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The challenge of relief and rebuilding for the victims of the December 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean continues, and our Sisters are helping in whatever ways they can. Sister Corry Sulistiati, our Sector Coordinator in East Asia, is one of several Medical Mission Sisters volunteering in the crisis center of the KWI/Bishop's Office in Jakarta. "There is a great sense of solidarity among us, in the country as well as from other countries: ASEAN countries, Europe, Japan, the U.S., and others." Indian Sister-Doctor Elizabeth Vadakekara, our Sector Coordinator in Asia, says, "We plan to branch out in 2 groups - one in Tamil Nadu, and the other in Kerala - to join an NGO and Major Superiors' group, and work toward the rehabilitation of the most needy." For more information about the efforts of our Sisters in the affected areas, please see the Healing Presence page. If you wish to contribute financially to our tsunami relief and rebuilding efforts, please send your donation to: Medical Mission Sisters Development Center, 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sister Teresita Hinnegan is attending a conference called, "Voices of Vigilance Against Human Trafficking," a one-day program that will be held in Baltimore and repeated in Philadelphia during February. The focus will be on the reality of human trafficking in urban areas. Sister Teresita, who retired in 2004 after 22 years at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, is beginning a new ministry of raising awareness about the trafficking of women and children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sister Vijaya Puthusseril, who is in mission at the Regional Cancer Center in Kerala, South India, was one of 1050 attendees at the 13th International Conference on Cancer Nursing in Sydney, Australia. "At the opening ceremony, the flag bearers from 34 countries in their national costume hoisted their flags at the dais," she said. "I was assigned to hoist the Indian flag, and I considered it an honor." She was also one of 10 participants selected from the developing countries to attend a 2-day "Train the Trainer" program on breast cancer. "My experience has shown me the unity of humanity in suffering," she reflects. "When faced with cancer, there is no distinction - male or female, rich or poor, black or white. In the tears of the cancer-affected, in the smile of the cancer-healed, and in the sigh of the dying, I have experienced the power of the incarnation of Jesus."
January 15,
2005
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