Mission and the Struggle for Human Development: A Case Study of Andraikiba Parish Madagascar
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2009-11
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
Throughout its history, the Roman Catholic Church has ever been in the
midst of human history. In different struggles and dark moments of human history,
the Church always wished the best for the human race. Many enterprises and tough
decisions have been made by the leaders of the Church for the betterment of
humanity. The proper mission which Christ entrusted to the Church is ever centred
to the establishment and consolidation of the human community according to the
word of God and the divine law'. Surely, the mission of the Church through her
structures from the top to the Small Christian Communities (SCC) in a very remote
area has always aimed at their wellbeing and for human development. In this
research, our focus will be on the
mission and the struggle for human
development, a case study of Andraikiba Parish, Antsirabe Diocese, Madagascar.
Taking into consideration the 5,120 Christians within Andraikiba Parish
struggling and crumbling for their spiritual and human development, it is necessary
to unite their quest for the meaning of their daily life and the words of God through
the teaching and mission of the Church. This leads us toward an encounter of
mission theology with the realities and the life of the parishioners at the grassroots
in Andraikiba. What does a huge knowledge about God, Gospel, Church,
'etheology, mission, ete,mean to the vulnerable people who do not have enough food you
to eat, no education and living in huts around Andraikiba Parish? In which way
should we make them understand that God loves them and cares for them and their
future generations? Does the mission of the Church have anything to do with their
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Mission, Human Development, Andraikiba, Priesthood and formation, Small Christian Communities