During her formation years with the Franciscan Sisters of St. Ann, Ogutu felt a deep and almost instinctive connection to the congregation's ministry among persons with disabilities.
Now the administrator of the Caritas Philippines Development Center, Taboclaon previously served as the first Filipina to lead the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Good and Perpetual Help in her country.
"Most transgender persons do not want charity. They want love. They want their parents to accept them, their siblings to stand beside them, and society to treat them with dignity," said Sr. Amitha Polimetla.
Combining her advanced surgical training with her vocation as a Franciscan Missionary of Mary, Long has spent decades providing critical, life-altering healthcare to underserved populations in Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and parts of Africa.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an expert in conducting research using denominational records, Sunny Jane Morton has recently published the book Searching for Sisters.
For over five decades, Congregation of the Mother of Carmel Sr. Elite Mattappillil has served people with intellectual disabilities through education, vocational training and caretaking.
Good Samaritan Sr. Jaya Anto Mangalath, who began donating blood in 1987 at the age of 18, has received numerous awards for social service and for voluntary blood donation, which she calls "a simple act of love."
Gill, a Franciscan Missionary of Mary and the principal of an all-girls school in Karachi, Pakistan, hopes to save youth from exploitation through Sunday school classes and faith formation.
