On December 12, 2022, formators from different formation houses in the Delegation gathered together at Wisma Claretian Benlutu, Soe, TTS to discuss and discern the formative process of being a Claretian Missionary according to the General Plan of Formation. During the encounter Fr. Joseph Mbungu said, “Formation is a lifelong process of conformity to Christ.” In gaining this objective the whole process of formation needs tool and means such as community, agents of formation and eventually the protagonist along the formation process itself, the formandi. The role of formator is nothing else than pointing the formandi to Jesus by giving examples.

The formators present for the encounter from different formation houses were; Hera, Timor Leste, Pre Novitiate Claret Kupang, Novitiate Claret Benlutu, Seminari Hati Maria Kupang, Skolastikat Claretian Yogyakarta, Biara St. Antonius Maria Claret Sinaksak, Pematang Siantar and Fr. Valens Agino, cmf, the major superior of the Delegation.

Fr. Joseph Mbungu-Mutu, CMF, General Prefect of Formation visits Indonesia-Timor Leste Independent Delegation from December 6 to 23, 2022. The agenda of his visit is beside to animate as well as accompany the journey of the Delegation along the annual assembly that took place from December 6 to 11, 2022, and also to see the growth of formative process in different formation houses in the Delegation. Along his stay in Indonesia he will visit different formation communities to see and to feel the growth of missionary commitment right from the initial formation.

Fr. Joseph Mbungu, CMF, accompanied by Fr. Yohanes DS. Jeramu, cmf will visit the formation houses, except in Hera, Timor Leste. We hope the visit of Fr. Joseph Mbungu, cmf, ignites the missionary zeal of our brothers who are in initial stage of formation and in ongoing formative journey.