First vows of Ferroudja, Mediatrice, Béatrice, Pascaline, Odile, Agnès, Priscille and Scholastique 2014
On 26th April 2014 at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Sr Ferroudja Chabane from Algeria, appointed to Lilongwe, Malawi. Sr Médiatrice Kwizera from Burundi, appointed to Butare, Rwanda. Sr Béatrice Badini Wêndpouiré from Burkina Faso, appointed to Algiers, Algeria. Sr Pascaline Katungu Muleresimundu from DR Congo, appointed to Kalabankura, Mali. Sr Odile Tuo Songuimagnon from Ivory Coast, appointed to Gitega, Burundi. and at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Sr Agnes Waweru Wangeci from Kenya, appointed to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on 11th October 2014 at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Sr Priscille Nisubire from Burundi appointed to Dar-es-Salaam (Tandale),Tanzania. Sr Scholastique Makita Mutanda from DR Congo, appointed to Ghardaia, Algeria.
First vows of Maria Anuarite, Butare, 30th April 2015
Amani Marie Anuarite Ndatabaye (DR Congo) is sent to Butare, Rwanda. On the pictures : Sr. Amani surrounded by the postulants, in front of Butare Cathedral; Sr. Agathe Mukamuligo (left) and Amani having received the light
First vows of Jane, Anna and Redempta, Arusha 30th April 2015
“People do not need sad sisters because they are experiencing enough sadness but they need sisters who are loving, joyful and enthusiastic and this is what we are called to be. He further said that Jesus is not interested in sisters who look good and smart but he is interested in sisters who bear fruits which are juicy and sweet, a call for us again to bear such kind of fruits.” When the three of us shared our novitiate experience, we found out that our experience is almost the same, “ENCOUNTERING GOD WHO IS LOVE”. Though in different ways, we all have encountered a God who loves us and accepts us the way we are and whose love has sustained us since we were born up to today. Because of this, we felt that our profession would be a response to the love of God that he has offered…
First vows of Anna, Thabita, Fidès, Julienne, Caritas, Marie and Edith in Arusha 2013
By our religious profession, we say ‘yes’ to God and to the Congregation, where we are welcomed and of which we are now members. Sister Margaret Kennedy, the Regional Sister for East Africa, received our vows as representative of the Superior General. The Eucharistic celebration of our first profession took place in our house. It was presided over by Father Simon Drasiga sj, assistant at the Jesuit novitiate in Arusha. The novices from the Missionaries of Africa helped us with the singing. We had chosen songs in different languages, and people were struck by our ability to master each other’s languages. Among the guests were our neighbours, parishioners and religious congregations. Our sisters from Dar-es-Salaam and Mwanza, Tanzania and from Nairobi, Kenya joined us for the celebration. This day has opened a new page in our lives; it is the beginning of a new story and a new…