'He Holds Me Up' by Caroline Mutonga.

	1.He holds me up (4'41") 2. Don't you give up (5'5") 3. Thank you (3'55") 4. Sheperd of my soul (2'52") 5. Searching (2'52") 6. Little town of Bethlehem (3'35") 7. Close to you (4'23") 8. Take me home (4'46") 9. Miracles (4'1") 10. Stick by you (3'24")

Caroline Mutonga is a young student at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya.
She has produced her first album with worldwide reach.
The album with ten songs is about the composer's invitation to humanity
to believe in God as the one caring for our life.
These songs are a prayer of heartfeelings expressing the pain and joys of life.
And above all, God's grace is taking place in our life, 'He holds me up'.

This album was made from the project to develop the talents of young people. Thanks to all who helped to promote young people.

Would you like to participate in our music promotion projects?
- Contribute as sponsor for the projects;
- Buy the Audio-CD.

                                     Price: 7.35 Euros

                                     Contact: csandratana@yahoo.fr

Like everybody else both the formation team and the young people in formation are on holidays. The last day of class for this formation year was on 19 june 2010. We only break from studies and other related programmes but other activities continue till the postulants go the noviciate for their further formation as religious persons and as Marists.

The 5 postulants who will soon be going for the noviciate

On june 23rd, the first year postulants (the postulancy lasts for two years in Madagascar) went to visit their blood families while the other group, the second year postulants remained at the community and have embarked on holiday courses and manual work. The first year postulants will be back to the community on 18th of July and the second years will leave the community to visit in their turn their families on 20th of July. They will never return to the community again. They will be going to the noviciate instead after one month stay at their homes.


The permanent Deacon Robert(french) and his wife and their two sons in the middle of formators and postulants.
The Deacon has been teaching french language to the postulants this year.


The four formators will be in the community all the time to look after the house except some of them who will travel to different places during these holidays but they will not be away for long.
The pre-noviciate community will begin the new year of formation on 20th September 2010. The number of the new postulants for this year is not yet known.


Some marist aspirants of Fianarantsoa

In PACE (Marist Province of Eastern Africa), Brother Theodore Grageda was appointed the postulant master in 2008 after having been a formator of Marist International Centre for long time. In the postulancy, they receive candidates from different countries that form this province: Kenya, DRC, Tanzania, Central Africa Republic and Rwanda.


Brother Theodore (mexican) and Brother John (Kenyan) with postulants.

By Brother Tiamaro Alphonse, a formator.