Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro (CNDK)

[Thijs]

Farming sisters, ..and Their novitiate house, nestled at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro outside of the northern town of Moshi, has almost 100 candidates, aspirants and novices.

Their vocations;

http://www.ourladyofkilimanjaro.com/formation-aspirancy.shtml

[inperpetuity]

Wow, they look really solid.  I can see why they continue to grow.  Thank you for posting.

[Gabriela]

Do they have an orphanage? There are a lot of albino kids in their pictures and I can't imagine how so many albinos would come together unless they're commonly abandoned in Tanzania.  

[josephine]

Although it is true that there are more albino's in tanzania, it might also be that they were abandonned. There are some local, ancient, beliefs that albino body parts should be used in medicine or occult rituals. Being an albino is no fun in tanzania...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31849531

[NadaTeTurbe]

10 hours ago, Gabriela said:

Do they have an orphanage? There are a lot of albino kids in their pictures and I can't imagine how so many albinos would come together unless they're commonly abandoned in Tanzania.  

They are commonly abandoned (in the best case), and murdered/tortured for magic practise... So sometimes the government group them in the same home, making them an easy target. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131011-albino-killings-witch-doctors-tanzania-superstition/

[enitharmon]

On Friday February 12, 04:04:00 GMT+0000, Gabriela said:

Do they have an orphanage?

Yes, they do run an orphanage. See http://www.ourladyofkilimanjaro.com/services-ministries.shtml
 

[Sponsa-Christi]

Wow. Incredible Sisters! They sort of remind me of a medieval Benedictine monastery, in the sense that they are so self-sufficient and do a variety of different hospitality-type apostolates. 

[Gabriela]

Oh my gosh. That is so sad!