by Kevin Wells | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog, Children
The sister saw the boy approaching like a ghost emerging from a parched wilderness. He looked to be 11 or 12; his eyes were enormous and glazed over. The sister from the Sisters of Mary community knew these were the hunger eyes of the East African plains. When she...
by Kevin Wells | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog, Children, Sisters
The driver steered his car down a backcountry road that split canopies of great oaks, whose moss dripped from its long branches like Louisiana tinsel. The hardly-traveled road is a place where hawks soar over towering tree tops and deer and wild boar roam unencumbered...
by Paul Gesterling | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog, Children
ONE OF A KIND CELEBRATION 20,000 children celebrate their birthdays in world’s largest one day celebration. The event, named ‘Every Child’s Birthday’ will take place Tuesday, August 15th across six countries globally, and will mark the birthdays of some of the world’s...
by Paul Gesterling | Jul 21, 2023 | Children
The Sisters of Mary provide safety, security, and education to over 20,000 of the most vulnerable children in the most dangerous circumstances throughout the world. Lanham, MD. (July 20, 2023) – Over ten million tickets have been sold for the surprise independent...
by Paul Gesterling | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog, Children
It is the Culture Eder Mendoza, who was one of the first graduates of the Sisters of Mary World Villages for Children program in Mexico, didn’t value the education he was provided initially. He took it for granted. Then he started to watch his peers. Older students...
by The Sisters of Mary | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog, Children, Sisters
by Sr. Marchery I am Sr. Marchery Ado, the sister in charge of our Training Center for out of school youth. I consider recruitment time as the most challenging yet a grace filled experience. Being a foreigner in this country, the thought of going to other regions,...
