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Safeguarding the Dignity of Every Person: OLA International Formation in Ghana

Safeguarding the Dignity of Every Person: OLA International Formation in Ghana Brafoyaw, Cape Coast, Ghana | August – September, 2026 The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) have taken an important step in strengthening our commitment to creating safe environments for all. From August ending to 8 September 2026, the International Formation Session on the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults holds in Brafoyaw, Cape Coast, Ghana, bringing together 13 safeguarding coordinators from OLA entities across the world and 7 members of the international facilitation team. This two-week formation is more than a training programme. It is a journey of reflection, learning, and a missionary commitment to safeguarding the dignity, rights, and well-being of every child and vulnerable adult encountered in the Congregation’s mission. A Mission Rooted in the Gospel The opening session began with a warm welcome from Sr. Perpetua Acquah, OLA, Provincial Leader of Ghana. Welcoming participants to the Ghana Province, she reminded everyone that safeguarding is not an optional ministry but an essential expression of the Congregation’s mission in today’s world. She encouraged participants to embrace the formation with openness and responsibility, recognizing that protecting the vulnerable lies at the heart of living the Gospel and witnessing to Christ’s compassionate love. A Message from the Congregational Leader An inspiring and encouraging message from Sr. Mary T. Barron, OLA, Congregational Leader, was read to the participants during the opening ceremony by Sr. Marie Hélène Gourdon, Assistant Congregational Leader. Her words set the tone for the days ahead, [...]

Final Profession and Silver Jubilee

Final Profession and Silver Jubilee We joyfully invite you to join us in prayer and thanksgiving as we celebrate special moments of grace and commitment in the lives of our Sisters in the Republic of Benin and Nigeria during September 2026. On 4 and 5 September 2026, five of our Sisters — three from the Republic of Benin (Sr. Fernande Gomihoue, OLA, Sr. Nicole Agbanmankpin, OLA and Sr Lucrece Akakoto, OLA) and two from Nigeria (Sr. Judith Uduogu, OLA and Sr. Anna Adebayo, OLA) — will make their Final Profession, giving themselves definitively to God in the service of the Church and the mission of the Congregation. We also invite you to join us in celebrating two Sisters in Nigeria (Sr. Stella Enenmo, OLA and Sr. Victoria Ogbu, OLA) who will joyfully mark their Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession, giving thanks for 25 years of consecrated life, faithful service, and missionary commitment. These celebrations are occasions of appreciation for the gift of vocation and for God’s faithfulness throughout the journey of each Sister. They remind us that every generous “Yes” is a gift to the Church and a new beginning for our OLA mission. We invite our Sisters, families, friends, benefactors, collaborators, and all who share in the OLA mission to accompany our Sisters with prayer as they renew and deepen their commitment to Christ. May the Lord bless and strengthen them, fill them with His grace and love, and make them faithful witnesses of the Gospel wherever they are [...]

Carrying the Light: A JPIC Journey from Benin

To God be the glory. In Benin, a journey has come to its gentle close, yet its true beginning now unfolds. For days, our Sisters gathered as pilgrims of hope, carrying stories from many lands and languages, meeting one another in prayer, in silence, in listening hearts, and in the shared dream of God’s Kingdom. Around one table, they learned. Around one mission, they grew. Around one Spirit, they became one. Justice found a voice. Peace found willing hands. Creation found faithful guardians. The days were woven with reflection and dialogue, with moments that challenged minds and touched hearts. Seeds of compassion were planted; seeds of courage were watered. What was received was more than knowledge—it was a fire for mission. Now the gathering disperses like seeds carried by the wind. Each Sister returns to her Entity, not empty-handed, but carrying a light kindled in Benin—a light meant for classrooms and parishes, villages and cities, communities and places where hope waits to be reborn. They go forth as ambassadors of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation: to defend the dignity of every person, to walk beside the vulnerable, to care tenderly for our common home, and to build communion in the spirit of synodality. The closing ceremony was not a farewell. It was a sending forth. A blessing whispered into missionary hearts. A promise that the work of God continues wherever His daughters are sent. May every step they take become a prayer for justice. May every word they [...]