JAKARTA: 26 July
2012 -- For two months
now, the Brothers
from the Postnovitiate in Indonesia, the Wisma Salesian Don
Bosco in
Jakarta, have been on vacation before they resume
philosophical
studies and other scholastic activities by the middle of
August 2012.
As it was for Don Bosco, so it is for them - vacations are but
a change
of activity. To keep themselves busy, one of the activities
that they
have organised with the leaders and the young people of the
place is
the sports league Don Bosco Cup 2012, especially to coincide
with the
Olympic Games in London.
The postnovitiate compound is open every day, and that
is why the
many teams taking part in the league are not new to the place,
since
they usually train for their different kinds of sports,
especially
football, in the postnovitiate ground. The league has been
organised to
promote sportsmanship among the young people, ensure healthy
friendships among them, and through the encounters, frequent
talks and
addresses given to them by the Salesians, it is hoped that
these young
people, most of whom are Muslims, will be faithful to Allah
and honest
as citizens of the Indonesian Republic.
Given the playground's important place in the educational
system of Don
Bosco, it is through sports activities like this that the
young
Salesians (clerics and brothers) are able to enter more and
more
into the lives of the Muslim youth and acquaint
themselves with
all the team members. This is the twelfth league that has been
organised, and this effort has been much appreciated by the
population
around, most of whom come to Don Bosco every
afternoon to eagerly
watch the
games their children are playing.
