Roaco: we will help the Eastern countries until the end

Roaco: we will help the Eastern Countries until the end, this is the goal of Santa Thirst that is, in carrying out the projects of ahumanitarian assistance towards the Oriental askedthe. The aim is that by now the ten-year war has brought the country to its knees on all points of view. Don Kuriacose, secretary of the body: rwe build schools, hospitals and churches so that Syria can be reborn on the values ​​of human dignity and rediscover the strength of relijoyful.

the religious also remembers that the Syria, it is a country with a lot of history, where different religions and different cultures have branched out. Therefore, we cannot make this territory die, we have the responsibility to save this heritage. "That coexistence will flourish again ”, is his hope”. Syria is still composed today by: Greek-Melkites, Syrians, Maronites, Chaldeans, Armenians and Latins. "You knowwe are well aware of what the Church has done and continues to do, despite a thousand difficulties. this is true both in the field of assistance to the sick and the poor, education, at a cultural level and even at a political level ", says the religious.

It also claims that: that each religion present in that country expresses great gratitude for what we Christians do for their countries. "Each project shows the love of Pope for this nation in which we hope peace and prosperity will reign ”. And he quotes the words of Francesco pronounced in Iraq: "Fraternity is stronger than fratricide, hope is stronger than death, peace is stronger than war". A first strategy to be able to save the country says Roaco is undoubtedly the creation of jobs. Meanwhile, we must accompany her, help her heal physical, psychological and spiritual wounds. Let us briefly recall what are the projects by the Holy See issued in 1968 for the Eastern Churches to coordinate the works of charity.

Roaco: we will help the eastern countries until the end, what are the projects?

Roaco: we will help the eastern countries until the end, which are the projects ? These are projects of a pastoral nature, which involve the construction of buildings of worship,'health care, the sustenance of the religious. There are agencies connected with Roaco such as CNEWA / PMP, Misereor, Erzbistum Koeln, Missio, Kiche in Not, Kindermissionswerk, ACS. These must intervene in almost all countries including Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, which are most in need.

Don Kuriacose, reminds us that in Lebanon there are wooden cointainers where there are some schools managed by the Jesuit Refugee Service. 1.600 students study them. There are also volunteers and priests who collaborate to bring back the light that has now been dimmed for years. Don Kuriacose adds these words: “If one day I had to return there, I hope to no longer find the camp, but only the foot marks of these little ones who have had a hard experience but that we can consider as the springboard for a joyful future. Today they live on the borders but I am sure they will go back to building the future of Syria from within ”.