Posts Tagged ‘Ministry’
Sr. Laurence Kibambe Kutshina, SDS
My name is Sister Laurence Kibambe Kutshina. I come from The Congo. I am a nurse. I work in an orphanage in Goma in The Congo. We have 89 babies living in our orphanage. There are three sisters, including me, who take care of the babies. We wake up at 5:00 in the morning to…
Read MoreSr. Bakhita Ndokole, SDS
My name is Sr. Bakhita S. Ndokole, SDS. I was born on December 12, 1985 in the Iringa region at Mudabulo hospital. I am the first born in a family of eight children. I have four young brothers and three young sisters. I have also three aunts and three uncles. My mother died in 2002.…
Read MoreSr. Barbara: My vocation story continues to unfold
I often say my vocation story has three threads: mathematics, teaching, and Salvatorians. In eighth grade, I discovered mathematics and announced to my family that when I grew up I was going to “go to college and study mathematics.” When I finished high school, I went to Saint Louis University (SLU) and majored in mathematics. …
Read MoreSr. Deanna: Counting My Blessings
I grew up in Dickeyville, Wis. in a family of 12. Being the second oldest, I was called on to help out at an early age. We lived across from the famous grotto and Holy Ghost Church and school. We rarely missed daily Mass and Thursday Holy Hour. We said the rosary every night right…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Pope Francis
I have friends in other Christian denominations who are as excited about Pope Francis as I am. My friends remind me that Francis is “everybody’s Pope!” In past years there seemed not to be the same enthusiasm to identify with former Popes. Rather it felt like the Holy Father spoke and taught Catholics alone. The…
Read MoreSr. Liz: Thy Will Be Done
How often over my nearly 77 years have I prayed the “Our Father”! I always prayed the phrase, “Thy will be done” while trying to maintain an attitude of acceptance. (God, you know what’s best, so I accept whatever outcome you deem best in this situation.) Recently I had a different insight. Just what IS…
Read MoreSr. Theresia Macha, SDS
My name is Sister Theresia. I was born the first of seven children in 1959. My parents had three sons and four daughters. I grew up in a small village. I entered the Salvatorians in 1980. My apostolate is to work with other people to help her or him to know God and to love…
Read MoreSr. Astrid Kateni, SDS
My name is Astrid Kateni. I was born on December 14, 1971 in Kolwezi. Kolwezi is a city in Katanga province in the Republic Democratique of Congo. I’m the fourth child in my family. My father’s name was a Tabu Kalala Jean-Felix. He was a political man. He died in 2013. My mother’s name is…
Read MoreSr. Georgene: Be Together…But NOT the Same
Arizona is not known for having a great educational system. I believe it is ranked 41st in the U.S. One reason is that the state absorbs a high percentage of immigrants. Instructors on all levels are challenged to improve the state’s image. We do have many excellent schools that rate first place in the country,…
Read MoreSr. Bonita Victory Nnamba, SDS
My name is Sister Bonita Victory Nnamba, SDS. I was born June 30, in 1981 at Ocean Road Hospital in Dar es Salaam. My Father’s name was Victory Nnamba and my mother’s name is Agnes Kasembe. I’m the third born of five children in my family. I started primary school in 1991. In 1992 my…
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