After centuries of patient waiting, listening in prayer, the nuns of Berriz (est. 1540) were ready when God gifted them with a missionary call within their call to religious life.
Through his servant, Margarita Maria Maturana the sisters were sent to:
First: Wuhu, China
Departed: September 19, 1926
Arrived: November 5, 1926
Second: Saipan, Mariana islands
Departed: October 30, 1927
Arrived: March 4, 1928
Third: Tokyo, Japan
Departed: August 5, 1928
Arrived: September 23, 1928
Fourth: Ponape [Pohnpei] Caroline islands
Departed: August 5, 1928
Arrived: November 11, 1928
Their mission: to respond to the needs, many and varied in each place, of education and faith forma- tion through the WITNESS of their lives, SERVICE to the people and PROCLAMATION of the Gospel—the Good News of Jesus. The Institute of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz was born.
