Bunda Teresa

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That was said by one of the leaders of humanity that filled by the love and affection. Mother Teresa, a man who gave his heart to serve in the midst of the poor in India.Born in Skopje, Albania on August 26, 1910, Mother Teresa is the youngest child of Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu partner. He has two sisters and a brother. When baptized, he was given the name Agnes Gonxha. He received his first sacrament service at the age of five and a half years and was confirmed in November 1916.When he was eight years old, his father died, leaving his family with financial difficulties. However, his mother and his three brothers maintain Gonxha lovingly. Drane Bojaxhiu, his mother, strongly influence the character and Gonxha service calls.When entering their teens, Gonxha join their local church youth group called the Sodality. Through its participation in various activities which are guided by a Jesuit priest, Gonxha became interested in missionaries. Apparently it is this which then plays in him so that at age seventeen, he was responding to the call of God to be a Catholic missionary nun.
On November 28, 1928, he joined the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is also known as the Sisters of Loretto, a community known for its service in India. When pledged its commitment to the Lord in the Sisters of Loretto, she chose the name Teresa from Saint Theresa Lisieux.Sister Teresa was sent to India to undergo education as a nun. Having pledged its commitment to the Lord, he began teaching at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. There he taught geography and catechism. And in 1944, he became headmaster of St.. Mary.However, his health deteriorated. He suffered from tuberculosis that can no longer teach. To recover his health, he was sent to Darjeeling.In the middle of the train speeding towards Darjeeling, Mother Teresa received the following call from God: a call among many other calls. At that time, he felt compassion for the many souls, as perceived by Christ himself, penetrated his heart. This then becomes a driving force all his life. At that time, 10 September 1946, referred to as the "Day Full of Inspiration" by Mother Teresa.For months, she received a vision of how Christ reveals the pain of the poor are rejected, how Christ wept for those who reject Him, how He wants them to love Him.In 1948, the Vatican allowed Sister Teresa to leave her order and started his ministry under the Diocese of Calcutta. And on August 17, 1948, for the first time he wore a white dress that comes with a blue striped sari.He began his ministry by opening a school on December 21, 1948 in a slum neighborhood. Lacking funds, he opened the school opened, in a park. There he taught the importance of the knowledge of healthy living, in addition to teaching reading and writing in children who are poor. In addition, armed with medical knowledge, he also brought sick children to his house and care for them.God does not ever allow his children to struggle alone. This is felt by Mother Teresa when the struggle began to get attention, not only individuals, but also from various church organizations.On March 19, 1949, one of his pupils at St. Mary joined him. It was inspired by his teacherhe devoted himself to the service of love for those most in need.Soon they find so many men, women, even children who are dying. They were abandoned in the streets after being turned by a local hospital. Moved by compassion, Mother Teresa and her new colleagues had rented a room to care for the dying.On October 7, 1950, the Missionary of Charity was founded in Calcutta. Those who joined in it became more determined to serve with fully give themselves to serving the poorest among the poor. They never receive any material gift in return for services they do.In the early 1960s, Mother Teresa began to send Sisters-Sisters to other areas in India. In addition, the ministry of the Missionary of Charity began to spread its wings in Venezuela (1965), which is then followed by the opening of the houses in Ceylon, Tanzania Rome, and Australia dedicated to caring for the poor.After the Missionary of Charity, a foundation was established to expand the ministry of Mother Teresa. The first is the Association of coworkers as an affiliate of the Missionary of Charity. The Association itself is approved by Pope Paul VI on March 26, 1969. Although an affiliate of the Missionary of Charity, this association has its own statutes.During the following years, from initially serving only twelve, Missionary of Charity grown to serve thousands of people. Even the 450 service stations spread across the world to serve the poor and neglected. He built many houses for those who are suffering, dying, and rejected by society, from Calcutta to his hometown in Albania. He is also one of the pioneers who built homes for people with AIDS.Thanks to the devotion for those who are oppressed, Mother Teresa also received numerous humanitarian awards. In 1979, he received the John XXIII International Prize for Peace. This award is given directly by Pope Paul VI. In the same year, he was also awarded the Good Samaritan in Boston.After devoting himself for many years in India, the Indian government of course does not turn a blind eye to his ministry. Then in 1972, Mother Teresa received Pandit Nehru Prize.A year later, he received the Templeton Prize of the Prince of Edinburgh. He was selected to receive the award of two thousand candidates from various countries and religions by a jury of ten religious groups in the world.The peak was in 1979 when he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Prize money of $ 6,000 earned donated to the poor in Calcutta. Gifts are allowed to feed hundreds of people for a year. He said that earthly rewards becomes important only when the award was to help him help a needy world.In 1985, Mother Teresa founded the first rehabilitation center for victims of AIDS AGI in New York. Following a number of shelters which was founded in San Francisco and Atlanta. Thanks to these efforts, she received the Medal of Freedom.Mother Teresa's ministry at all knows no bounds. Fostered in his hometown, he started the ministry in India. From India, the ministry spread to all corners of the world. He, among others, a visit to Ethiopia to help victims of hunger, radiation victims at Chernobyl, and earthquake victims in Armenia.
Entering the 1990s, Mother Teresa's body condition did not allow an excessive activity, especially after a heart attack in 1989. His health declined, partly because of his age, partly because of the condition of their homes, others due to travel to various parts of the world. Realizing that their health condition so, Mother Teresa's Missionary of Charity asked to choose his successor. Then, on March 13, 1997, Sister Nirmala was elected to continue the ministry of Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 in the age of 87 years. Various officials from 23 countries attended the funeral. The funeral was held on September 13, 1997, at the Netaji Stadium, India, with a capacity of 15,000 people. Missionary of Charity of the policy, most who attended the ceremony were the people who had been served by Mother Teresa.