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Recollection day for migrant workers |
| Posted by Diocese of Penang (pgdiocese) on Dec 28 2007 |
23 December 2007
Recollection day for migrant workers
PENANG: The 61 migrant workers, some as young as 16 years old were at Domus St Anne for the annual Penang Diocese Recollection for migrant workers.
Organised by the Penang Diocese Migrant Workers Support Centre (MWSC), it was conducted in Bahasa Malaysia and facilitated by Fr Robert Daniels.
The day began with ice-breakers and an introduction address by Ruth Mary Paul, the Coordinator for MWSC. Ruth remarked that, as children of God, all those who are working abroad should be thankful to God for the gift of life and for God's protection and guidance at their work-places.
The following day, the morning began with Prayer & Worship. It was a solemn and prayerful moment for the migrant workers as they remembered their families whom they had left behind to come to Malaysia to work.
The session with Fr Robert was full of fun as he was very humorous in his sharing, especially when he shared his experience as a ‘migrant worker’ when he was away on study leave in Italy.
During the games session, everyone joined in, including the facilitator and volunteers. They had so much fun interacting with one another through the lively and interesting games.
After letting their hair down during the games, it was time for serious work when the migrant workers got into groups to discuss The gifts of God — how have they used it in the Malaysian Church?
The last session was personal sharing and confession. Many of them shared that they were very grateful to the Catholic Church for their support and solidarity with migrant workers.
It was indeed a fruitful and meaningful recollection day for the migrant workers as they left with fond memories and sense of motivation to continue their journey as migrant workers.
— By Lucia Lai
Last changed: Dec 28 2007 at 11:51 AM
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