faces of sisters and their mission

"What we are going through here, really, is a cruel thing. It touches the heart of humanity. People are treated like objects, like trash, and here in Peru it's the first time we've seen it. Let's see. It's really a cruel thing. The expression comes from the missionary Joaninha Honório Madeira, of the order of the Immaculate Conception.

Oyembo Sidonie was born on May 5, 1968 in Port-Gentil (Gabon), to Samuel OYEMBO and Jeanne Nicole NGUELE. She is the third child in a family of five. Baptized at Saint - Dominique de Moanda in Haut - Ogooué, she will receive first communion at the Parish of Saint - Paul des Bois in Port - Gentil and Confirmation at the Parish of Saint - Louis in Port - Gentil.

Sister Marie Philomène DIOUF belongs to the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres. A Bible scholar, she teaches, gives sessions, animates spiritual retreats and writes books whose goal is to  make the Word of God more accessible.