Wayeshushiswa, eboshwa futhi ehlukunyezwa futhi manje ungumpristi wamaKatolika
"Kuyamangalisa ukuthi, ngemuva kwesikhathi eside kangaka," kusho uBaba uRaphael Nguyen, "uNkulunkulu ungikhethile njengompristi ukuze ngisebenzele yena nabanye, ikakhulukazi ukuhlupheka."
“Akukho sigqila esikhulu kunenkosi yaso. Uma bangishushisa mina, bazokushushisa nawe ”. (Johane 15:20)
Ubaba uRaphael Nguyen, 68, usebenze njengomfundisi eDiocese yase-Orange, eCalifornia selokhu agcotshwa ngo-1996. NjengoFata Raphael, abefundisi abaningi baseSouthern California bazalwa futhi bakhulela eVietnam futhi beza eMelika njengababaleki uchungechunge lwamagagasi ngemuva kokuwa kweSaigon kumaKhomanisi aseNyakatho yeVietnam ngo-1975.
Ubaba Raphael wagcotshwa njengompristi nguMbhishobhi wase-Orange Norman McFarland eneminyaka engama-44 ngemuva komzabalazo omude futhi ovame ukuba buhlungu. Njengabokufika abaningi baseVietnam abangamaKhatholika, wahlupheka ngenxa yokholo lwakhe kuhulumeni wamaKhomanisi waseVietnam, owavimbela ukugcotshwa kwakhe ngo-1978. Wajabula ukugcotshwa njengompristi futhi wakhululeka wakhonza ezweni elikhululekile.
Ngalesi sikhathi lapho ubusoshiyali / ubukhomanisi bubukwa kahle yintsha eningi yaseMelika, kuyasiza ukuzwa ubufakazi bukababa bese ukhumbula ukuhlupheka obekuzolinda iMelika uma uhlelo lobukhomanisi luza eMelika.
Ubaba uRaphael wazalelwa eNyakatho neVietnam ngonyaka we-1952. Cishe ikhulu leminyaka le ndawo yayiphethwe nguhulumeni waseFrance (ngaleso sikhathi owawaziwa ngokuthi "i-French Indochina"), kepha yashiywa kumaJapan ngesikhathi seMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba. Izishoshovu ezisekela ubuKhomanisi zavimbela imizamo yokuqinisa igunya laseFrance esifundeni, kwathi ngo-1954 amaKhomanisi aphatha iNyakatho yeVietnam.
Ngaphansi kweshumi% lesizwe singamaKhatholika futhi, kanye nabacebile, amaKhatholika ashushiswa. Ubaba uRaphael ukhumbule, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi laba bantu bangcwatshwa kanjani bephila kuze kufike ezintanyeni zabo bese benqunywa ngamathuluzi ezolimo. Ukuze abalekele ukushushiswa, uRaphael osemncane nomndeni wakhe babalekela eningizimu.
ENingizimu neVietnam babejabulela inkululeko, yize ayekhumbula ukuthi impi eyaba khona phakathi kweNyakatho neNingizimu “ibisenza sikhathazeke njalo. Asikaze sizizwe siphephile. “Ukhumbule ukuvuka kwakhe ngo-4 ekuseni eneminyaka engu-7 eyokhonza iMisa, umkhuba owamsiza wavusa ubizo lwakhe. Ngo-1963 wangena esikoleni sobufundisi esincane sesifunda-bhishobhi i-Long Xuyen kwathi ngo-1971 waba seminari enkulu yaseSaigon.
Ngenkathi esesikoleni sokufundela ubufundisi, impilo yakhe yayihlala isengozini njalo, njengoba izinhlamvu zezitha zaziqhuma cishe nsuku zonke. Wayevame ukufundisa ikhathekizimu ezinganeni ezincane futhi azenze zicwilise phansi kwamadeski lapho ukuqhuma sekusondela kakhulu. Ngo-1975, amabutho aseMelika ayesehoxile eVietnam futhi ukumelana naseningizimu kwehluliwe. Amabutho asenyakatho neVietnam aphatha iSaigon.
"Izwe lawa", kukhumbula ubaba uRaphael.
Abafundisayo basheshisa izifundo zabo futhi ubaba waphoqeleka ukuqeda iminyaka emithathu yezifundo zobufundisi nefilosofi ngonyaka owodwa. Uqale lokho obekufanele kube wukuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi iminyaka emibili futhi, ngo-1978, wayezogcotshwa njengompristi.
AmaKhomanisi, nokho, abeka ukulawula okuqinile eSontweni futhi awazange avume ukuba kugcotshwe uFata Raphael noma abafundisi ayekanye nabo. Uthe: "Besingenayo inkululeko yenkolo eVietnam!"
Ngo-1981, ubaba wakhe waboshelwa ukufundisa izingane inkolo ngokungemthetho futhi waboshwa izinyanga eziyi-13. Ngalesi sikhathi, ubaba wathunyelwa ekamu lokufukuzwa ehlathini laseVietnam. Waphoqwa ukuthi asebenze amahora amaningi enokudla okuncane futhi washaywa kanzima uma engawuqedi umsebenzi ayewunikiwe wosuku, noma ngabe yikuphi ukwephula okuncane kwemithetho.
“Ngezinye izikhathi ngangisebenza ngimi exhaphozini amanzi aze afike esifubeni, futhi izihlahla ezijiyile zazivimba ilanga ngaphezulu,” kukhumbula uBaba uRaphael. Izinyoka zamanzi ezinobuthi, izingulube nezingulube zasendle kwakuyingozi njalo kuye nakwezinye iziboshwa.
Amadoda ayelala phansi emijondolo engamadlangala, egcwele ngokweqile. Uphahla oludabukile lwalunikeza isivikelo esincane emvuleni. Ubaba uRaphael ukhumbule ukuphathwa ngesihluku konogada basejele (“babefana nezilwane”), futhi ngokudabukisayo wakhumbula ukuthi okunye kokushaywa kwabo ngonya kwathatha impilo yomunye wabangane bakhe abaseduze.
Kwakunabapristi ababili ababegubha imisa futhi belalele ngasese ukuvuma izono. Ubaba uRaphael wasiza ekusabalaliseni iSidlo Esingcwele kwiziboshwa zamaKhatholika ngokufihla abaphathi bepakethe likagwayi.
Ubaba uRaphael wadedelwa kwathi ngo-1986 wanquma ukweqa "ejele elikhulu" elase liphenduke izwe lakhe laseVietnam. Ngabangani bakhe wathola isikebhe esincane wabhekisa amabombo eThailand, kodwa ngolwandle olunolaka injini yahluleka. Ukuze babalekele ukuminza, babuyela ogwini lwaseVietnam, kodwa babanjwa ngamaphoyisa amaKhomanisi. Ubaba uRaphael waphinde waboshwa, kulokhu ejele elikhulu izinyanga eziyishumi nane.
Ngalesi sikhathi onogada banikeze ubaba ukuhlukunyezwa okusha: ukushaqeka kukagesi. Ugesi wathumela ubuhlungu obukhulu emzimbeni wakhe futhi wamenza wadlula emhlabeni. Lapho evuka, wayehlala esimweni semifino imizuzu embalwa, engazi ukuthi ukuphi noma ukuphi.
Ngaphandle kokuhlukumezeka kwakhe, uBaba Raphael uchaza isikhathi asichitha ejele "njengesigugu kakhulu".
"Ngangithandaza njalo futhi ngaba nobuhlobo obuseduze noNkulunkulu. Lokhu kwangisiza ngakwazi ukunquma ngobizo lwami."
Ukuhlupheka kweziboshwa kwavusa ububele enhliziyweni kababa uRaphael, owanquma ngelinye ilanga ukubuyela esikoleni sokufundela ubufundisi.
Ngo-1987, ephuma ejele, waphinde wathola isikebhe ukuze abalekele enkululekweni. Yayingamamitha angu-33 ubude namamitha angu-9 ububanzi futhi yayizomthwala nabanye abantu abangama-33, kufaka phakathi izingane.
Basuka olwandle olunolaka futhi balibangisa eThailand. Endleleni, bahlangabezana nengozi entsha: abaphangi baseThai. IPirates ibingosomathuba abanonya, bebamba inkunzi izikebhe zababaleki, kwesinye isikhathi bebulala abesilisa bese bedlwengula abesifazane. Lapho isikebhe sababaleki sesifikile ogwini lwaseThai, abagibeli baso babezothola ukuvikelwa emaphoyiseni aseThailand, kepha olwandle babesemseni wabaphangi.
Kukabili uBaba uRaphael nababaleki ayekanye nabo bahlangane nezigelekeqe sekuhlwile base bekwazi ukucisha amalambu esikebhe badlula kubo. Ukuhlangana kwesithathu nokwokugcina kwenzeka ngosuku isikebhe esasibonakala ngezwe laseThai. Ngezigebengu zepirates ezazihlasela, uBaba Raphael, owayeshayela, wajika isikebhe wabuyela olwandle. Njengoba abaphangi babemlandela, wagibela isikebhe esiyingini cishe amayadi ayikhulu unqamula kathathu. Leli qhinga lixoshe abahlaseli nesikebhe esincane esethulwe ngempumelelo sibheke ezwekazini.
Ngokuphepha osebeni, iqembu lakhe ladluliselwa ekamu lababaleki laseThailand ePanatnikhom, ngaseBangkok. Wahlala lapho cishe iminyaka emibili. Ababaleki bafake izicelo zokukhoseliswa emazweni amaningana futhi balinda izimpendulo. Khonamanjalo, abagibeli babenokudla okuncane, indawo yokuhlala eminyene futhi benqatshelwe ukuphuma enkanjini.
"Izimo zazimbi kakhulu," esho. “Ukukhungatheka nosizi sekukubi kakhulu kangangokuba abanye abantu sebephelelwe yithemba. Kwakunokucishe kube yishumi lokuzibulala ngesikhathi sami lapho “.
Ubaba uRaphael wenza konke abengakwenza, wahlela imihlangano yokuthandaza njalo futhi wacela ukudla kwabaswele kakhulu. Ngo-1989 wayiswa ekamu lababaleki ePhilippines, lapho izimo sezingcono khona.
Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kamuva, weza e-United States. Waqala ukuhlala eSanta Ana, eCalifornia, futhi wafunda isayensi yamakhompyutha ekolishi lomphakathi. Waya kumpristi waseVietnam ukuze athole isiqondiso esingokomoya. Uqaphele: "Ngathandaza kakhulu ukwazi indlela okufanele ngihambe ngayo".
Eqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu umbiza ukuthi abe ngumfundisi, wahlangana nomqondisi wezobizo esifundeni, uMsgr. UDaniel Murray. UNkk. Murray uphawule wathi: “Ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu ngaye nangokuphikelela kwakhe ebizweni lakhe. Ebhekene nobunzima akhuthazelela; abanye abaningi ngabe bazinikele “.
UMgr Murray ubuye waphawula ukuthi abanye abapristi baseVietnam kanye nabafundisi abafundela ubufundisi ku-diocese babhekane nesiphetho esifana nesikaFata Raphael kuhulumeni wamaKhomanisi waseVietnam. Ngokwesibonelo, omunye wabefundisi bama-Orange, wayekade enguprofesa kababa uRaphael wase-Vietnam.
Ubaba uRaphael wangena eSeminary yaseSt. John eCamarillo ngo-1991. Yize ayesazi isiLatini, isiGreki nesiFulentshi, kodwa isiNgisi kwakungumzabalazo kuye. Ngo-1996 wagcotshwa waba ngumfundisi. Ukhumbule: "Ngangijabule kakhulu,"
Ubaba wami uthanda ikhaya lakhe elisha e-US, noma kuthathe isikhathi ukujwayela ukushaqeka kwesiko. IMelika ithokozela ingcebo nenkululeko enkulu kuneVietnam, kepha ayinayo isiko lendabuko laseVietnam elibonisa inhlonipho enkulu kubadala nabefundisi. Uthi abafuduki abadala baseVietnam bakhathazekile ngokuziphatha okuxegayo kwaseMelika kanye ne-mercantilism nemiphumela yako ezinganeni zabo.
Ucabanga ukuthi ukwakheka okuqinile komndeni waseVietnam nokuhlonipha ubupristi negunya kuholele kwinani elingalingani labapristi baseVietnam. Futhi, ecaphuna isaga esidala esithi "igazi labafel 'ukholo, inzalo yamaKrestu", ucabanga ukuthi ukushushiswa kwamakhomanisi eVietnam, njengasesimweni seSonto ePoland ngaphansi kobukhomanisi, kuholele ekukholweni okuqinile phakathi kwamaKatolika aseVietnam.
Wayekujabulela ukukhonza njengompristi. Uthe, "Kuyamangaza ukuthi, ngemuva kwesikhathi eside kangaka, uNkulunkulu wangikhetha ukuba ngibe ngumfundisi ozomsebenzela yena nabanye, ikakhulukazi abahluphekayo."