No one is free, no one is safe! My experience and reflection on my Kidnapping in Bamenda There are moments in one’s life that divide time into before and after. A week ago on September 27th 2026, Sunday afternoon was one of those days and moments in my life. I never imagined that one day […]
Mill Hill Missionary students currently undertaking their Mission Experience Programme (MEP) in Cameroon recently gathered in Bamenda for a special time of prayer, reflection, sharing and renewal from the 6th-9th of September. Despite the current challenges of travel and the lockdown in the English-speaking part of Cameroon, all the eight students were able to attend […]
Previously, on his missionary journey, he returned to southern Sudan hoping to find peace, but a sudden burst of gunfire showed him how fragile life there still was. As fear and frustration spread among his friends, Bishop Paride Taban reminded him that people could choose to be like flies, drawn to trouble, or like bees, […]
Previously, the missionary and his companions arrived in Lafon hoping to free Father Joseph Okello, only to find that peace needed a gentler touch than any of them expected. Bishop Taban brought Joseph and Commander William together without turning either man into a loser, and Joseph agreed to remain for one more week before leaving […]
14 September 2026 – The new formation year in Luanda, Kenya, has opened with eight new students from Kenya and Uganda beginning their Basic Formation Year with the Mill Hill Missionaries. This one-year programme gives candidates time to grow in faith, self-awareness and their commitment to Jesus Christ, the Church and mission. Through prayer, community […]
In the previous episode, the missionary and his companions flew into Lafon with nerves jangling, hoping to find out what had happened to Father Joseph while trying not to make matters worse. They were met by armed soldiers and Commander William Nyoun, but Bishop Paride calmly softened the tension with warmth, stories and quiet wisdom. […]
Previously, the missionary had found himself caught in the uneasy space between outrage and restraint, watching as stories of raids, arrests and broken promises stirred old wounds among church leaders and freedom fighters alike. While some wanted loud public pressure and swift condemnation, Bishop Paride Taban moved with a quieter wisdom, insisting first on patience, […]
Four Ordinations, Eight Priests, One Message: Called to Serve with Humility and Love Between 18 June and 29 June, the Mill Hill family in Cameroon experienced an extraordinary season of grace and celebration as eight new priests were ordained in four different parishes, in the presence of three bishops, family members, friends, parishioners, missionaries, and […]
Last year, during the 25th anniversary of Fr. John Kaiser’s death, the Catholic Diocese of Ngong reprinted his book, If I Die, as a way of preserving his witness and continuing his call for truth and justice. In dedicating the reprint, Rt. Rev. John Oballa Owaa, Bishop of Ngong, said: “In honour of Fr Kaiser’s […]
An Irish missionary who served in Kenya for 35 years has said he is grateful to God for the growth of St Joseph’s Luanda Parish in the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, where Catholics were once few in number. Fr Thomas McGrath, who returned to the parish for the 8 August priestly ordination of Fr Joseph […]
In the spirit of strengthening Lay Apostolic Movements in the Catholic Diocese of Lugazi, Uganda, our parish, which providentially is the first parish in the diocese under the patronage of St. Jude Thaddeus, was designated by the Local Ordinary as the Diocesan Centre for St. Jude Devotion. This was announced by the Vicar General, Monsignor […]
In the previous episode, the missionary found himself once again caught between two worlds, trying to explain a simple picture of a medieval knight to Aupai and another elder, only to discover that what seemed plain to him looked quite ridiculous through their eyes. As the men laughed at the warrior hidden away in his […]
