Ifendu: The Light of Life  IFENDU WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS IN NIGERIA           Posted January 2018  By Sister Rose Uchem, MSHR ‘Ifendu,’ in Igbo language, means ‘the light of life;’ the light that comes from increased social awareness, often experienced as an ‘eye-opener.’ IFENDU envisions a new world order in which women and...

STATEMENT FROM VIVAT INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA                                    Posted January 2018 “THAT ALL MAY LIVE IN DIGNITY”                                          At the end of...

Letter from Liberia                                                                                                 January 2018 Missionary Sisters of...

  My names are Tabitha Bongyuy Mformi, a native of  Ndu in the North West Region, Cameroon. I was born by Rev. Mformi Isaiah Komi and of Ma Alice Yuuh Mformi of the Presbyterian Church, Ntundip on March 1972 and was able to walk up to five years. Soon after I had a light fever which ended up to general body paralysis

 Sister Franca Onyibor, Missionary Sister of the Holy Rosary, writes about the healing work she and her colleague, Duke, are doing in some of the camps for Internally Displaced People (IDPs)     There are 700 people at this camp and they all wished to participate. Sadly, for a start, we are choosing to work with the number we can manage (35) and choosing from those most in need.

By Sister Hilary Lyons.  What was Mary doing that evening/morning - setting a fire, chopping vegetables, mending clothes, cleaning up in their hut…  when the place lit up  around her and a voice said: “Hail Mary full of grace you are very blessed by God!”  Mary was startled by other-world contact as we all are, but the voice was soft and reassuring as she heard, “Don’t be afraid Mary, you are going to conceive and bear a son. He will be great, - Son of God… reign for ever... House of Jacob … throne of David…Son of the most High!” 

By Sister Nora McNamara mshr. The farmers reporting on the yam-sett project in Igala, Idoma and Tiv, in Benue and Kogi States, said it in these few amazing words:  “This is bringing an end to hunger.”  It is not often that any project brings such a positive reaction, but this is what the participants say about the AYMT project.

By Sister Franca Onyibor mshr. Franca describes efforts to sow seeds of peace using the skills of Non-Violent Communication in North East Nigeria, where the Boko Haram conflict has been tearing communities apart.  She and her colleague, Duke, meet and listen to people on both sides.