MALAWI: MIC Sisters Donate to Freddy Victims
By Luke Bisani
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conceptions (MIC) have donated assorted items to victims of Cyclone Freddy at Ntauchira Village in Nguludi-Chiradzulu district.
Speaking after the donation on Thursday this week, Provincial Superior for MIC Sister for Malawi and Zambia, Sr. Charity Zimba, said they were overwhelmed with the level of destruction the cyclone has brought to the people, mainly in the southern region of Malawi.
“We saw what happened to our brothers and sisters here in the southern region of Malawi, and through our schools in Malawi and Zambia, we mobilized ourselves to come and donate,” said Sr. Zimba.
She added that the donation comes from learners in their schools in Malawi and Zambia as well as from their communities under the MIC Sisters.
“Our students in Malawi and Zambia have contributed generously to this initiative, and that is what we teach them: to be kind to one another,” added Sr. Zimba.
The Provincial Superior further added that the donated items include clothes for children and adults, sugar, rice, maize, pots, and buckets, just to name a few.
Ntauchira is one of the most affected villages in Malawi, with reports indicating that the whole village was swept by mudslides that came from a nearby hill. 11 people were reported to have been killed, with 17 reported to be missing. Further reports indicated that 159 people were injured and were admitted to Nguludi Mission Hospital, with some being referred to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH).
The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception are made up of ordinary women of various nationalities who have recognized in their lives the extraordinary love of God and felt the call to consecrate their lives to continuing the mission of Jesus Christ in the world of our time.
Their presence is in Asia (China, Hong Kong, SAR, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam), Africa (Malawi and Zambia), on the island of Madagascar, in South America (Bolivia and Peru), in Central America (Cuba and Peru), and in Canada (Quebec and Ontario).
