Articles with tag Sisters of Compassion
Medical Camp for Those Hidden in Plain Sight
At a glance, nothing looked remarkable about the cluster of homes separated from one another by small patches of grass, but an invisible barrier separated them from the surrounding city. The …
January 2021
Moment of Compassion Reveals Eternal Hope
Rani’s life had withered under the shadow of pain and hardship, but one day light penetrated that shadow when three women simply noticed Rani and the sadness lining her face—a sadness …
July 2020
Turbulent Household Finds Peace
As GFA Sisters of Compassion Raka and Nandali walked through the village they served in, they heard a loud fight erupting from a nearby house. The Sisters rushed to the house …
July 2020
Widow Journeys from Depression, Pain to Healing
Loneliness. Financial hardship. Snakes. Sahima’s life was full of burdens, but now her hands were full of hope. A shred of joy lit within Sahima’s heart as she took a sack of …
June 2020
Leprosy. The very word carries a certain stigma and arouses apprehension in Asia, as if merely uttering it could expose you to the disease. Those affected by …
February 2020
Rupak opened his front door wide to let in the three brightly dressed women. Wanting to honor his guests, Rupak quickly retrieved three chairs for the visitors. Rupak …
January 2020
Hard-working Mom Gains Second Chance
At age 34, Pival had a husband and five children, but she was missing something that most people gain during childhood. With her days spent laboring tirelessly in …
May 2019
Hope Found Where There Was None
Twelve-year-old Aijez had never set foot inside a school. He and his family lived in the slums. His father, Mukil, earned a living as a daily laborer, while Aijez …
January 2019
Wind whipped through the plastic sheets, lifting them to the sky as they strained against the bamboo frame. Huddled inside the small, sparsely thatched structure, Kajri shielded herself from the sharp …
January 2019
Hansini looked incredulously at her husband. How could he want to kill their infant son? She refused to support his decision, which only caused more tension in the house and in their …
August 2018
Two of her children were gone. Missing. Where were they? What had happened? Where had they gone? It was her husband. He had taken them. Taken them and left again without telling …
June 2018
Disfiguring Disease Leads to Life
She had only been married a few days. What should have been one of the best times of her life was suddenly marred by a strange condition in her leg. Yoshita, …
February 2018