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About us:
At the invitation of Bishop João Francisco Silota, the sisters of
the Passo Fundo, Brazil, province opened a mission station “Ad Gentes,” in
Mozambique on October 1, 1993. After several months of inculturation, the four
pioneer sisters were asked to take responsibility for the Multipurpose Center
of Formation in Marera.
For five years the sisters went as an itinerant team to various locations
in suburbs and villages, giving free assistance, courses in evangelization,
catechesis,
home health care and leadership. With financial help from Germany, they built
three community schools. In 2000, at the request of the bishop, the sisters
transferred their residence to Jécua where they took over “Lar
Cristo Rei,” the boarding school for young women from age 12 to 24 who
study in public schools.
In 2001, the sisters established a formation house in Chimoio, the capital
of Mozambique's Manica Province. The formation house provides a place for
the sisters to assist young women in discerning their vocation.
Ministries include:
- Administration of the boarding school
- Education
- Formation for religious life
- Health care
- Pastoral ministry and catechesis
- Supervision of students
- Training youth in practical arts and orientation for
life
- Vocation awareness programs
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