mass took four hours. As the choir sung Gloria, the mass servers as well as all the priests were dancing around the altar. After the homily, the people clapped their hands as a sign of appreciation to the preacher. “How can we give a standing ovation to a priest in the church as if we were in a political rally?” I asked myself. Offertory time was like drama. Everybody took his or her offering while dancing. My experience has taught me a lot: that learning a new
Does the computer make a child smarter?
It is the children of the rich who have access to computers and even know how one works. It makes no difference in the life of a child in my village who has no electricity in their home or school and who lacks even TV. Nelly Handa, Kisumu - KENYA An African child in village school, coming from very poor home, living in a grass-thatched house, hardly having enough to eat cannot be made any brighter by having a computer. It will take time as it is of another social class, another world or world. Julius Egesa Masiga, Luwero - UGANDA All machines are good only if we use them for the right purpose. Just like a knife you can use it to peel an orange or you can use it as a weapon. Geoffrey Mutahi Njoroge, Nairobi - KENYA Laptops will be schools, face book, Google teacher who will know how to write? Livingstone Kisia, Nairobi - KENYA Computers will help but the rich will be better placed to benefit. Michael Wanjala Wamalwa, Nairobi - KENYA
Does the internet make children any smarter?
It´s possible, as long as they don’t forget that Google is not their teacher’s name! Fernando Damiano, Porto - PORTUGAL Internet is a good source for doing research. My question is, do children who haven’t attained the age of reason, also do research? Bonface Ochieng, Kinshasa - DRC Only when used in the right context. But I believe it makes children lazy. Vincent Ohana, Kisumu - KENYA The internet can make a child smarter, more often in a negative way because it may pump into a child, ideas or information that could lead him or her astray especially when they to search for information without guidance from an informed adult, they lose direction. Julius E. Masiga, Luwero - UGANDA As long as the content is appropriate and supervised by a responsible adult. This however should not be a substitute for teachers and books; but rather a top up. Carol Wangeshi, Nairobi - KENYA
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