Three Maryknoll sisters give Kenyans time and space to heal from violent conflicts || by Teresa Hougnon, M.M. and Giang Nguyen, M.M. We three Maryknoll sisters—Sia Temu, Giang Nguyen and Teresa Hougnon—feel blessed to play a small part in responding to one nation’s urgent need for peace. Since 2006, when we formed the Maryknoll Sisters Peace Team in Kenya, we have been facilitating and sharing in communities that are seeking peace, reconciliation and healing. We have witnessed people transform their lives, heal their wounds and choose nonviolent responses, all by talking to each other. Kenya is home to 46 ethnic groups that have experienced violence every election year since multiparty...
