by worldvillagdev | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog, Sisters
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Sister Michaela Kim passed away yesterday. She died peacefully in Busan, South Korea, surrounded by many of her fellow Sisters of Mary. Funeral services will be held this Saturday, March 30. Sister Michaela spent her...
by worldvillagdev | Feb 28, 2019 | Blog, Sisters
Earlier this month, construction began on our first Village for Children in Africa! The Sisters of Mary were invited to expand their program to Tanzania in the fall of 2017 by Cardinal Polycarp Pengo. He offered the sisters 40 acres of land in his archdiocese in Dar...
by worldvillagdev | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Children, Sisters
World Villages for Children supports the Boystowns and Girlstowns operated by the Sisters of Mary in the Philippines, South Korea, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras, and Tanzania. At these live-in schools, the sisters educate and care for more than 20,000 children...
by worldvillagdev | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog, Sisters
Dear Benefactors and Friends, I warmly greet each one of you: have a Happy and Blessed Year 2019! This simple message is a reflection on the passage from the gospel of St. John: “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear...
by worldvillagdev | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, Children, Sisters
The Sisters of Mary have begun preparing for Christmas at each of the Boystowns and Girlstowns. The children in our programs have known such hardship and poverty during their lives. Many had never received a Christmas present before coming to our schools. The...
by worldvillagdev | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog, Sisters
HOW THE SISTERS REACH OUT TO NEW CHILDREN IN NEED Each year the Sisters of Mary search far and wide for children with the greatest need The Sisters of Mary work in countries overseas where poverty remains extreme. They see the impact of poverty on children. The price...
