'Baptized and sent' to Cameroonian refugees

Global Sisters Report is sharing Tertiary Sister of St. Francis Mary Nyuylem's story of serving Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria — a humanitarian effort supported by both lay and ecclesiastical organizations and individuals from around the world, including TSSF and FSPA.

She tells of her ministry in one of 25 refugee settlements in Nigeria that "host more than 35,000" women, men and children displaced by the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon. "I am baptized and sent to be an empowering presence in this part of the world." Visit globalsistersreport.org to read the article.

FSPA and TSSF are united through Companions in Franciscan Solidarity, a global Franciscan sisterhood fostering intercultural friendship in order to collaborate across borders with compassionate responses to the needs of the time. Learn more about Companions in Solidarity.