The bishop of the sole diocese in Mauritania (map) pleaded for missionaries who could minister in the nation on a more permanent basis.
“All the priests are foreigners: most are missionaries, and from one day to the next, they could be recalled by their congregation,” said Bishop Victor Ndione of Nouakchott said, “I compare myself to Sisyphus, who constantly begins again heaving the rock up the mountain: training community leaders, Catechists, teachers, and people to work with children, knowing perfectly well that they might not be there in six months.”