Fr. Kamza brings the Word of God to 4 tribes: Shapra, Kandozi, Shawi and Awajun. He visits each one of them only once a year and remains there for 3-4 weeks. He usually travels in a boat called “peque-peque”, after the noise it makes when he sails.

The missionary goes into the forest to bring the Word of God, to celebrate the sacraments and the Eucharist, to read the Bible and pray the rosary. To children he teaches catechism and to play football.

When Fr. Kamza arrives at one place, he is offered a drink called “masato”, made with manioc, which has a different taste in each tribe and is served by the women. In indigenous families, the tasks of men and women are very well defined and distinct. The population grows manioc, maize and rice.

Those who visit the missionary, in the midst of all that vegetation, wonder: “Where does this person draw the strength from to announce the Good News in such a place?” And Fr. Kamza’s answer is this: “When I sail in my canoe for six to seven hours, I pray the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. This gives me strength. Without the contact with God, I cannot do anything. Because of this, prayer, and prayer, and prayer again is essential for a missionary. In my journeys, I also read books and always remember that a missionary must sow. Jesus never deceives us and knows how to draw us out of the greatest problems”.

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