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Teaching Compassion: A School Visit That Transformed Hearts
Under the guidance of His Grace, Archbishop Wokorac Raphael P’Mony, whose vision is that all Catholic schools evangelize through education.
Giulio Pastore Pre-Primary and Primary School continues to place Christ at the centre of all learning and formation, inspired by our core values of Love, Faith, and Passion.
This term, our school put these values into action by reaching out to yet another 70-year-old woman in Gangdyang Cell, Pandwong Division, who has long suffered after being bewitched,
leaving her leg paralysed and her life dependent solely on God’s providence.
With no children, husband, or stable shelter apart from an old tarsous house offered by a Good Samaritan, she lives in deep vulnerability.
On 20th November 2025, our pupils and staff visited her, cleaning her compound, washing her clothes, and donating food and clothing—an
act of Christian love, lived faith, and passionate service that revealed Christ’s presence in this work of mercy.
Our outreach echoes Jesus’ teaching,
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:40),
Reminding our learners that they encounter Christ Himself in the suffering and neglected.
It also reflects the call of Galatians 5:13, “Serve one another humbly in love,” and 1 John 3:18,
“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth,” showing our children that authentic discipleship requires action, compassion, and self-giving.
Through this experience, the pupils grew in compassion, gratitude, responsibility, community spirit, and deeper Catholic identity,
living our mission of evangelizing through education with love in their hearts, faith in their actions, and passion in their service.
As a school, we remain committed to forming children who embody the Gospel in word and deed, and we thank all parents, staff, and learners
for supporting this mission. We continue to pray for the elderly woman we visited and for all those in need, trusting that God’s mercy and
healing will surround them. From the Administration of Giulio Pastore Pre-primary and Primary School.
Led by their teachers and school staff, the pupils visited vulnerable members of the Kitgum Municipality community.
With joyful hearts and giving hands, they donated food, clothes, soap, and other essential items to the elderly, sick children, and struggling families.
Headteacher Mr. Komakech Richard Odur addressed the pupils afterward, emphasizing that charity is not only about giving things, but about sharing love, hope, and dignity.
“We don’t give to show off — we give to lift others. Real charity lives in our everyday actions,” he told the school during assembly.
The pupils then shared their stories of kindness and compassion with the school community, which inspired them to continue to serve others in the future.
As a school, we remain committed to forming children who embody the Gospel in word and deed, and we thank all parents, staff, and learners
for supporting this mission. We continue to pray for the elderly woman we visited and for all those in need, trusting that God’s mercy and
healing will surround them. From the Administration of Giulio Pastore Pre-primary and Primary School.
