Page B2 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 24, 1992

A life of hel

This week I would like’ to share a
a story ofa dedicated young lady a
Ol Lerrace,. -_.- Sry) i ee -

She is. the daughter of Mama = ss Here n.
and Papa Raposa. She is sister... TT)
Maria de Deus A. Raposa. , There

Maria — who since 1983: has
given her life to. serving the ‘poor
— has returned to Terrace fora
visit along with sister Rita ot Bra-
zi

It all began’ for het with just -
wanting to be‘a missionary. Later
on she decided to dedicate her life
to becoming : a ‘‘sister’”,

And now sli¢ is the mother su-
perior of her mission:

Bor. in .Terrace, Maria, left

“home in 1983...She graduated
with the class. of: 1980 from
Caledonia: on 2

‘SAS a very young gil growing
up I always ‘felt I ‘wanted to do
missionary \ work,” Maria says.

“But as ‘she’ becanie a teenager
her thoughts. changed ‘somewhat.
She ‘discovered © “boys. to be

“‘awesome,”? : be

But on emerging ‘from. her. teen
years; she still felt the need to go.

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‘Maria is part’ of the “Mis: "
sionaries of the. Poor —.a MOUNT LAYTON
Diocesan order’ of sisters located HOT SPRINGS.
in the state of Golas, Brazil. —
The missionaries there take care R E SORT LTD ‘

of approximately 1,000, children
ranging from infants to 16-year-

co va ee a ae
olds. They learn basic hygiene, 4jSS|ONARIES OF THE POOR: Sisters Reta and Maria, mem-

mons, school-education, crafts, bers of a Diocesan order of nuns in Brazil, recently visited Ter-
and skills to help them find future race — Maria's hometown. .

employment to give them a hope .
of a better life. They also care for
an home of about 30 abandoned,
elderly women.

There are approximately 70 lay
workers who help run the homes,
each with their: special gifts that
contribute” to, the: care of these
children, ee

‘The | “sisters” "also have
parents’ groups. where ‘they too
learn new. skills: ‘to help them bet- {2
ter care for the ir. families. .

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