Chad – Comboni Lay Missionaries

Memory of Africa Project: María del Prado Fernández Martín

14 July, 2023 by Alberto de la Portilla

We continue this series of testimonies with the Comboni Sister María del Prado Fernández Martín.

Sister Prado Fernández, a Comboni Missionary, arrived in Africa in 1986 and lived for 30 years in different countries of the continent such as the Central African Republic, Chad or Congo until 2016.

In this interview, Prado tells us about her work as a missionary in areas such as health, education and pastoral care, making her work known through her journey. Above all, participating in the realities of the communities and what it has meant to her to share with the people.

(video in Spanish)

Memory of Africa Project: Magdalena Rivas

21 October, 2022 by Alberto de la Portilla

We continue this series of testimonies with Magdalena Rivas.

A Comboni Missionary Sister and nurse by profession, she tells us about her missionary experience in Chad.

African Memory Project: Fr. Ismael Piñón

28 June, 2022 by Alberto de la Portilla

We continue this series of testimonies with Fr. Ismael and his missionary experience in Chad.

Fr. Ismael Piñón, as a Comboni Missionary, shares with us his time of missionary service in Chad for eight years. There he was in charge of the formation of a parish that would be the backbone of such important social projects as the construction of schools in villages without access to education.