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Sister Mary Zosso Sister Mary Zosso is one of 650 Medical Mission Sisters in 19 nations trying to be present to others in the spirit of Jesus the Healer. Born and raised in Chillicothe, Missouri, Sister Mary Zosso attended business college in her hometown before joining the Medical Mission Sisters 62 years ago. She served as Secretary to our Foundress, Mother Dengel, in Philadelphia and Rome. At our hospitals in India and Pakistan, she worked in the medical records, accounting, and purchasing departments. She also served for 7 years in Philadelphia, as Pro-Provincial Secretary. But most of her religious life - 41 years - was spent in Ghana, West Africa. Her first mission there was at the Kokufu Leprosy Settlement. She went on to manage the Business Office at Holy Family Hospital in Berekum. In addition, she served as president of the Assembly of Women Religious of the Diocese of Sunyani. In 1992, she moved to Techiman, Ghana, where she was active in a community of Sisters in formation while continuing to work at the hospital. During Sister Mary's years in Ghana, the country experienced a number of military coups. "The spirit of hospitality and gratitude was not diminished," she remembers of the Ghanaian people. "Visitors and those in need were welcomed, and food and shelter shared with them. The tradition of going in person the next morning to thank someone who had given help the previous day continued to be practiced faithfully." Sister Mary now lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and is involved in a number of justice and peace efforts through Africa Faith and Justice Network, Jubilee USA, and NETWORK (a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby). She serves as an advocate with such groups as Save Africa's Children, Darfur Action, Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, and the Interfaith Coalition for Immigration Reform, and works on such issues as debt cancellation, migration, and human trafficking. At a weekly class in her parish entitled, "Spirituality in the Global and Domestic Venue of our Times," Sister Mary enjoys sharing her lifetime of missionary experiences with her fellow parishioners. "Our discussions are very animated, and I have been edified at how involved some of our members are in justice and peace issues."
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