Nearly a decade after the deaths of Sister Paula Merrill and Sister Margaret Held, their ministry continues through the people and places of Holmes County, Mississippi.

After surviving a brutal acid attack, 13-year-old Sajitha is rebuilding her life with support from Joicy Joy, SCN, and the Pratiksha Centre in India. Through legal advocacy, emergency assistance, and ongoing accompaniment, the Sisters are helping her family pursue justice and look toward the future with hope.

For 18 years, Sister Luke Boiarski, has brought people together across cultures and communities through prayer, service and relationships. As she prepares to retire from the SCN Lay Mission Volunteer Program, Sister Luke reflects on the people, unexpected journeys, and shared experiences that shaped a ministry reaching around the world.

A handwritten note on Sister Connie Tarallo’s desk offers a window into her life: “Embrace the life you have, even if it is not the one you imagined.” After six decades as a Sister and the recent loss of her right leg, she lives those words through gratitude, community and love.

Across Jharkhand, drums sounded, dancers moved and young people celebrated the cultures that shaped their communities. For World Indigenous Peoples’ Day, students joined Sisters, teachers and neighbors to honor Adivasi identity through music, dance, art and storytelling, carrying traditions rooted in generations past into the lives of a new generation.