Madrid, Spain, Aug 20, 2011 / 09:37 am
It took a long trip, and “a lot of sacrifice,” for Lucas Masila and his 6-year old son Laurent to make it to Madrid for World Youth Day 2011.
But they're glad to be here, and to have their faith strengthened by Pope Benedict XVI. “It was not easy to come, so we are thankful,” Masila told CNA on August 20.
Catholics, he said, “are the majority in Kenya,” but “it is challenging, because of the hardships … Social-economic situations make it hard, but we are happy. We are happy to be Catholic.”
The trip cost about $3,000 dollars for each of them. Because his son is so young, Lucas traveled separately, without a larger group.