In the few short years since its opening, Holy Rosary Clinic, Ngonyek, in Kenya, has reached out to the community in various ways. On vaccinations and ante-natal days mothers and children come in numbers, to the extent that one day recently there were simply not enough seats for them all to sit down! Wounds, injuries and various medical conditions are treated on a daily basis. But the most recent event has been Jigger Day for children.
Sister Mary O’Shea recalls a story from her days in Cameroon Francis was born in Cameroon. He was a bright, quiet little boy. When he was seven years’ old he complained to his father and mother that some local people were worrying him in his dreams and he was very frightened. His father
The on-going attacks and kidnapping in Northern Nigeria have led to the deaths of many innocent people, heart-break for families who have lost their loved ones, and terror. We pray that the terror will end and peace return to that land.
Heavenly Manna from the bowels of the earthSister Sabina Anokwu recalls the days of the Biafran war, the terrible starvation, and the gift of precious food that was sent by God. The Biafra /Nigeria war lasted from 1967 to 1970. During the terrible time at the peak of the war people of Biafra
Sister Mercy Wanguna in Cameroon works at first hand to alert young women to the dangers of human trafficking, and helps those who have been trafficked to build a new life. On the feast of St Bakhita, Mercy set out to awaken the whole world to the issue of human trafficking and violence against women through social media. She trained the girls from Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School, Bamenda, in Cameroon, through songs, dances, and bold posters to get the message across. None of those who took part can ever forget the importance of that message. “Human trafficking is violence,” writes Pope Francis. “ The violence suffered by women and girls is an open wound on the Body of Christ. It is a deep wound that affects all of us.” The Pope called for a marathon of prayer for an end to trafficking on the feast of Saint Bakhita, February 9th, and thoughout the month of February. “There was never a day I was not beaten,” said Bakhita, relating her experience as a kidnapped child in Sudan. She was enslaved, sold and resold before she became a servant of an Italian family who took her to Italy to look after their children. The story of how she became a Christian and later a Religious Sister in the convent where she took the children to school is a revelation of God’s providential care for each of His children. Let us continue to pray and to fight against the evil of human trafficking. No! to Human Trafficking! A Crime against Humanity! Unchain me from modern Slavery! proclaim Our Lady of Lourdes Students, Bamenda. I am brave, I am strong, I am a woman!
Sister Ann Griffin tells about a special day for the people of the Favella in Sao Paulo, Brazil. One of the Spiritans has a small patch of land on the city outskirts called a Sitio (small garden, green area). It has a lovely pond, trees, small vegetable garden, flowers, walking areas, a chapel,
Espaco Viva Mulher Sister Augustina Obi and Sister Helen Ohiemi work with vulnerable women in Feira De Santana-Bahia, Brazil. Espacio viva Mulher: The Women’s Space, is a Social Pastoral Ministry with an ecumenical bias, a meeting place for people and community. Our commitment is to the most impoverished people:
Empowering women in rural areas, helping them with literacy skills and business skills, and teaching them how to diversify their sources of income, as well as increasing self-esteem and enabling them to stand up and talk in public, these are some of the life-enriching skills women learn from “Ifendu” which has truly become their Light of Life.
In Morning Star Primary School we have inclusive education. We have speech-impaired and hard of hearing children and a good number of internally displaced orphans and vulnerable children. When members of the Christian Family Movement heard of us they decided to pay us a visit.
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