Forming Servant Leaders Begins in the Family!

A BOMCA student named Christopher told me his mother is an American, but she didn’t want to come back to Nigeria with his father.  I could hear the sadness in his voice, and I wondered if he shared this hoping I might be able to find his mother since I’m an American...

MOJ Sisters Stand With Umuagwu Children!

In Umuagwu village, the home of MENPS, a recent outbreak of violence has instilled fear in many indigenous families and their children. A new cult comprised of local at risk youths has carried out various nefarious operations, including kidnappings, in Umuagwu. Nick...

Back to School at BOMCA!

I don’t know about you, but I looked forward to every holiday from school in all my years as a student and equally hated going back to school after the holiday ended. My best memory about the first day of school, from grade school to college, is that there was hardly...

Catholic 365 – The Story of Ven. Augustus Tolton

When more than a hundred students clad in purple uniforms sitting in the hot Nigerian sun heard their American speaker tell the story about a black American who became a priest, it might have been the first time they had heard such a story.

Open House Precedes New School Year

At the BOMCA graduation ceremony last July, the program included students creatively showcasing what they had learned to their parents and other stakeholders, like myself, in attendance. A young primary school student named Rosemary stole the show with her “names for...