Morung Express News
Dimapur | Dec 21
40 years of teaching experience in Nagaland is no mean achievement. Particularly at a time, when basic amenities were hard to come by and the only thing that kept the spirit of teaching alive was sheer dedication.
So when Sister Rose Teresa first arrived in Nagaland as a Catholic missionary on February 13, 1967, she was not surprised with the backwardness and remoteness of Tuensang. Her allegiance to the Naga people was far higher than the comforts of home at Kerala.
Today, after 4 decades of teaching and serving the Lord, she confesses with conviction that ‘This is her promised land.’
Having joined the congregation in 1958 with the purpose of serving others, Rose Teresa was ordained as a sister at the age of 19. After spending seven years in the headquarters of the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Kerala she decided to move on to her promised land.
This warm and soft-spoken missionary has educated hundreds of successful young Naga men and women in some of the most difficult and challenging situations. And this can best be defined in her philosophy that ‘Education is the means to draw out the best in every child.’
For Sister Rose Teresa, her journey, even after 40 years, is not over yet. In fact, she claims, that it has just begun. And considering that she heads one of the biggest all girls’ school in Dimapur there is no doubt that her dedication is as vibrant, even at the age of 65.
