Abandoned and Impoverished Children Rescued by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

June 4, 2012 - PRLog -- Ipswich, MA – Deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a small boy named Décision left his impoverished village behind and set out barefoot into the unknown. Without parents or siblings or any other extended family, Décision was in search of where he could belong. When the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur rescued him from his wanderings, he was in rags and starving.
“Where can I buy new parents?” he asked the Sisters. “I could go look at the market, but I don’t have any money.”
The Sisters were not surprised that such a small boy had been out in the back country of Congo by himself. Nor were they surprised that he had wandered into their compound in Pelende. They were surprised that he had survived such a harrowing experience.  
The Sisters took Décision in and, for the past several years, have fed, clothed and educated him. Without their intervention, it is likely that Décision would have been kidnapped, forced into slavery, become a child soldier, or killed. It is amazing that Décision did not end up as a statistic, as yet another child of poverty lost to violence.
In 17 countries on five continents, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur rescue, protect, educate, feed and comfort lost and abandoned children every day. Because the international Congregation is dedicated to fostering self-reliance among impoverished communities, the Sisters make educating children like Décision a top priority.

Read more about what happened to Décision and how he taught himself to play the guitar at http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs020/1103923442549/ar...

To learn more about the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, visit http://www.sndden.org.

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur are an international religious Congregation of women, founded by St. Julie Billiart (1751-1816) in Amiens, France in 1804.  The Sisters are committed to making known God’s goodness through education in a variety of ministries. We serve on five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. We work to change lives by “our fundamental commitment to stand with our sisters and brothers who live in poverty and accompany them in their struggle.” We staff offices/centers in Rome, ITALY, Namur, BELGIUM, and Ipswich, Mass., USA.