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Country: Ethiopia

Salesian Lay Missioner’s Journal: Theresa Henry
19 Apr
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Salesian Lay Missioner’s Journal: Theresa Henry

SLM Journal: Sharing the experiences of our Salesian Lay Missioners

Theresa Henry graduated from Villanova last year with her sights set on Medical School. With a year in between, she was looking for a way to make a difference. "I wanted to go abroad and work with young people and the Salesian Lay Missioner (SLM) program enabled me to do both," she recalls.

Ethiopia
10 Mar
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Ethiopia

Salesian Missions in Ethiopia is helping children with nowhere else to turn. The country has 4 million orphans – which is 12% of the world's total. The AIDS epidemic is fueling this crisis by killing the parents of more than a half million children. One in three Ethiopians live in poverty, causing thousands of runaway children seeking a better life on the streets of the cities.