Help Sr. Mary run a charity home in remote North Borneo

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When England-based Catholic nun Nora @Mary Annunciata Marcus asked to be sent back to her hometown of Tambunan, a rural district in Sabah, all she had in her mind was to retire. Never did the 61-year-old think that she would be given bigger tasks and challenges upon returning, which happened very soon after her arrival in 2018.

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Sister Mary was in England since 2004 and was last attached with the Order of St Claire, the United Kingdom. “When I got back to Tambunan, people including juveniles, pregnant teens, single mothers, parents with disabled children and others started coming to see me. They asked if they could live with me. Some asked whether I was willing to help them with their unborn children” she said.

Sister Mary, however, said she did not even have a large home to begin with, let alone resources to take care of another person. She told them that she could not as yet and that there were so many things that needed to be prepared if she was to allow people to live with her. “I took out all the savings of about RM30,000 that I had and bought construction materials, and with the help from villagers, we managed to build a four-bedroom wooden house in Kg Makatip, Pagalan on an agreed piece of land to set up the charity home. Now, I have over 20 people ranging from children to adults, abled and disabled, living in the small house, and some come and go” she added.

She said more and more people with social, mental and even family issues came to seek shelter and help. “What we really need now is someone who is able to fund us on a long-term basis, so that I can properly hire help and arrange for transportation every time someone needs medical attention” she added.

Sister Mary said that if there were children born out of wedlock or due to rape or any circumstances put under her care, she would take care of them no matter how hard it would be. “I hope we can get the help we need to help these people. They are victims of circumstances, all of them are regardless of their condition” she said.

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