In 1970, three Medical Mission Sisters reached Kohima, Nagaland, to pioneer our mission in North East. It was to respond to a particular challenge for health service in Nagaland. The intention was not to build a big hospital, but to work with the people, defining needs and responses with them. Soon, the sisters Idenfified cillages in Kohima as their focus of involvement. This was a small beginning of the foundation of District North East India, which became an autonomous unit of the Society in 1979. In the early 70s, we entered into Garo Hills to extend our healing mission and in 2005 into Assam.
We, the District Northeast, are a small group of 22 sisteres from Kerala, Garo Hills, Assam, Jharkhand and Japan. Sr. Mary Alex Illimoottil is our District Coordinator. At present, there is one pre-candidate and 16 young anticipate there will be more active exchange of sisters from different parts of th country as well as from abroad, as we treasure our multiculturality and internationality. Women of language/ student phase...
