Cabrini Ministries is a faith-based / community-based non-profit organization, situated in the Lubombo lowveld region of Swaziland, the most dry area, where only few days a year they have rain. Since 1971, their vision has been to ''Restore Life'' and mission to provide comprehensive care for those infected and affected by HIV, AIDS and TB in the rural chiefdoms of Ngcamphalala, Mamba and Gamedze. In 2002 all resources were refocused towards Health care and care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs), and today they are providing care to over 3000 children, education to over 700 children and housing for 140 orphans. Cabrini serves surrounding communities also by agricultural development and mobile nursing services in homesteads which cover 40 kilometers to all directions from St.Philips. Cabrini provides testing, counseling and treatment of HIV as well as prevention in terms of male circumcision.
I was surprised and honored for receiving an invitation to stay over night and join today the catholic feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is main celebration for the Cabrini sisters, Diane and Barbara, two hard-working aged sisters, who have devoted already more than 10 years to help Cabrini Ministries in Swaziland to bear fruit. The whole afternoon and evening was a big festivity consisting of church service, dinner, children dancing and singing, short speeches and thanksgiving. These sisters have warm diaconal heart, for going where nobody else is and helping most needy. The staff consists of few American part-time and full-time workers, about 40 swazis, and volunteers and peace corps, from who many are also having background of experiencing what it is to be orphan. From this video you can get a better picture of their work:
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