“Be bold and decisive in seeking God’s plan for your life!”
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE 2019 WORLD DAY OF VOCATIONS
The courage to take a risk for God’s promise
International pilgrimage for the youth in Rome
INTERNATIONAL PILGRIMAGE FOR THE YOUTH IN ROME
JULY 9thTO JULY 18th, 2019
“On the footsteps of Cardinal Lavigerie“
Founder of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and the Missionaries of Africa
Being a missionary: to be sent, to be “all to all people
Sister Anafrida Biro, a missionary, a Chemistry and Biology teacher, wishing to become a dreamer, above all, a learner at a daily and free school of Jesus, as she says. She shares with us her missionary experience.
Juniorate 2018 – preparation for final commitment
“Remain in me… and you will bear much fruit.” (Jn 15:5)
It is with hearts full of gratitude that we come to share what we have experienced since the beginning of our Juniorate. As you know, we arrived from our various mission countries of Burundi, Malawi, Uganda and Chad. We thank the General Council for offering us this grace-filled opportunity and the two sisters who accompanied us during this time.
Vocation story : Every person IS a Mission in our world
“Every person IS a Mission in our world, by the very fact of being in this world.”
Sister Mia Dombrecht is a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa. She shares with us about her missionary vocation; what it means to be a missionary, joys and challenges of missionary life and the place of God in her life journey.
100 years of life is worth celebrating!
Sr Thérèse Pagnac, Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa, was 100 years old in March 2018.
The future of our Congregation depends on what we do today
All the sisters of temporary vows from the different mission countries met in Nairobi from June 29 to July 14, 2018. The meeting was animated by the General Council. It allowed us to share, to listen to one another and to let ourselves be enthused by the experiences of each one.
A generous response to God’s initiative
“I called you by your name: you are mine” Isaiah 43:1
This is the Bible text that Marie Ange Ndayishimiye chose as the center and spirit of her perpetual vows.
Joy shared: my first religious profession
“This is the day that the Lord has made, let it be for us a day of feast and joy.” Ps 117, 24
The dream come true
The 30/04/2018, was an unforgettable day in my life in which the Lord filled me with his joy and inner peace.