Mission Voices
Building Hope: Expanding the Saint Benedict African School Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A Place to Learn, A Future to Hope For In a quiet community outside Lubumbashi, Congo, the dream of education often feels impossibly far away. City schools—too expensive, too distant—are simply not an [...]
Empowering Education and Faith in Vietnam
The Franciscan Friars of the Province Saint Francis of Vietnam are celebrating a milestone in their mission to support the education and spiritual growth of poor ethnic students in Laos. Thanks to our incredible [...]
Transforming Lives Through Education in La Libertad’s Remote Highlands, Philippines
In the heart of the mountainous region of La Libertad, Negros Oriental, students wanting a high school education faced daunting challenges. Students had to travel two hours down the mountain to attend school, a [...]
Scholarships are shaping the next generation in Santo Nino Pastoral Station in the Philippines
In the quiet, rugged mountains of Santo Nino, over 10,000 indigenous people make their lives in a farming community where dreams of higher education often feel as distant as the clouds. But in the [...]
Empowering India: Nourishing Bodies and Minds of Patients with HIV/AIDS, and their Children
In the heart of India, the Franciscan Friars, Fr. Anthony Rooban Doss OFM, Fr. Charles Arulanandam, and Sr. Nirmala FMM (Franciscan Missionaries of Mary), along with the dedicated team at the FMM sisters in [...]
Educating Success in Kenya
Yes, we can do it! This is the shortest way to express the success of our students, who made great results on national exams at the end of schooling. These students are from the [...]
Our Kindergarten is A Big Success
Our work, as Franciscan missionaries, is to help the poorest of the poor around the world, and our mission in the village of Kivumu, Rwanda is among these places. I can only admire these people. [...]
Kindergarten Uniforms for Our Children
Now that the Padri Vjeko Kindergarten is up and running, we turn our attention to creating uniforms for our young children. The children range in age from three to five years old, so we have [...]
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