Rose Cherian Vachaparampil

Rose Cherian Vachaparampil, a Medical Mission Sister, began ministry as a grassroots worker in rural villages and worked among Indigenous peoples for 13 years in Madhya Pradesh, India. She served as administrator of Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital, Bharananganam, Kerala for 11 years. She is now administrator of Ayushya, a holistic health center in Ithithanam, Kerala, and serves on her congregation's South Indian Province council.

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The one-room shed where a day laborer and his wife and daughter were living, when Rose Cherian Vachaparampil began the "live crib" project to build a house for the family (Courtesy of Rose Cherian Vachaparampil)

Building a home and experiencing the synod's theme

Can you build a house with 1,000 rupees at a time? Last Christmas we mobilized people to join together and begin construction of a house for a daily laborer. Many people contributed; by May, the house was a reality.

COVID-19 challenged us to search anew

The pandemic's challenges provide an opportunity to look inward and return to God, and to evolve in our understanding of spirituality and mission.