My 15 Year Journey in Africa
A Memoir of Sister Mary Angelita Molina, OSF
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Now that I had the permission to go to
The head of the council had some work to do in this endeavor. She wrote to the bishop of
I experienced days of joy, fear, and wonder. I tried to read as much as I could about
I also spent much time in prayer. I contacted my family and friends and other people I had worked with to share my good news.
Needless to say, many of them expressed surprise and cautioned me about many things. I listened peacefully for I had waited all those years for this opportunity, and now it was here. Some of my friends even suggested that I should not go. My parents cried their hearts out when I said goodbye. My brothers and sisters had a lot of questions and reservations about the whole idea. I never doubted that I should go. My joy overflowed as I thought about my Dream of Africa.
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In this book, Sister Angelita tells her story of those 15 years in
Sister Angelita did all this missionary activity while constantly begging for prayers and financial support to carry on her work. Her love of God shines through in everything that Sister Angelita accomplished.
During her worst tribulations, and there were many, her constant prayer was “God is Good”. Indeed, each of the stories Angelita relates in her little book radiates her dependence on Divine Providence. The chapters show how God worked through her to ease the afflictions of body, soul, and spirit of the people she loved so much. Because of her, their lives became a little more bearable.
This little dynamo of a person never takes “no” for an answer. When the going gets tough, she works all the harder to accomplish her objectives. I know of no one with a more determined spirit.
Sister Angelita and I have known each other for 45 years and this is my testimony to a woman of God who radiates the words of Jesus: “Live in Me as I do in you … those who live in Me and I in them will bear much fruit.” John 14:4-5
Sarah E. Wellinger
Longtime Friend
About the Author
Sister Mary Angelita Molina, OSF, a short woman with a big missionary heart, arrived in this world as Juanita on February 7, 1939, in Utuado,
In 1959, she entered the Sisters of St. Francis of
For 15 years, Sister Angelita taught the English language, as well as reading and writing to those who wanted to learn. She trained “apostles” to carry the Word of God to the people of the outlying areas of the diocese. She developed courses of study for catechetical education in the 52 centers of the diocese.
Sister Angelita also worked to build a well for the people in her immediate neighborhood. She built a school with a meeting hall and a skating rink for the children of the town.
In order that women could start businesses of their own, she taught them the art of batik / tie-dye on cloth. With old sewing machines the women were able to manufacture garments native to the land.
She did all this while constantly begging for prayers and financial support to carry on her work. Her love of God shines through in everything that Sister Angelita accomplished.
During her worst tribulations, and there were many, her constant prayer was “God is Good”. Indeed, each of the stories Angelita relates in her little book radiates her dependence on Divine Providence. The chapters show how God worked through her to ease the afflictions of body, soul, and spirit of the people she loved so much. Because of her, their lives became a little more bearable.
This little dynamo of a person never takes “no” for an answer. When the going gets tough, she works all the harder to accomplish her objectives. I know of no one with a more determined spirit.
Sister Angelita and I have known each other for 45 years and this is my testimony to a woman of God who radiates the words of Jesus: “Live in Me as I do in you … those who live in Me and I in them will bear much fruit.” John 14:4-5
Sarah E. Wellinger
Longtime Friend