A Bokungu Ikelite one of the biggest problems is the shortage of priests, because this is not lack in vocations, but because it lacks a minor seminary. The schools in the area are few and poorly functioning. Classes are held in dilapidated structures that bear the marks of time and war. Classes are overcrowded. Lack the books, teaching materials but also teachers. Under these conditions the quality of training that young people receive is extremely small. So when a young man, he felt called to become a priest, take the exam for admission to the Major Seminary of Mbandaka, happened very often that was rejected. One of the first projects Ambongo Bishop tried to bring forward as soon as Bishop was appointed to open a minor seminary, without which the future of the diocese is seriously compromised. Now the minor seminary in Bokungu is a reality, even if the children are currently housed in temporary structures, pending complete the construction of the seminary to which he contributed OPAM with the help of many supporters. Today the kids are over 80.
E 'can contribute to the cost of their studies through the initiative of adopting a seminarian.
