The Re-Evangelization Of The Maa Man As A New Approach To The Maa Apostolate
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2022
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Tangaza University
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Mission has got a number of definitions. Buono refers to mission as the act of being sent for a specific task by a sender who has authority over the one who is being sent.1 According to Ad Gentes #6 missions refer to all the undertakings that are carried on by the preachers of the Good News. Their undertakings are transformed to missionary activities and serve as a purpose to win souls for Christ Jesus, [AG #6]. However, it is important to note that theologically, mission is a Trinitarian initiative rather than human initiative. Those who are sent only participate in the salvific mission. Those who take part in the salvific mission of Christ are referred to as evangelizers or messengers of the Good News, [EN #2]. The evangelizers only share in the mission of Christ who was Himself, the Good News of God, and the very first and the greatest evangelizer of all time, [EN #7].
Jesus sends the Church just as His Father sent Him. As the Father sent me, I am also sending you, (Jn 20:21). This is a universal mission for the whole Church until Jesus comes again. In this mission, Jesus promised to be with the Church until the end of time (Mt 28:20). Aware of the depth and the length of this mission, Pope John Paull II, in his encyclical letter Redemptoris Missio states that the work of evangelization handed over to the Church by our Lord Jesus Christ is still very far from its conclusion, [RM #1]. The Pope furthermore believes despite being the second millennium after the Lord’s first coming possibly draws to an end, the human race still shows the signs of the mission is still in its genesis and we have the obligation as Christians to recommit ourselves to its service, [RM #1]. As stated above, this mission is universal; that means it involves both men and women of all races. The Maasai people in this case are not an exception to this mission. They are both the evangelized and evangelizers at their own level.