Mother Teresa, Jesus. All of which are movers and shakers of the Catholic Church. Helping the poor, feeding the hungry, and curing the sick. These acts of kindness and more is what our Church is built up on today.
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When Teresa was 36 years old, she got a call from God to go and help the poor in India. Before she went to India, she received some basic medical training to prepare her for what she was about to witness in India. This wasn't the easiest task in 1948 in India as she had very little support. While trying to feed the hungry and help the poorest of the poor, she herself was constantly hungry and also had to beg for food.
Soon after, other woman joined Mother Teresa and together they formed Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa described the purpose of Missionaries of Charity is to take care of "the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the leapers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." Today they have over 4,000 nuns who care for people just like Mother Teresa described all around the world.
She rocked the church because she showed a new way of helping and caring for others. People have taken this idea and made it bigger to help the poor and needy. For example, Project Compassion is one organisation that has had influence from Mother Teresa's work.
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/mother_teresa.php
Soon after, other woman joined Mother Teresa and together they formed Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa described the purpose of Missionaries of Charity is to take care of "the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the leapers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." Today they have over 4,000 nuns who care for people just like Mother Teresa described all around the world.
She rocked the church because she showed a new way of helping and caring for others. People have taken this idea and made it bigger to help the poor and needy. For example, Project Compassion is one organisation that has had influence from Mother Teresa's work.
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/mother_teresa.php
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