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Apr 22
2009
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Clouds of HopePosted by: Bruce Robinson on Apr 22, 2009 Tagged in: youth , volunteer , students , poverty , nonprofit orgs , medicine , international , healthcare , families , children , Africa , activism
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Her quiet efforts to provide homes and medical care for orphaned children in rural South Africa have brought international recognition to a 75-year old nurse, as well as a visit to northern California.
Perhaps because she was 14 by the time she was able to start school, Sister Abigail knew that she wanted to be a nurse, a career path she says was based on two sorts of inspiration.
Today, Sister Abigail is lauded and loved for her dual community based projects, Clouds of Hope, a home for orphaned children, and The Khuphuka Project, which provides heath care services for adults, especially those who are HIV-positive.
It's a long, long way from the mountains of South Africa to Sonoma County and San Francisco, a journey that Sister Abigail recalls began with a whim, and took flight with a big surprise.
