inspiring individuals

Inspiring Individuals

Desmond TutuThe first black South African Archbishop

of Cape Town. Opponent of apartheid

and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984.

Corrie Ten BoomA Dutch Christian who because of her faith,

helped many Jews escape the Nazi

Holocaust in World War 2. She went to prison for this.

Nelson MandelaThe first black South

African to be president and a key figure

in dismantling the apartheid legacy.

Jailed for 27 years, he was finally released and later received the

Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

‘The fruit of faith is love, and the fruit

of love is service.’

ArchbishopOscar Romero

Pope John II bestowed upon Oscar Romero the title of Servant of God.

“Many would like the poor to keep on saying it is God’s will for them

to live that way. But it is not God’s will for some to have everything and others to have nothing. That cannot be of God.”

Father DeoFounder of Agakura, a project that trains

young people in agriculture. A truly

inspirational man who has sacrificed much in order to serve the people of Burundi.

Mrs MarichoMrs Maricho gave up everything she had to

help others and is truly an inspirational person.

Mrs Maricho moved to an island called

Natandol in the Phillipines.

She is a lone teacher to 600 children!

Pauline Marie Jaricot

Pauline Marie Jaricot founded what would become the world’s

largest mission support organisation,

with offices in 120 countries.

The Association for the Propagation

of the Faith.

Don Pino‘The things I do must be a sign, not to turn everything around…

that would be an illusion.

No, it’s just a sign to encourage others,

especially the young. I do this to be able to say

that, because there is nothing, we want to roll up

our sleeves and build something. And if everyone

does something, then together we can do

so much…’

Sara from Lanarkshire“In a world of consumerism and celebrities,

we’re always being told to be someone different.

It’s actually much more fun just to be yourself, but fully alive, and most of that comes through

your relationships with other people. I think that’s how God works, showing us how extraordinary

ordinary people really are.”