{"id":13953,"date":"2024-08-19T20:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T20:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/?page_id=13953"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:57:28","slug":"kenya-unit-mission-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/nl\/kenya\/kenya-unit-mission-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Missie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;HEADER &#8211; ROW&#8221; module_class=&#8221;HEADER-FIXXXX&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;ip-text-headers&#8221; 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As Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, we seek to make credible by our lives and works that God is Good.<\/p>\n<p>In the world today we are aware<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Of relationships based on exploitation and oppression,<\/li>\n<li>Of the effects of non-sharing of the world&#8217;s resources,<\/li>\n<li>and of people who are powerless to direct their own lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Gospel stands in opposition to this reality. Through our vowed life we accept the challenge of the Gospel<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To build relationships based on love<\/li>\n<li>To share resources, especially by living a simple life style<\/li>\n<li>And to assume responsibility for our lives by sharing in decision making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In particular, we contribute to the local church in Kenya and Sudan<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By listening and learning from the people with whom we work and share our lives and ministries,<\/li>\n<li>By living by the simplicity and faith of the cultures in which we live,<\/li>\n<li>By working for justice and striving to change unjust structures,<\/li>\n<li>By encouraging the emergence of a truly African Church,<\/li>\n<li>By helping people, particularly women and the poor, to recognize their true worth,<\/li>\n<li>By educating people to make decisions for their own lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We accept with joy those young women who feel called to follow the Gospel in the charism of St. Julie and we commit ourselves to formation and its implications for the future. 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