austraLasia #2624 I am at home: the adventure of saying 'yes' to the unknown
MANILA: 13 April 2010 -- Many readers of 'Salesians 2010' had
already noted and commented on the article 'Finally I am home', the
story of Tuloy sa Don Bosco Village for poor and neglected youngsters
in the Philippines - or rather, the story of its father and founder, Fr
Rocky Evangelista sdb.
That brief article is soon to be released as a
fully-fledged book, with a total of 64 short essays, covering the life
span of its author. 280 pages with photographs.
Fr Rocky has worked for street children at Tuloy
since 1993. He now has, on the site at Alabang where they shifted to in
2001, two other Salesians, six full time volunteers, seventy staff and
more than 150 part-time volunteers. Some 7,000 children have passed
through Tuloy since it began.
In his preface, Fr Rocky says "I'm fond of stories.
Ask anyone who has heard my homilies or shared the dinner table with
us. But the stories I love most are those that involve Tuloy and the
many amazing ways our Lord has led many people, each on his own
journey, to come together in this work for the poorest of the poor.
No one, not even those who have had brushing
acquaintance with Tuloy, has ever escaped being changed by the
experience. Whether he or she is a child, staff member, volunteer,
benefactor or visitor his (or her) exposure to Tuloy contaminates them
with the drive to give the best of themselves. Tuloy is infectious...."
Fr Rocky is, of course, a busy man, a very busy man,
with little time to write books. That is why he needs an editor
(Rosalie Chuachiaco) and someone to design the book (Fr Armand
Robleza). He has had much encouragement, however, to go ahead
with this project. His own provincial, for starters, and the book
carries a recommendation from another Provincial in the Region, Fr
Frank Moloney.
The hope is that 'I am at Home' will be launched
during the Philippines North Province (FIN) Provincial Chapter later in
April. At the conclusion of his Preface Fr Rocky says: "May this
book open your eyes to see your own miracles and help you to see your
own life as a fascinating journey - a love story". Good on you,
Rocky! _________________ AustraLasia is an
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