Togo Mission
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Dear Family and Friends,

It’s been too long since I sent you the last update on the mission here in Togo back in October. There is a lot to tell you, and I hope the photos I include with this letter speak for themselves.

But first I need to ask for your help.

Recently I had some wonderful news: a Togolese order of nuns has agreed to send three sisters next year to work at the mission here. One sister will direct the parish dispensary. Another will work in catechesis and will eventually become the principal of a new Catholic primary school we hope to build. The third will serve as part-time parish secretary and will also be involved in evangelization and youth work.

This is great news and should give a tremendous boost to the work of the mission. The presence of vowed religious should have a real impact in this rural area. The people here rarely see a nun, but sisters and priests nonetheless inspire great respect and bring much credibility. I also think the sisters will find fertile ground here for vocations to the religious life.

There is only one catch: I now have to build a house for the sisters!

Many of you were very generous last year when we made the appeal for the dispensary. I now turn to you once again to ask your help in providing a place for the sisters to live.

St. Martin’s Church in Gaithersburg, remains our sister parish in the U.S., but contributions for the mission here in Togo should no longer be sent to St. Martin’s. Instead, please send donations to:

Togo Mission
P.O. Box 130
Gaithersburg, MD 20884-0130

The tax-exempt status of “Togo Mission” is pending; but your donations are nonetheless already legally tax-deductible. I thank you in advance for your generous help.

Now for some news.