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The Voice of Compassion Issue 57
The great story of Chris, who spent 12 months without a home, the Jubilee celebration of Sr Lusiana, and the story of hope of Ammanuel, along with many other news and events around the Home of Compassion.
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Sister Baptist Backhurst
Ethel Francesca was the eldest daughter of Francis and Maud Backhurst, she was born in Onehunga, Auckland. Her siblings, three brothers and one sister relied on her direction and motherly skills, as their father died at an early age...
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Sister Barbara Pearson Souter
Mary Jean Pearson Souter was born in Wanganui on 1 May, 1915. Her parents were Thomas Pearson and Amelia Anne Pearson (nee Kennedy). Mary entered the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay, on 5 January, 1934...