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She was asked by her bishop in Ghana to found an order of teaching sisters, and she said yes, even knowing that it would cost her. Her parents emphatically did not approve of her becoming a sister, to the extent that they disowned her.
To found a new order, the foundress has to go through formation in an established order, and the order that agreed to form her was SOLT, my other sister's order. That's how my one sister met my other sister, and she introduced her to my parents, who then adopted her. (Could you follow that?) She calls them Mom and Dad, they (and we) call her Akufa, which means Beloved Joy.
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Now she is back in Ghana, receiving her first postulants, and going about the beautiful work she has been given. I miss her already! I suppose I won't see her again for a few years, at least. But she is my sister, always in my heart, and we will meet, as we always have, in the Heart of Jesus!
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Thank you, Wendy for sharing this story about your sister and your sister!
There are so many people who do not understand about vocations. It must have caused your sister so much pain when her parents disowned her. How wonderful she met your family who obviously love her.
May God bless her, and her work with the postulants.
Love! How wonderful to have yet another sister, we can never have enough! I have 4 of my own, with Julie in heaven already, but I have added a new sister here in Hawaii. Raphaela is from Cameroon, Africa, and she interchangeably calls my "sister" and "momma" and I love it. The African concept of "family" is so much different than ours and focuses us on the reality that we are all God's children and ONE family.
Also, Raphaela's sister is a nun in Cameroon and has been granted permission to found her own order also! Just 2 months ago she opened the doors to her first orphanage and at the end of 2 weeks already had 16 children (I think over 30 now). The vocations are strong in Africa! Keep Sister Miriam in your prayers and we will pray for your sister too!
That's fantastic! My sister is Sr. Rejoice Mary. It's funny how the love of our Lord bridges cultures and distances, isn't it?
We have a friend (from Nigeria) who was telling us about the significance of the oldest sister. The first girl in the family is called the ...something like Ama, I think. The oldest sons and the oldest daughters are like secondary parents in the family, and that lasts their whole lives. When there is a problem, or a conundrum, all the Amas in the village get together to solve it (or the first sons, depending on the nature of the problem).
Thanks for the prayers, we will pray for you too!
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