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Conclusion of the IV World Congress of Claretian Educators
Nov
Rome, Italy. After six days of meeting and work, it was doubtful that the number of participants would be maintained on Saturday. But a very high percentage, which at some point exceeded two hundred and thirty connections, remained faithful to the appointment. In many cases the classroom or school facilities gave way to dining rooms and kitchens, and there was no shortage of lay congress participants who had to combine the session with their children or family obligations. It was a joy to see how the Claretian educators, both men and women, also make a family at home.
The day of the congress on Saturday 6th was intense and was characterized by gratitude, emotion, and impulse. Conducted again by the Spanish Lay Claretian Luis Rodríguez Huertas, who had already animated the first day, the congress participants reviewed and evaluated what they had lived and shared their experiences in small groups for more than forty minutes. The screen was once again witness to the diversity of origins and the communion and harmony of hearts. Educators from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, or Indonesia exchanged views and experiences with those from Congo, Zimbabwe, Colombia, Spain or any of the thirty nations present. In the atmosphere one could easily perceive the richness that many congress participants found in the words of Fernando Soriano, a Spanish layman, Dulce M. Carvajal, a Latin American Claretian Sister, and Kevin Balla, a Gabonese Claretian, who had spoken during the last days.