COMBONI MISSIONARY SISTERS Welcome to this window which introduces you to the Comboni Missionary Sisters. We are an international community of consecrated Catholic women who walk beyond our own personal, family, geographical, social, cultural and religious boundaries in order to witness to our faith by reaching out to those on the margins of our world who have not yet experienced Christ's message of hope and salvation. We were founded by St. Daniel Comboni in 1872. He wanted holy and capable missionaries. Holy because without "the impetus of that love set alight by the divine flame on Calvary hill" is not possible to face any difficulty in the missionary life. Capable because competence is necessary to tackle the fight against slavery, hunger, illiteracy, leper, AIDS, malaria, injustice… Nourished by the contemplation of the love which springs from the pierced Heart of Christ, we are committed to evangelization among the poorest and the excluded from the social and religious point of view. We seek to combine a life of prayer with a life of committed service. We live in communities and value the diversity of nationalities, cultures and talents and strive to live our vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. Our call, God's gifts, and a strong life of faith, urge us to minister to the poorest and the marginalized, to promote the well-being of women oppressed by unjust situations, to educate the young preparing them for a better future, to work for an improved quality of life where people are deprived of their basic rights and to help prepare leaders in collaboration with the local Church and in dialogue with cultures and religions. Today the 1600 Comboni Missionary Sisters are present in 30 countries of Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and come from 33 different countries. In Egypt more than 100 Comboni Sisters work in the fields of health, women's promotion, education, inter-religious and ecumenical dialogue, justice and peace, leaders training and missionary awareness of the local church through our communities spread over Upper and Lower Egypt(Aswan, Luxor, Nazalet Khater, Helwan, Cairo Alessandria). If you would like more information or you think that God is calling you to commit your life to his mission you can contact us: Sr. Anna Maria Sgaramella: annamsgara@hotmail.com Sr. Josefina da Rocha: josi_darocha@yahoo.com.br