Inspirational People (TWO) Flashcards
Father Damian of Molokai
In 1873, father Damien asked if he could go to a leper colony on Molokai Island. He was allowed to go but he wasn’t allowed to touch anyone. He ignored that and touched them anyway because Jesus touched them. He built homes, churches and even dug graves off them. He alerted the world that they were human beings that needed kindness and care. He tended to them and showed them kindness. He died 15 years later of the disease.
Florence nightingale
She felt God had called her to serve others. She trained as a nurse, during the Crimean War she helped the soldiers. She experienced working in filthy wards with rats and men with diseases. She dedicated her life to nursing and training other nurses. She introduced uniforms, cleaned the hospitals and tendered the soldiers.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Age 18 she became a nun and trained in Ireland. In1929 she was sent to Calcutta by her mother. On the side of the road she saw the sick and dying people left their like rubbish. She set up the ‘sisters of charity’ charity to look after the poor and sick people of India. She dedicated her life to looking after the poor, sick and unwanted in society.
