Gabra delivers her baby all alone on the bank of a river. There is no one there to help her. This is how her tribe says it must be.
Her pregnancy was difficult as well. Days of gathering firewood, chopping it, and carrying it long distances, just some of the chores expected from her and women of her tribe in present-day Ethiopia.
But Gabra has one ray of light -- the young, Italian Franciscan Sister who regularly visits her village. Sister Lucia brings smiles, comfort and much needed assistance to the women, visiting with them and checking on their children, especially the newborns.
Sister Lucia and her three fellow Franciscan Sisters visit 29 villages regularly and listen to all the concerns these women have; woman to woman talks that bring dignity to those like Gabra − showing them that, no matter their life circumstances − to God they are precious and valuable.
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