"My first appointment was in a conflict area, so you could say my religious journey was among war victims on the battlefield. I lived my religious life in the war zones for 26 years and even after the war."
Sr. Leah Drong, a member of the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, built Salesian Sisters' Nursing College in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, where poor students are studying.
Former students admire Sr. Miriam Francis Perlewitz of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic for her remarkable contribution to the formation of priests in Bangladesh.
"I have a very beautiful and good community and school staff, and when you have that around you to lead you and protect you, you feel you are in safe surroundings," says Indian-born Salvatorian Sr. Suneela Polimetla.
Among the many programs Clark has established to improve and enrich offenders' lives at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Framingham are initiatives to help the incarcerated overcome substance abuse and trauma, as well as guide them in re-entering society after their release.
Kuzhinapurathu spoke to Global Sisters Report about various challenges faced by the religious congregations in India — dwindling vocations, aging members and the culture of working together.
As a result of the crisis between the minority Anglophone and the French-speaking Cameroonians, the plight of the refugees has become a major focus for Anikwem's congregation.
For over 20 years, Sr. Joséphine Kimbolo's ministry has been to help people discover "all the colors of their soul" and find where God is calling them. Her approach has a “particular color,” as she says.
Holy Cross Sr. Monju Maria Corraya works with street children addicted to drugs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. "I think society and family are responsible for those children," she said.