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Manuela Fonseca from East Timor |
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Manuela Fonseca, DVI Volunteer in Mission in Oecusse, Timor-Leste with the Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary, writes a reflection: “I am loving each minute of this presence here with the Dominican Sisters and with these lovely children. Thank you for the trust and the support. I am very glad to be a Dominican Volunteer... It has been a good exercise of love... to try to give myself to the others, with the goal of looking for their wellbeing, their promotion.” |
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Newsletter, September 2008 |
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In this Edition of the DVI Newsletter you can read: a presentation of our Candidates in process; a reflection from our volunteers on site, Maria Isabel and Manuela; and some comments about our DVI book "First fruits: Volunteers in the Dominican Mission". Download |
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Dominican Young Adult Movement Gains Footing in USA |
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Dominican Young Adult Movement Gains Footing in USA. International Movement Stirs Here: “We are striving to [preach the Gospel] by not only preaching through word, but by our actions and specifically emphasizing the importance of social justice as key in our Dominican heritage and in our Catholic faith!” Amanda Zurface, ODU Student; DYA Social Justice Chair. Read more... |
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Newsletter DVI: June, 2008 |
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In our DVI Newsletter you can read the experience of our Volunteers and information about the DVI project: in this June edition we talk about "Re-entry and our Volunteers": "Immersion in a new culture is a process that ordinarily involves a variety of emotional, physical, and cultural changes. It is always a challenge for DVI to attempt to help our volunteers understand that they will face this natural process of adaptation to a new country and culture." Download the Newsletter (pdf) |
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DVI Book: "First Fruits: Volunteers in the Dominicain Mission |
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 Dominican Volunteers International –DVI- is happy to announce publication of:
"Primicias: Los voluntarios y voluntarias en la misión dominicana" (First Fruits: Volunteers in the Dominican Mission) in which 15 Dominican volunteers reflect on their missionary experience with DVI in Latin America and the Caribbean. They share with us in their own words, the joys, doubts and challenges experienced during the time of their volunteer service. |
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Manuela Fonseca from Timor |
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Manuela, DVI Volunteer in East Timor, writes a letter: "Although I feel that my work here is a very small contribution, I think that this experience has been very good. The sisters are an amazing testimony. They give themselves daily with such love, happiness and hope that is fantastic! I am really proud to be their volunteer..." |
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