Baby Destiny is Striving to Overcome

There is a popular saying that goes, “It’s not how you start, but how you finish.” I’ve heard it used in many contexts from sports to life in general. But, when anyone’s life begins with great difficulty, intervention is necessary to help that person reach their...

HEAL’s First Village Health Outreach

“Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24). In our last newsletter, I told you the story of Promise, a young man in a terrible car accident who is now...

The Promise of Sr. Calista’s Legacy

As I prepare for my upcoming three week trip to Nigeria, from April 17th to May 9th, I am looking ahead with great hope for HEAL and our mission. Of course, it is only because I believe our Lord has called me into this mission that I have this hope even in the face of...

More Serious Than Termites

About this time last year, we faced a threat to the Compassionate Home in the form of pesky critters called termites. As they burrowed through the wooden ceiling and walls of the Home, we knew drastic action was needed to save the only home our 50 resident orphans...

Seeing is Believing

All of us know the story of St. Thomas the Apostle, who earned the nickname of “doubting Thomas.” He famously protested that he wouldn’t believe in Jesus’ Resurrection until he saw the wounds in Jesus’ hands and feet and put his finger into His pierced side (John...

HEAL Health Clinic

During my recent trip to Nigeria, I visited the Compassionate Home in Umuagwu village for the 2nd time in 2 years. I couldn’t wait to reunite with one of the children, Scholastica, who, at 3 ½ years old, is the youngest child at the Home. I panned the school courtyard...