BEFORE THE EXPERIENCE
• Every person who applies to do this experience is encouraged to participate in the activities organized in preparation for this Missionary Experience. These activities include, weekly formation meetings, fundraising activities, live-ins, moments of prayer, send off mass before the departure and other activities that the group organizes.
• If during the preparation time the person does not take part or fails several times without reason, the director of the experience has the right to stop this person from taking part in the experience.
• The group is officially closed after the flights are paid, when it is the right moment to do so.
• It is in the interest of every participant to ask the Health Department and take the necessary vaccines required for Kenya.
COSTS INVOLVED
• Every person doing the experience will pay the flights and other transfers together with the insurance as a group. These will be booked by the leader/director who is taking care and not everyone for himself/herself.
• Other costs related to snacks and other expenses during the experience are paid personally.
DURING THE EXPERIENCE
• The experience, in addition to working manually in repairing roofs, building, painting etc, it is also a spiritual experience in the form of community living with the Augustinian friars living there.
• AMIGOS helps the participants to enjoy the experience abroad, however it is important to keep in mind that this is not a holiday, but a missionary experience.
• Every participant needs to respect the Augustinian Community who is welcoming and taking care of the group by:
o Wearing decent clothing
o Not consuming alcohol personally in the individual’s room
o Not allowing other persons outside the group entering the Augustinian community or the places where the group will be living.
o Not going out of the community building without the permission of the director (since the reality is different from Malta and it can be dangerous to go out alone)
o Being punctual to the different moments celebrated and lived throughout the day.
• The daily program of the group will respect the Community’s program.
• Each person is to live this experience in a community by working together as a group in the best possible way and see what is best for the community during that moment.
• Every person is encouraged to do everything possible to live in harmony with others so that it is an enriching and remarkable experience for everyone.
• This experience will be organized by Fr Mario Abela osa and Fr Terence Spiteri osa who will help and take responsibility in case of emergency.
• If any emergencies or decisions arise and decisions need to be taken, during those days of the experience, each person must adapt to what arises according to the decision of the director after having discussed with the participants.
• Every person is asked to take part in all the moments organized by the director, unless there is a particular reason that is discussed before.
• An evaluation of the experience is done frequently so that the group can discuss what can be changed for the following days.
• The organization group of this Missionary Experience is not responsible for what may arise during the stay in Kenya that is not within its control.
SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
• During the days of the experience, there will be several moments of prayer and sharing of experiences together with celebrations of the eucharist.
• Each day begins with a short moment of prayer and there is a daily celebration of the eucharist, which everyone is invited to participate.