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Rev.
Mike Steve Ezeatu is a Nigerian Catholic priest. |
He was
a volunteer
missionary in
many parts of Nigeria. He is currently a student
at the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral
Ministry of Boston College. Reflecting on his various experiences
as a diocesan fide donum missionary priest in Nigeria,
the many classroom experiences, the political and economic
condition
of the people of Nigeria, and the man-made (politically
promoted) illiteracy among Nigerians, he is convinced
that
one of the
basic means of transforming the world is through education,
which should be the right of every human being.
Please support this project which aims to improve the human dignity of Nigerians
through various forms of education. Your support can help transform the society
and create a more peaceful world.
(Fr. Mike Steve Ezeatu)
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It
is difficult to imagine a life without books, and the joy
that
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reading brings. Reading,
which from my earliest
memories seemed a natural part of life, should be as available
to people as
the air they breathe. My parents imparted this wonderful
gift to each of their twelve children by reading to us
before going to sleep at night. We children in turn, read to
each
other. Some of my happiest memories involve sitting with
a small child on my lap, together entering into the countless
worlds that reading reveals.
Reading opens one up to a fuller and richer life. It gives
depth and meaning to a life that otherwise would be painfully
constricted.
If, in the words of St. Ireneaus, “the glory of God is
the human person fully alive,” then an essential part
of that process comes through reading.
Fr. Mike Steve is an embodiment of a person
who is “fully
alive,” and
it is my privilege to support him in this essential and
life- enriching effort.
(Kevin P. Stolz)
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This is a portrait of a man who did not
have an opportunity to obtain a formal education. Yet, he spent
his life and resources paying for the education of many children.
He spent very little time on himself but was devoted to the
promotion of peace, solidarity and progress among his people.
He was a man of the people, an uneducated educator. Alfred
Ezeatu will be remembered by generations to come. |
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