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Communities welcome young women to the sisterhood through international outreach
… has had 19 women under 40 profess vows in the last five years from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, Slovenia and Tanzania. The women have generally completed …
Read again: 10 noteworthy stories from 2019
… we can't wait to share with you. Happy New Year, and thanks for reading GSR. We love you. … Ghana sister rescues disabled children viewed as bad omens in their villages … by Doreen Ajiambo, published Nov. 18 … In some parts of Ghana, children born with physical and mental disabilities are considered bad omens for their …
Q & A with Sr. Marie Stella, leading the fight against AIDS in Togo
… town in northern Togo, where roads from neighboring countries Burkina Faso, Benin and Ghana meet. Populations mingle, and the risk of HIV contamination is great. The virus currently …
Q & A with Sr. Lucianne Siers, training religious in formation and interculturality
… young women who are considering entering their communities. They came here from Australia, Ghana, South Korea and Kenya. Last year, we welcomed women from China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, as …
Ghana sister rescues disabled children viewed as bad omens in their villages
… nearly lost her life when her neighbors in this remote village in the northeastern corner of Ghana accused her of being possessed by evil spirits and causing the death of 17 people — simply … the government said the victims died due to a cholera outbreak and were among 243 deaths in Ghana, neighbors said that, since Sarah was disabled, she was responsible. Sarah, now 12, was …
'Look and find and act': Sisters share complexities of anti-trafficking fight
… three girls, but one of them was snatched and dragged to Ivory Coast" and later taken to Ghana, Bryant said. The sister in Nigeria, knowing Bryant was involved in anti-trafficking , … Sr. Gabriella Bottani , the international coordinator of Talitha Kum, for a contact in Ghana. An umbrella network of networks, Talitha Kum unites sisters all around the world who are …
Q & A with Sr. Ann Therese Kelly, teaching the art of stained glass
… latest project is the 8-foot-tall eucharistic window for Christ the King Cathedral in Sunyani, Ghana. It shows African designs in the background with the Holy Spirit with a whole circle around … In the full window, you can see the Earth with the Eucharist over the Earth and encompassing Ghana. This has been a little over two years in process because it takes a long time to design …
Consecrated partner to fight trafficking
… religious, volunteers and facilitators from all over Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Ghana, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zambia, Italy and the Philippines. The diverse topics …
Sisters count on the 'multiplication factor' of lay partners in their ministries
… of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit. She began her ministry in a school in Ghana as an account clerk, helping with registration and admission. Later ministries there …
Finding God in Ghana
… call to prayer. It sounded at 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the predominantly Muslim town of Sang, in Ghana, West Africa. I traveled to Ghana in March, accompanying a volunteer team of dentists and audiologists who travel there …
Meet the new sisters panel for the third year of The Life
… this year are from, have ties to or work in: Australia, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lithuania, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Senegal, South … or life as a sister." … Meet the 2019-20 panelists for The Life: … Sandra Wiafewa Agyeman, Ghana / Philippines … Sandra Wiafewa Agyeman (Ofia) is a Ghanaian member of the Missionary …