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Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's 62 years of life provide a powerful testament to God's presence, love, and hope amidst unimaginable violence. Throughout these many years, her native Uganda and southern Sudan (now South Sudan) have suffered the devastating effects of war and military clashes. Children, as the most vulnerable population, have suffered the most-being orphaned, kidnapped, forced to become child soldiers and sex-slaves. In Rosemary Nyirumbe: Sewing Hope in Uganda, María Ruiz Scaperlanda brings to light Sister Rosemary's vocation of loving presence to these youth in the midst of this cultural and societal obliteration.
As a Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for over 45 years, Sister Rosemary, even at great risk to herself, continues to minister to children enduring the violence around them, teaching practical skills, while helping them to heal, forgive, and hope. Her work taking in girls escaping captivity by Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has earned her international recognition. She has been named one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World," is the subject of the book Sewing Hope, and an award-winning documentary by the same name narrated by Academy Award winning actor Forest Whitaker. She received the United Nations Women's Impact Award and has been named a CNN Hero.
As a Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for over 45 years, Sister Rosemary, even at great risk to herself, continues to minister to children enduring the violence around them, teaching practical skills, while helping them to heal, forgive, and hope. Her work taking in girls escaping captivity by Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has earned her international recognition. She has been named one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World," is the subject of the book Sewing Hope, and an award-winning documentary by the same name narrated by Academy Award winning actor Forest Whitaker. She received the United Nations Women's Impact Award and has been named a CNN Hero.
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"María Ruiz Scaperlanda's intimate portrait of Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe in Sewing Hope in Uganda delights the reader with rich details and tender observations that reveal a complex woman of God who can be fierce yet gentle, tenacious and bold, unrelenting but loving. Scaperlanda's masterful storytelling invites us on a journey of discovery into the heart of Sr. Rosemary's mission to empower women dev
Maria Morera Johnson, author of Super Girls and Halos
"Where there is great evil, there is often greater good to be found, if we could only see it. Maria Scaperlanda's moving account of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's work in Uganda is a powerful testament to a diminutive Sister with the heart of a lioness. Sister Rosemary has faced down great evil with greater faith while rescuing the victims of one of Africa's most cruel conflicts. Rosemary Nyirumbe: Se
Greg Erlandson, Director and Editor in Chief, Catholic News Service
"The life of Sacred Heart sister Rosemary Nyirumbe is lovingly told in María Ruiz Scaperlanda's fascinating biography. By providing the historical and geographical context of Catholicism in Uganda and the continuing threat of the deadly political situation of endless revolution of our own times, Scaperlanda opens a window on the children of war and a woman who continues to give her life to heal th
Sr. Rose Pacatte, F.S.P, D. Min., author and film critic for the National Catholic Reporte
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