“Our mission is to proclaim the good news, directing our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent.”
The Mission Awareness Process Experience (MAP) offers participants the opportunity to learn more about migrant concerns on the Arizona/Mexico border, help those in need in Florida and learn about programs in Mankato, Minnesota and St. Louis, Illinois.
There are over 420,000 children in foster care in the United States that have been removed from their home due to abuse, neglect, or death of parents. The foster home is that critical space for children to live and thrive until reunification with biological families or other relatives (66%), adoption (23%) or becoming legal adults (8%) (Reference, US department of health and human services).
In August, I participated in MAP at the border in Douglas, Arizona and Mexico, spending a week with four SSND Sisters – Judy Bourg, Helen Jones, Lucy Nigh and Pat Ferrick. The goal of MAP is awareness; my intent was to render service. The greater service is to tell others, so that all may hear what is happen-ing in the lives of the disadvantaged. Seeing the “Wall” upfront, close and personal was painful.
Traveling to the United States-Mexico Border with the Schools Sisters of Notre Dame was an extremely eye opening experience. I left New Jersey with very little knowledge of what was happening on our border, and came back with stories and tons of information that I could not wait to share with everyone that would listen.
A group of students from the Academy of the Holy Angels is broadening their horizons and learning about one of the province’s four commitments: immigration reform. Five students travelled to Arizona and Mexico for SSND’s Mission Awareness Process (MAP) experience.
A group of students from the Academy of the Holy Angels is broadening their horizons and learning about one of the province’s four commitments: immigration reform. Five students travelled to Arizona and Mexico for SSND’s Mission Awareness Process (MAP) experience.
