{"id":147,"date":"2022-05-24T05:24:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T05:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emusoicentre.co.tz\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:31:05","slug":"greetings-from-sr-mary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emusoicentre.co.tz\/index.php\/greetings-from-sr-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings from Sr. Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"

February\/March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dear Friends,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings from rainy Arusha.\u00a0 It had been very hot in Arusha and then it began to rain.\u00a0 Perhaps the long rainy season has begun, but Tanzanian farmers are hesitant to confirm this since the traditional seasons have changed so much.\u00a0 Hopefully, the rains have begun and all can plant!<\/p>\n

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GIRLS RELAXING AFTER CLASSES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We now have 14 pre-secondary students who have settled into Emusoi and are working hard with their studies. I am always so pleased to see the change in the girls as they begin to feel at home here. Girls come to us scared, shy, hesitant, lacking self-confidence. \u00a0But after a month or so, you begin to see changes.\u00a0 There are more smiles and laughter.\u00a0 The students begin greeting you as they pass, trying out their newly learned English. They begin to look smarter with nicely washed uniform blouses and skirts. A real transformation happens in front of our eyes.<\/p>\n

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I am writing to you to thank you for your February donations which have helped to bring about these changes.\u00a0 Girls often come to us looking very thin and even ill.\u00a0 When they are here at the Center, they eat three times a day not like at home where they might get just one meal.\u00a0 The girls begin to put on weight, and they get a chance to see a doctor.<\/p>\n

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We had a special request this month.\u00a0 The Headmistress (a Pallottine Sister) of one of the schools which our students attend asked our help for a girl who was a relative of hers. The girl\u2019s mother is mentally disabled and her father abandoned the family. The girl\u2019s maternal aunt begged a friend living in Arusha to take this girl so she could finish primary school. She finished last year in September and then went to live with her grandmother in the village.\u00a0 There she helped out with chores and helped take care of her infant sister.<\/p>\n

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This girl had passed her primary school exams and should have begun secondary school this year, but there was no one who could support her in school.\u00a0 The Headmistress knows that we offer a pre-secondary course and she asked if we could take her outside of our usual procedures. She is not one of our target population but we agreed to help because of our relationship with the Sister and her school and because of the girl\u2019s difficult situation.\u00a0 The Headmistress said that her school will help this girl next year and hopefully they will sponsor her for her high school studies.<\/p>\n

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The situation of mentally disturbed people here in Tanzania is quite hard. There are not many doctors trained to help nor are there many hospitals for them.\u00a0 Villagers often consider them possessed by evil spirits.\u00a0 Those suffering from such illnesses often are homeless and they are taken advantage of, especially women. So, we were glad to be able to help Eunice.\u00a0 She has joined in with her other classmates and is beginning to feel at home here.<\/p>\n

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We are all thanking you for your generosity which keeps us going.\u00a0 Your gift gives our girls food to eat and a chance to get medical treatment.\u00a0 It gives Eunice a chance to go to school and in the future the ability to help her mother and her young sister. Your generosity brings about positive change in the lives of these young girls and their families and their communities. It is a wonderful way to heal our broken world with all the war and death and destruction!<\/p>\n

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You and your families are all remembered in our prayers every day.\u00a0 Please pray for us, too.<\/p>\n

With peace,<\/p>\n

Sr. Mary<\/em><\/p>\n

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PRE-SECONDARY STUDENTS (2025) GREET YOU AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note:\u00a0 All donations should be sent via Maryknoll Sisters, Box 311, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0311.\u00a0 Checks need to be issued in the name of \u201cMaryknoll Sisters\u201d, with \u201cEmusoi Center\u201d written on the memo line.\u00a0 Please include a note designating the gift for Emusoi Center, Arusha, Tanzania.\u00a0 You will receive an acknowledgement from Maryknoll which can be used for tax purposes.\u00a0 I will also send you a thank you from here.\u00a0 If you do not hear from me, let me know about your donation.\u00a0 It will take 2 months or so for me to get news of your donation. You can also contribute electronically; use this link: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.maryknollsisters.org\/support-us\/donate-now\/<\/strong><\/a> Write \u201cEmusoi Center\/Sr. Mary Vertucci\u201d in comment\/intention field.\u00a0 If any of you would like to receive this newsletter by email, just write me at <\/strong>emusoicenter@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a> and let me know.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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