Cameroon, a year later…
Pierrette Boissé, CND.

A first smile

I had just arrived at Ebolowa. A knock at the door. Three children wanted to show the Sisters their report cards. A little shy, very polite, beautiful! I joined the group and talked with them. This is where I received my first gift from Cameroon, a smile from the children! There were to be many others in the three months that followed, as faces of children became familiar. As well, I engaged in frequent dialogues with the youth and adults. All encounters were a lesson on life’s important values.

I was delighted with the people’s ways of greeting and accepting me, but at the same time, I was often close to tears.

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