#TBT Goroka women’s prison visit.

Celebrating 25 Years of Mercy Works

Theresia Boyek rsm and Maryanne Kolkia rsm visiting Bihute Women’s Prison,
Goroka, Papua New Guinea in 2010

 

Recalling a Visit to Bihute Women’s Prison, Papua New Guinea

“During a visit to Papua New Guinea, Maryanne Kolkia rsm and Theresia Boyek rsm invited me to accompany them on their weekly visit to the women’s prison, where they held discussion groups and assisted [the women] in various craft activities. The atmosphere that was engendered in this session was extraordinary – a deep sense of gratitude and admiration from the women prisoners responding so delightfully to the compassion and skills of the Mercy women. I sensed that a partnership such as this was at the heart of Mercy Works and such memories often sustained me during those privileged years when I was Chair of the Mercy Works Board”.

– MARY DUFFY rsm RIP, Board Chair 2008-2011