On Saturday 1 July 2023, at the Saint Jean
de Dieu Hospital in Afagnan (Togo), Brother Henri GBABA made his solemn
profession in the hands of Brother Hugues Tatoa ASSOU, the Provincial Superior
of the African Province of Saint Richard Pampuri. The ceremony took place in
Afagnan (Togo) in the large hall of the Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital in Afagnan,
which was festively decorated for the occasion. Presiding over the celebration was
Mgr Isaac Jogues GAGLO, Bishop of Aného. By his public profession of the vows
of poverty, chastity, obedience and hospitality, Brother Henri GBABA has
permanently entered the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, committing
himself to devote his whole life to following and imitating the compassionate
and merciful Christ, following the example of Saint John of God.