Name: Rebecca Chaan David

Age: 35

From: Sudan

• What did you do before you entered?
  I was working in a nursing home and studying English as a Second Language in Colorado, USA.

• How did you meet the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters?
  I came to know the sisters through a Sudanese friend who is studying at Divine Word College. He gave me the phone number of the Sisters; I called them and right away I got connected.

• When did you enter?
  August 22nd, 2008

• Why did you enter?
  First, I came to the community in order to experience the religious way of life and to learn English as a second language..

• What is your experience of living in community?
  In the community, I have experienced that the Sisters and are united in all their activities.

• What are your hopes for the year ahead?
  I would like to finish the course in English as a second language and after that, apply to enter the community of Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters.

• Can you share a Scripture quote
  that inspires your vocational journey?
  “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." Revelation 2:10

Name: Salud Osornio

Age: 32

From: Mexico

• What did you do before you entered?
  I was working as a cook in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
  

• How did you meet the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters?
  One day as I was walking down the street,
  I saw an open Church and entered.
  The Mass was almost finished, so I left.
  As I was walking out I saw a magazine. I looked through it
  and found information about the Holy spirit Missionary Sisters.
  I sent an email asking for information and have come to know more and more about the Sisters.

• When did you enter?
  September 7^th, 2009

• Why did you enter?
  I do not have a clear answer. I only know that my heart was restless, and after a long time praying to God to find a place where He wanted me, I found that this is my place.

• What is your experience as a Postulant?
  I have experienced many changes and challenges:
  - The process of adapting to community life after living
     many years by myself.
  - Adjusting to different cultures and customs (I live in
    a community where we come from five different nationalities)
  - Experiencing the richness of serving God in different ways

• What are your hopes for the year ahead?
  My expectations are many.
  I hope to be trained through formation, to study,
  to experience a variety of pastoral ministries,
  and to be committed in religious life.

• Can you share a Scripture quote
  that inspires your vocational journey?
  “If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love,
  I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.
  And if I have the gift of prophecy
  and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge;
  if I have all faith so as to move mountains
  but do not have love, I am nothing.
  If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over
  so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
  Love is patient, love is kind..." 1 Cor1:13:1ss

Name: Uloma Akpa

Age: 44

From: Nigeria, Africa

• What did you do before you entered?
  I was studying psychology at the National University in California.
  I was working in special Healthcare Coverage for Children
  in Los Angeles Unified School District, California.

• How did you meet the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters?
  I came to know about the Sisters through the parish pastor and
  through the vocation office of Los Angeles.

• When did you enter?
  September 5^th, 2008

• Why did you enter?
  To answer “yes” to God’s call and to be a missionary to God’s people wherever I am sent.

• What is your experience as a Novice?
  I have experienced living in a different culture exposing me
  to a diversity of people and learning new ideas.

• What are your hopes for the year ahead?
  I hope to learn more about community life and what it means
  to be a religious woman today and to prepare myself for the mission.

• Can you share a Scripture quote
  that inspires your vocational journey?
  “I command you: be firm and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

Name: Dinah Marie Aguirre

Age: 41

From: Bohol, Philippines

• How many years are you in vows?
  I am in my eighth year of temporary vows.

• What did you do before you entered?
  Before I entered the convent, I was working as a registered nurse at Southwestern Medical Center in South Carolina.

• How did you meet the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters?
  I met the sisters when I was studying high school in the Philippines.

• When did you enter?
  June, 2001

• Why did you enter?
  I wanted to be a Religious Missionary Sister.

• What is your experience as a Junior Sister?
  My experience as a junior sister has been blessed
  and I have felt the love of God and my Sisters.

• What are your hopes for the year ahead?
  I hope to get ready for my perpetual profession where I will surrender myself totally to Christ, binding myself definitivlely to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters
  and its service in the Church..

• Can you share a quote
  that inspires your vocational journey?
  “My heart is restless until it rests in You" St. Augustine of Hippo