Sending on Mission Kenya

Hours, days and weeks have passed for this long awaited day.  The morning was bright and beautiful sunshine greeted the day for this great feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton who has accompanied the four of us.  It is amazing that our journey in the Company of the Daughters of Charity has been so linked to St. Elizabeth Ann.  We were received as Postulants on the 4th January, we were incorporated into the Company a year later on the feast and now we have been sent on mission, two years later on this date again.  The 4th January has indeed been a special date for us. 
We have been many days preparing for this great event and it has brought a mixture of excitement, anxiety and joy to us.  We started the day with morning prayer at 6.15am, during this prayer we shared our reflections and requested Sr. Catherine Prendergast, Provincial, to send us on mission.  It was exciting to wait and hear where each of us was being sent.  The morning prayer was very reflective so it set the scene for the reception of the long awaited news.  The Eucharistic celebration followed and it was truly a blessing, we had put much preparation into this and like the song of the Little Drummer Boy, we too played and sang our best for our Saviour. It was a joyful and lively Kenyan celebration.  We thank God for the grace of this day and we request St. Elizabeth Ann to intercede for us. Some Sisters from the other houses joined us for the celebration and this added to the joy.  After the photographs were taken we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast together.
May God bless all the Sisters and our formators.
Sr. Irene
 
The four young Sisters who were sent on mission
Sr. Theresa Nyawira George placed in Kiio to work in Community and Pastoral Work.
Sr. Rose Adhiambo Magolo placed in Thigio to work in Community and Pastoral Work.
Sr. Philomena Mwende Muema placed in Chanzo to work in St. Justin’s Centre and in St. John’s.
Sr. Irene Mercy Nafula Okumo placed in Kitale to work in Community and Pastoral Work.