I am Joyce Wnjiku Koigi, the last born in a family of six. I come from Kagwe Parish, Kiambu District, Central Kenya.
My inspiration for Mercy is the spirit and works of the Sisters of Mercy – always putting God’s will first and in total service of God, for the poor and for one another. It’s inviting and encouraging for me when I see a group of warm-hearted people together, answering God’s call, serving the people, especially the neglected and weak people, in a joyful and welcoming spirit.
In Mercy my love for God is nourished daily. I am now a first year novice in Nakuru.

I am Rebecca Soko, the first born in a family of six, four girls and two boys. I come from Maamba, in the southern part of Zambia.
I am a Ngoni/Chewa by tribe. My parents are both living. What attracted me to Mercy life was my desire to serve God, through working with the poor. Having experienced God’s love in my own life, I felt called to show that love to others, especially those the world has left rejected. Currently I am a novice at Continental Novitiate, Nakuru, Kenya.

I am Epeyon Willimena Ayan. I am the fifth born in a family of six, five girls and one boy. I am from Lorugu, Division in Turkana District, Kenya. Before joining the Mercy Sisters I worked with the youth in my parish. I also participated in Justice and Peace Empowerment Program among the youth. Then I trained as a primary teacher and worked in one of the schools in Mukuru (a slum in Nairobi) run by the Sisters of Mercy. My desire, in Mercy, is to grow in a deeper relationship with God and to serve Him in his poor with what I am, have and what God wants me to become.

I am Juliana Yarkwan. I come from Benue State in Middle Belt, Nigeria. My family is TIV speaking and I am third born in a family of seven. Presently I am a second year novice with the Sisters of Mercy, in the Continental Novitiate, Nakuru, Kenya.

I am Catherine Wanboi Mmanyi, second born in a family of six. The word "Mercy" attracts and inspires me and I am enjoying my second year in novitiate with the Sisters of Mercy in Nakuru.

Hi, I am Ouma Risper from Mumias, Kakmega, Kenya. I was inspired by the foundress Catherine McAuley and I joined the Mercy Sisters in 2004. I am now a second year novice.

I am Virginiah Kasai. I am 25 years old and I come from Kitui Diocese, Kenya. I was attracted to the spirit of Mercy among the sisters who taught me at Mercy Commercial College. I joined Mercy in 2004 and I am a second year novice.

Candidates 2004

Agnes Mwali Hunter

Anges is a secretary and taught at Mukuru school in Kaiyaba, Nairobi before joining the Sisters of Mercy.

Felistas Wanjugu Kingori

Felistas is a secretary. She worked in the Bishop's Office in the Catholic Diocese of Kericho for seven years before joining the Sisters of Mercy.

Judith Akinyi Omusi

Judith worked as a storekeeper in Mutomo Hospital, Kitui before joining the Sisters of Mercy.

Lilian Awuor Sewe

Lilian was a volunteer worker with YUSUMI (Youth Survival in the next Millenium) which is an AIDS project in Kisumu. She also taught at St. Bakhita's School in Mukuru, Niarobi before she joined the Sisters of Mercy.

Loise Gathoni Waithaka

Loise has a B. Comm. Finance Degree. She also spent a short time teaching in St. Bakhita' s School, in Mukuru, Nairobi before she joined the Sisters of Mercy

Martha Wambui Githua

Martha worked as a ward attendant at Mutomo Hospital, Kitui before joining the Sisters of Mercy

Nancy Gathoni Kamau

Nancy is a secretary and worked in Villa Maria, Nairobi which is the Provincial House of the Sisters of Mercy, before joining.

Candidates 2003

Susan Wanjiru

Susan is from Naivasha, Kenya. She taught in Nursery school for one year and worked as a ward attendant at Mutomo Hospital for seven months. She began her pre-candidacy in Miguta, Kenya on 3/2/03

Rosemary Wangui

Rosemary is from Kirinyaga District, Kenya. She worked as a ward attendant in Mwea Mission Hospital for two years and taught at Mukuru Kayaba Primary School Nairobi for one year. Rosemary began her pre-candidacy in Miguta, Kenya on 3/2/03

Virginia Wambui

Virginia is from Ngarariga, Kiambu District in Kenya. She is a Nursery School teacher and taught at St.Bakhita, Mukuru, Nairobi, for two years. She began her pre-candidacy in Miguta on 3/2/03

Anne Mutanga

Anne is from Kibwezi, Kenya. She taught for six months at Makutano Primary School and worked as a ward attendant at Mutomo Hospital for one-and-a half-years. She began her pre-candidacy in Miguta on 3/2/03

Esther Lopeyok

Ejoka (Hello in Turkana). My name is Esther Lopeyok and I come from Lodwar Diocese, north eastern Kenya. I am third born in a family of six. Having completed my Form Four examination in 1995 at Kakuma Girls Secondary School run by the Sisters of Mercy (England), I started my nurses training in Ortum, West Pokot. After my training I worked for one year with the Sisters of Mercy in Lodwar.

In February 2002, I joined the formation programme in Miguta. At present I am a candidate in Ngarariga. Lodwar is a semi-arid region covered in sand and rocks most of the year, where even the goats find it difficult to survive. Most people here are pastoralists and the men of the family move with the animals in search of food. My people believe that the place God has placed them is special, so even though they have a lot of hardship, they still thank God.

Anne Mukeli

Mwiaseo (Hello in Kikamba). My name is Anne Mukeli from Ikalaasa, Machakos, Eastern Kenya. I am sixth born in a family of eleven. Having completed my Form Four examination in 1996, I attended Tala secretarial college in Machakos. Afterwards, I worked with an advocate in Nairobi for two years. The seed of Mercy was sown in me through the Sisters of Mercy, Makueni. I joined the pre-candidacy programme in Miguta in 2002 and I am now a candidate in Ngarariga. Machakos has a hot climate but we get sufficient rain to grow cereals, maize, beans, peas etc. If you want nice juicy mangos, pawpaws and oranges, come to Machakos.

Most of my holiday time from school was spent helping my mother in the garden so as to earn school fees for the coming term. Our new government introduced free primary education this year but it will take time to have it at secondary level.

Elizabeth Kanini

I am Elizabeth Kanini from Eastern Province in Kenya. I am the fifth born in a family of twelve. I attended both primary and secondary school some distance from my home. After secondary school I worked in a hardware store. At the same time, I was teaching a pastoral programme, two days a week, in a primary school nearby. In 1988 I started working as a volunteer in a school for disabled children, run by the Little Sisters of St. Joseph. In 1999 I transferred to North Kinagop Catholic Hospital where these disabled children were hospitalised.

I knew Mercy Sisters in secondary school and having thought about entering for a few years, I decided to join the Mercy Congregation in February 2001. Right now I am a first year novice in the Mercy Continental Novitiate in Nakuru. My hobbies are swimming, planting and caring for plants and flowers, making cards and playing piano.

Teresiah Njoki

I am a young Kenyan woman aged 25 years and third born in a family of seven - three boys and four girls. I completed school in 1997 and for the two years that followed I worked in different places within my home area as a casual worker. Later on I worked for one year in a Mercy sponsored school as an untrained teacher, before joining the Sisters of Mercy in February 2001.

I first met Mercy Sisters in my home parish and in secondary school where they were running the school. It was from here that I developed an interest in religious life and in Mercy. I am now a first year novice in Nakuru, Mercy Continental Novitiate. One of my interests is reading and I enjoy it.