Dr Bienvenu Mayemba Kubuta, SJ Nsaanda Bamfumu est heureux d’échanger virtuellement avec le Père

Nsaanda Bamfumu is pleased to have a virtual conversation with Father Bienvenu Mayemba Kubuta, a Congolese Jesuit, Doctor of Systematic Theology, and renowned academic. He has been a missionary in Côte d'Ivoire since 2010. Hello! Dear Father Bienvenu Mayemba Kubuta, could you briefly introduce yourself to Nsaanda Bamfumu's listeners? Dear Father Bienvenu, you are a permanent professor at the ITCJ in Abidjan. 1. What is the ITCJ? 2. What is the contribution of Congolese Jesuits to the development of the ITCJ? 3. You recently received an award from St. Augustine University in South Africa. Could you tell Nsaanda Bamfumu's listeners about it? 4. Among your courses, you teach African theology. What African values ​​might interest N’saanda Bamfumu’s listeners? 5. As a Jesuit, aside from your academic activities, you are deeply involved in pastoral work with the poor in Bawakoi, Djorokobité, and at Saint Ignatius Parish. How do you explain your closeness to the poor? There are certainly Congolese Jesuits and Jesuits of other nationalities who have been involved in pastoral work in the neighborhoods and villages near the ITCJ (Institut Catholique de la Côte d’Ivoire). How do you manage this pastoral legacy that your fellow Jesuits have passed on to you? 6. You know Côte d’Ivoire very well. You spend your Christmas, Easter, and summer holidays in different villages and towns across the country. You are familiar with many of Côte d’Ivoire’s ethnic groups. What Ivorian cultural values ​​might interest N’saanda Bamfumu? Tell us briefly about the traditional clothing of some Ivorian ethnic groups. Do you think these Ivorian cultures share the same values ​​as your Kongo culture? Dear Father Bienvenu, this is your final message to N’saanda Bamfumu.