Born: Tennessee/Georgia, USA
First Profession: March 9, 1996
Final Profession: September 4, 1999
Feast Day: February 2nd
Mission Experience: Guatemala, China, USA
I am a native of the state of Georgia; however I was born in
Tennessee because my father worked in the low mountain region of Georgia on the
Tennessee border and there were no other hospitals close by.
From the time of my earliest memories to the age of 10, I
lived on an island off the coast of Georgia, named St. Simon's Island. From
there my family moved to Columbus, GA on the western edge of the state and I
graduated from high school there. The University of Georgia was my next
education stop because my father would hear of nowhere else. After my
graduation with a BS degree in Dietetics/Institutional Management, I served as
an Army officer 6 years to fulfill my ROTC scholarship requirements.
After some discernment and earning my BS in Nursing, I decided
to enter the Missionary Benedictine Sisters in Norfolk, NE. I made my first
profession on March 9, 1996 and my final profession on September 4, 1999. My
mission experiences as a sister include a few months in Guatemala for Spanish
language immersion. This experience helped me become more fluent in Spanish in
order to serve the Latino patients in our local hospital. Later, when I was offered the chance to be
missioned to China, I jumped for it. I served with the sisters in Meihekou
City, Jilin Province for 7 years in the Aimin Hospital. My nursing ministry in the hospital included
staff education and clinical nursing rounds with the nursing directors. My
favorite part of this ministry was going out on our mobile clinic to meet and
serve the rural poor of our area. This has been the most rewarding experience of
my missionary life so far!
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