INTERVIEWS
(ANS – Addis Ababa) – “I have encountered many model Salesian Brothers,” Br Efren Umandal says. He has been a Filipino missionary in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Mekanissa Don Bosco (AET) - since 2014, one of the 11 Salesian Brothers missionaries of the East Asia-Oceania region living and working out of their region.
(ANS – Tokyo) – In view of the VII Congress of Salesian Brothers of the East Asia-Oceania region, (K'Long, Vietnam, 9-12 August 2018), the interviews with the region's Salesian Brothers continue: today we present Br Dominico Takao Tono, SDB, Provincial Economer of Japan, with 20 years of experience in this ministry.
(ANS – Johannesburg) – Fr. John Dickson was born in Iran. His dad worked for an oil company. Born during a crisis in Iran, his family was expelled from Iran. He was 6 weeks old when they were expelled, a refugee at a very young age! This year he celebrates 50 years as a Salesian, [15 August], Rector of the Salesian community in Chertsey, UK, Governor of a school of 1500 learners and also Royal University chaplain, six years so far. During his stay in Johannesburg for a History research, he was interviewed by the Southern Africa Salesian Bulletin, “Don Bosco Echo”.