Final commitment of sr Lucy Nabweteme
Lucy committing herself as a religious missionary sister ! Final commitment of Sr . Lucy Nabweteme on 15th January 2017 in Naama parish kiyinda mityana diocese Uganda . She committed herself for life as a Missionary sister of our Lady of Africa. “I wish to share a few words about Lucy’s final vows. We had a simple and meaningful feast with the people of her parishioners about two and a half hours drive from Kampala.Lucy was accompanied by her parents, family and our sisters from the entity participated and this was supportive. The missionaries of Africa came to the feast , the Gogonya generate community all came apart from the superior and for the people it was touching, something they had never experienced in life. It was a good witness that I believe awakened the Missionary spirit in the…
Jubilees in the Netherlands!
Women apostles for Africa since 70, 65, 60 and 50 years! “Today, together with our sisters in the Netherlands – Boxtel, we are grateful to God for His uncountable graces. In a special way, for the gift of religious vocation and faithfulness of our sisters who have celebrated their jubilees and to whom we are saying “congratulations”! 70 years of religious life – Sr. Wil Hansen, 65 years of religious life – Sisters Angela Brekelmans, Tonnie de Bekker and Annnie de Groot 60 years of religious life: – Sisters: Marianne Kemmeren, Theresia Brattinga, Bertie Lintsen and Greet de Vries 50 years of religious life – Sr. Marie MacDonald A decoration for our sisters : To our great surprise, the Mayer of Boxtel, Mr. Mark Buijs, came not only to congratulate our sisters for their jubilees, but also to thank our sisters who, after 20 to 50…
First vows of Alicja, Aurélie and Magdalena on 30th April 2016
SHARING OUR JOY: APRIL 30, 2016
Street-Missionary in Canada
Sister Françoise Laflamme, missionary from Malawi in Canada.
Saint Bakhita, Patroness of kidnapped persons and victims of trafficking
Josephine was born in 1869 in South Sudan. She lived with her parents, 3 brothers and 4 sisters in Olgossa, a small village in Darfur, close to Mont Agilerei. The first suffering felt by Josephine was when those she called ” négriers” in reality members of Arab tribes who were slave traders, abducted her elder sister: “I still remember, she said in 1910, how Mama cried, and how we too cried. “ One day, between 1876 and 1877 she suffered the same fate as her sister; she was kidnapped and carried far away. “I was only thinking of my family; I called out to Papa and Mama, with anguish in my heart impossible to describe. But no-one was listening to me. “ Sold into slavery several times in the markets of El Obeid and Khartoum, she was treated brutally by her captors.…
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…
To carve is to think with the heart and speak with the hands
To carve is to think with the heart and speak with the hands. I admit that it is an exercise resulting in a lot of sweat … But this exercise shows how vital it is to go to the end of life just as the sculptor takes his time to go to the end and give life to his work. I was born in 1934 in Dordogne. In July 1956, I took my first steps in the congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. I was sent to Africa where I had different activities. Since I am retired, I can practice the art of sculpture. In my missionary life, I was able to fulfill several services, thanks to my self-taught training;it is surely a gift from heaven, the greatest gift. Thus I was able to respond to various calls in my religious family. In Algeria, I…