Supporting a mission in Pakistan

SISTER RACHELE AGIUS OF DOMINICAN SISTERS IN PAKISTAN

One of the latest hospitaller works of the Order of Malta Volunteers in Gozo was support for the Dominican Mission in Pakistan which consists of three communities, a school, an orphanage and a clinic with a dispensary. Last year, the Gozo corps also donated medicines to this missionary, however this year, the Board of the organisation decided to provide a monetary contribution to make things easier for the mission.

Sister Rachele thanked the Order of Malta and all our well-wishers who contributed generously and told us that buying medicine is the mission’s priority – sometimes they could not buy the medicine for the poor people due to lack of funds. One has to take into consideration that there is no free National Health Service in Pakistan and many of the people do not have health insurance.

Sister Rachele Aguis was born in Gharb, Gozo. At the age of twenty, she joined the Dominican Sisters. After three years she went to St Catherine’s hospital where for fifteen years she worked mainly in the maternity wards. She had spells in various other communities including Rome and then began missionary work. 

She loves that work and is currently in Pakistan providing education for orphaned children and medical help to the community by running a dispensary supported by the Order of Malta.