“Once a deaconess, always a deaconess” is a phrase often heard when talking to the women who are graduates of Harris Memorial College in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines. If they move to the United States, their dedication to serve God and their neighbors continues. Just as deaconesses and home missioners consecrated in the United States, they are committed to lifetime ministries of love, justice and service.

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This episode originally appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of response, the award winning magazine from United Methodist Women.

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