Holy Cross School hosts medical missionary for National Vocation Awareness Week
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Sister Margaret Meyer didn’t let 20,000 crocodiles stand in her way when she waded into Kenya’s Lake Turkana to cool off from the scorching 120 degree heat. Likewise, she didn’t let malaria, leprosy, AIDS or a host of other diseases deter her from treating the sick in Tanzania, Nigeria and Uganda over the course of her life as a religious and as a physician. She is a member of the Catholic Medical Missionaries of Mary.
As she related her experiences to the students in Holy Cross School, Rumson, she thanked them for their donations which help make her missionary work possible. “You could have bought ice cream or candy, but instead you helped sick children in Africa get better again,” she said.
Sister Margaret’s presentation was part of the elementary school’s participation in National Vocation Awareness Week. During the week children learned about the varied roles of individuals who choose religious vocations.
When asked if such young children could relate to her vocation, she remarked, “You never know what seeds you sow. I remember clearly that I was called by God when I was in fourth grade.”
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Sister Margaret Meyer didn’t let 20,000 crocodiles stand in her way when she waded into Kenya’s Lake Turkana to cool off from the scorching 120 degree heat. Likewise, she didn’t let malaria, leprosy, AIDS or a host of other diseases deter her from treating the sick in Tanzania, Nigeria and Uganda over the course of her life as a religious and as a physician. She is a member of the Catholic Medical Missionaries of Mary.
As she related her experiences to the students in Holy Cross School, Rumson, she thanked them for their donations which help make her missionary work possible. “You could have bought ice cream or candy, but instead you helped sick children in Africa get better again,” she said.
Sister Margaret’s presentation was part of the elementary school’s participation in National Vocation Awareness Week. During the week children learned about the varied roles of individuals who choose religious vocations.
When asked if such young children could relate to her vocation, she remarked, “You never know what seeds you sow. I remember clearly that I was called by God when I was in fourth grade.”
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