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Yearbook of the Medical Missionaries of Mary 001 2010 MMM Yearbook Final:Layout 1 05/10/2009 19:49 Page 1 2010 Edition Yearbook of the Medical Missionaries of Mary INSIDE THIS ISSUE . NIGERIA USA HONDURAS KENYA ASSOCIATES ENGLAND 001 2010 MMM Yearbook Final:Layout 1 05/10/2009 19:49 Page 2 Volume 71 – 2010 Medical Missionaries of Mary: Founded in Nigeria in 1937 by Dublin-born Contents Mother Mary Martin, to-day MMMs number 400 Sisters, who come from eighteen different countries, and a growing number of men and women from ten countries who The Ambassador of Kebele 17 4 are Associate Members. The three words in In Ethiopia the needs of people with disability are met in the Congregation’s title carry the inspiration conjunction with services to people living with HIV or AIDS that gives us energy to become engaged in healing some of the world’s pain. The Burden of HIV is for all of us to carry 6 In Tanzania, committed volunteers and staff join Medical: ‘Be with those who suffer, the MMM Sisters in providing essential care oppressed, and those on the margin of life. Heal the sick, excluding no one... Caring for 1,401 Children 8 Let your particular concern be the care of In Kenya, four Sisters and twenty-three staff support a huge mother and child...’ MMM Constitutions orphan community as well as providing health services Missionaries: ‘You are missio naries... HIV is an ongoing learning process 12 work with all people of good will. Join In Nigeria, Sister Felicitas Muoneke is the MMM doctor resources with them especially in the field who co-ordinates our response to AIDS in West Africa of health, so as to bring about a world of justice and peace, where true human HIV is a very complicated business 14 development is fostered, and human In Uganda, two MMM doctors, Sisters Brigid Corrigan and dignity and rights are respected.’ Carla Simmons explain the challenges of a mobile programme MMM Constitutions Hello to Tomorrow 19 Mary: ‘Ponder in your hearts the In Angola, MMM Sisters work alongside the local people mystery of the Visitation. Be inspired by as the country develops Mary’s selfless love, her simplicity and faith, as she goes in haste to answer a Golden Jubilarians make it a Family Day 20 human need, bringing with her the light Missionaries return to Ireland from overseas to join others that is life.’ MMM Constitutions in celebrating 50 years of religious profession Our Motto: Lifegiving Leadership 22 Rooted and Founded in Love (Eph.3,17) Members of our new Central Leadership Team began their six-year term of office in April 2009 Photo Credits: Protecting Water Sources 24 From the MMM Image Library, In Rwanda, school children and families enjoy clean water contributed by Sisters without a long trek Angela Anigbogu, Joanne Bierl, Carol Breslin, Siobhan Corkery, Brigid Corrigan, Ursula Cott, Going Places with the AMMMs 26 Felicitas Egeolu, Rita Higgins, Patricia Hoey, In Brazil, Malasia and Nigeria, Associate Members Teresa Hogan, Bernadette Kenny, of MMM extend our charism in a variety of ways Jacinta Lumenze, Therese McDonough, Regina Reinart, Kathie Shea, Cleide da Silva, Supermarket of the Swamps 29 Carla Simmons, Isabelle Smyth, In Malawi, over 500 wild plants of nutritional value thrive naturally Helen Spragg, Emelda Ukaumunna. Rachel’s Cry of Hope 32 Also: Anne Choon, Cristina Andrade Baiao In Brazil, Sister Regina Reinart reflects on the courage Dultra, Connie O'Halloran, Robert Power, Special thanks to of women who challenge injustice Brother Ignatius Curry, CSSp Archivist and May God bless this Home 34 MMM Archivist, Sister Catherine Dwyer. In Ireland, our Motherhouse community rejoices on the completion of the first phase of refurbishment The Yearbook of the Medical Many Nations... One Church 36 Missionaries of Mary is published by: In England, the missionary message is kept MMM Communications, alive in times of recession and confusion Rosemount, Booterstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland Marie Martin: the Searching Years 38 Tel: +353-1-2887180 Our Foundress spent two decades of her young adult Fax: +353-1-2834626 life searching for the way forward E-mail: [email protected] We stand on their Shoulders 40 www.mmmworldwide.org Brief tributes to eight Sisters who died since our last Charity Reg. Nos: Yearbook was published Ireland: CHY7150. The Legacy of Ruby Rogers 42 England: MMM Trust 293494 In the USA, the woman who fought for the rights of In USA we are a people with mental illness inspires us all Tax Exempt 501 © (3) organization Angels in my Life 44 Editor: Sister Isabelle Smyth In Honduras, Don Francisco, aged 92, says MMMs are the angels in his life Subscriptions: Sister Aileen Doggett Designed by: Solographics, Dublin Extension of Primary Outreach Programme 46 Printed by: Genprint, Dublin In the Republic of Benin, our health services are extended to a wide area © MMM Communications ISSN: 1393-8967 PRICE €5 or $5 • Front Cover: Ethiopia • Back Cover: Brazil 001 2010 MMM Yearbook Final:Layout 1 06/10/2009 11:36 Page 3 Paths that are new Dear Readers, Our Constitutions present us with a daily challenge where it is written: ‘Today is a new day, be ready to walk in paths that are new’. This invitation was before us all through our recent Congregational Chapter, as we committed ourselves once again to our mission of bringing healthcare to the poor and suffering of the world. You will see from the following pages how we meet people affected by HIV and AIDS. In fact, one-third of our Yearbook is devoted to the wide range of services and skills that are required to face up to this challenge. There is still a lot of stigma around the disease. Because of the infection many are shunned by their families. Because of the stigma, many women refuse to be tested, while many men refuse to believe anything they are told about the disease or how it could be prevented. Many children of such parents are born with HIV and without treatment these children will die. Some say the struggle against the disease is hopeless but it is not. Many of our Sisters and staff are educators and health care workers fighting to halt the disease through truth telling campaigns that are unafraid to shock. These efforts make a big difference. Another major issue we face is water. This precious commodity is becoming scarcer at a global level. The poor are the ones who suffer most. Water shortages can mean long walks to fetch it, high prices to buy it, food insecurity and disease from drinking dirty water. Our story from Rwanda, included here, gives an idea of what can be done with a little help. Extreme poverty is a prison in which too many people are sentenced for life. Helping them to escape is not simple but we have learned that progress can be made through a combination of teaching more, expecting more, giving more, empowering more women Mission Statement and men and developing more equitable guidelines for employment, investment and As Medical Missionaries of Mary trade globally. in a world deeply and violently divided we are women on fire with the I send my special thanks and prayers to healing love of God. you – our friends and donors – for making it possible for our Sisters and Associate Engaging our own pain and vulnerability members, our staff and volunteers to provide we go to peoples of different cultures a quality healing service to those most in where human needs are greatest. need. With your help we pledge ourselves Our belief in the inter-relatedness to continue this service with compassion and of God’s creation commitment. urges us to embrace holistic healing and to work for reconciliation, justice and peace. Congregational Leader HEALING AND DEVELOPMENT 2010 3 MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY 001 2010 MMM Yearbook Final:Layout 1 05/10/2009 19:49 Page 4 ETHIOPIA –COVER STORY The Ambassador of K N ADDIS ABABA, the smallest administrative area of the city is called a Kebele. Many of these areas are characterised by a high level of violence, drug abuse, and commercial sex. Because this can be a dangerous area for our field workers to enter on their own, we have trained several of the mothers of children Iwith disabilities to assist them, since these mothers know the area well. Sintayeho, pictured here with her handicapped son Dagmawi, wants other children with disabilities to have the same advantages as her child. She has been so effective in promoting the benefits of Community Based Rehabilitation that she is called ‘the Ambassador of Kebele 17’ well with all the other children and We collected equipment for the room, Fantu’s Story adults caring for her. including a floor mat, a cerebral palsy chair, and toys. A visitor from Canada The parents of many children with dis - HE LITTLE ORPHAN GIRL we donated an exercise ball. We put in a bilities have to travel long dis tances Tknow as Fantu was four years of wooden stairs with parallel bars. age when we met her, just a year ago. within Addis Ababa to access physio - She was very thin and unhappy and therapy services. Since most of them The physiotherapy room was opened could not move well. She was always have to use public transport and the in February 2008 and much wonder ful crying and would not make friends. children need treatment several days work is being done in a very small a week, it is expensive and time- space with simple equipment. Our field workers in the Department consuming. The Franciscan Sisters of for Children with Disabilities began the Heart of Jesus run an orphanage In addition to rehabilitation services for working with her, playing and show - near our Counseling Center.
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