Teresa of Calcutta

By D. Jeanene Watson, Robert Lawson (Illustrator)

Part of the The Sowers series

A woman dedicates her life to serving the destitute in Calcutta's slums.

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172 pages

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In the bustling streets of Calcutta, Sister Teresa finds her true calling among the city's most destitute. Leaving behind a life of comfort, she embraces poverty to serve those forgotten by society. As she teaches street children and tends to the dying, Teresa's mission grows, challenging her faith and resolve. Can one woman's compassion transform the lives of the poorest, or will the overwhelming need consume her? Discover the journey of a woman who chose to live among the poor, driven by an unyielding belief in love and service.

From the publisher

Serving the Poorest of the Poor Agnes and her family lived in Macedonia in eastern Europe. Agnes eagerly read letters by missionaries from faraway places. She especially enjoyed the letters from Calcutta, India. Eventually Agnes arrived in Calcutta where she taught young, well-to-do girls. They knew her as Sister Teresa. Unsatisfied, Teresa searched for her calling in life. One day she decided to work with “the poorest of the poor.” She conducted her first class in a public park. Only five street children attended. Despite the hardships, she stayed with the work. She knew that God had sent her to care for these people who had no one else to love them Teresa dressed in a simple white sari with a blue border. A safety pin held a cross at her left shoulder. She became a familiar sight in the slum streets of Calcutta. Teresa not only helped the poor, she became one of them. She told the girls she trained, “We will pattern our lives after their poverty. We are poor by choice. We want to be poor like Christ, who, being rich, chose to be born and live and work among the poor.”

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