by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
When most Americans visit Africa, they go to experience the vast wildlife by enjoying an African safari. But for St. John’s University, Jamaica, soccer alumna Raelynne Lee, it was a safari of service that led her to the vast continent across the Atlantic. As part of...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Reflections on an experience of the Daughter of Charity mission in Kenya. There are 5 missions: Chanzo in Nairobi, Thigio, Chepnyal, Kitale, and Kiio. I am serving in Chepnyal. “It has been months since my last posting…there’s no way to write about...
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Former DePaul University president, Rev. John T. Richardson, reflects on his 13 Years in Kenya. Fr. John Richardson C.M. gives a first-hand analysis of the prospects and problems facing the people of Kenya and life in Nyeri. Watch
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“When Christine Jones (’09C) first came to St. John’s University as a wide-eyed freshman from Oregon, she had never heard of the Vincentian Charism. Six years later, it has come to define her life in an incredible way.” Thus begins an article on the St....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2010 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Have you ever heard of Kibera? You will not find it on any map or globe, but it is there – right in the heart of Nairobi in Kenya – the second largest slum in the world with nearly 1,000,000 people including 100,000 orphans. Its sole infrastructure are the tens of...
