QUETTA/ALAFUA:
23
December 2013
--
On the face of it, Quetta bordering on Afghanistan, and Apia
bordering
on, well, the Pacific Ocean (and the international date line),
do not
appear to have much in common. Earthquakes, maybe? Since they
are East
and West rather than North and South, we can hardly say they
are poles
apart! But believe it or not there's a website
which enables you to compare Pakistan to Samoa! Not
terribly enlightening, but an interesting way of comparing
stats.
It is much more
interesting to note that
Quetta is the westernmost point of the EAO Region, while Apia
is the
easternmost. Both have a Salesian community, provide
outstanding
educational facilities, and it just so happens that this year,
both
communities have initiated an e-newsletter.
Both newsletters bear the name Don Bosco, though in the case
of Quetta,
the other name in Urdu is Zindabar. In the Samoan case, you
can go to
their local website for more information (click on the image
above).
Quetta does not have its own website, but clicking on that
image will
take you to the Salesian UN presence which speaks about the
work the
Salesians are doing in Quetta.
And, as you can see, both are wishing thier readers a Happy
Christmas.
Congratulations to these two outliers
of the Region, and Happy Christmas from the rest of us!
