Diana De Bruin

Diana De Bruin

Diana De Bruin is a Sister of St. Francis of Assisi from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is currently volunteering with those on the margins of society in the Milwaukee area. She has also ministered in congregational leadership for 16 years, worked as a credit counselor in the inner city, a pastoral associate in parishes and as an elementary school teacher. She can be reached at ddebruin@lakeosfs.org.

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Sr. Diana De Bruin, a Sister of St. Francis of Assisi, Milwaukee, and Dominican Sr. Gemma Doll led a migrant procession through Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, in celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 29, 2024. (Courtesy of Kino Border Initiative)

At the border, migrants witness as true missionaries of hope

"Communicating care and compassion was important for me as I worked at Kino Border Initiative," writes Sr. Diana De Bruin. "I know how important it is that someone treats them with dignity and I made an effort to communicate that to people I encountered there."