50th Anniversary of Peru Mission

The Sisters celebrate 50 years in Peru. Read an account of the visit during this milestone year, a reflection on the anniversary celebration, and reflections of the Sisters time in Peru!

Reflection: Sister Rose-Marie Bokenfohr

Reflection: Sister Rose-Marie Bokenfohr

Sister Rose-Marie providing one-on-one counselling.Who would have thought, as I wrote that letter in 1966 to our General Superior responding to a request for volunteers (for five years) for the foreign missions, that I would be sitting here in Peru answering a request...

Reflection: Sister Josephine Doiron

Reflection: Sister Josephine Doiron

Sister Josephine Doiron playing the guitar at Mass.I was one of the first Sisters of Providence to go to Peru in 1967 and I went to back to celebrate the 50th year of our presence there. It meant a lot to me to be there for this special event. We began the celebration...

Reflection: Sister Shirley Morris

Reflection: Sister Shirley Morris

The first missionaries to Peru: Sister Josephine Doiron, Fr. John Adamyk, Sister Rose Healy, Sister Rita Moran, Fr. Duncan MacDonnell, and Sister Shirley Morris.As we, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul celebrate 50 years of missionary work with our people...

Reflection: Sister Sara Jimenez Angulo

Reflection: Sister Sara Jimenez Angulo

As we are getting closer to celebrating 50 years since the arrival in Peru of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, I feel filled with happiness and gratitude to God for having put them in my path. A daughter with nine brothers, I spent my first years in...

Reflection: Sister Shirley Morris

Testimony: Mr. Ricardo Cordova Ames

BY MR. RICARDO CORDOVA AMES, FORMER MAYOR OF CARABAYLLO My deepest admiration, respect, and congratulations to the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul on the 50th Anniversary of their presence in our District. They arrived in December of 1967, with nothing...